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Senator Nancy Binay is pushing for an appointment of a tourism officer in major tourist destinations nationwide. Binay, who introduced Senate Bill No. 1124, otherwise known as the “Act Amending Sections 443, 454 and 463 of the Local Government Code of 1991,”said the presence of tourism officers in major destinations would ensure sustainable tourism development […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of India have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and India in the areas of tourism, trade, and hospitality. Signing the document were DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Ambassador of India to the Philippines […]
With the recent visit to the country of India’s President Ram Nath Kovind, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed that the Philippines should work to get India’s high-end tourists. “With the Indian president visiting the country, the Philippines should get the high-end tourists of India. This is a good time for us to get them,” Gordon […]
Senator Nancy Binay stressed the need to ensure a stricter implementation of the carrying capacity of Boracay amid the expected influx of tourists in the island in the coming months. Binay said the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) should give an update on the status of the framework they have established in monitoring the number […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) formally partnered with Guide to the Philippines, an e-commerce site, in launching its official travel booking system, featuring DOT-accredited tour operators and establishments. The booking site, which can be accessed at https://guidetothephilippines.ph, was introduced alongside the new Philippine tourism website philippines.travel. During the signing of the memorandum of agreement with Guide to […]
The Philippine government, through the Department of Tourism (DOT), welcomes the continuous recognition of Palawan for its clear water beaches with CNN Travel recently citing the island’s allure. “Our rehabilitation efforts to preserve the beauty of Palawan did not go unnoticed. We are thankful for this CNN citation of our tourist destinations,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette […]
The country’s first international dive expo was launched recently in a bid to further position the Philippines as a premier dive hub in Asia. The Philippine International Dive Expo (Phidex), hosted by the Department of Tourism (DOT), was held at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City. In her speech read by DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started training Filipino tour guides on how to speak Mandarin to better serve the growing number of Chinese tourists visiting the Philippines, a ranking Tourism official said. “We’re already in the process of accepting applications for our Mandarin tour guide training. It’s a month-long program where we actually train […]
The four recently declared new tourist destinations in Nueva Ecija and Ilocos Sur are slated to receive significant attention and assistance on infrastructure, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has assured. “It’s written in the law that TIEZA should be actively helping the local government draft tourism plans because tourism is not only on […]
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Department of Tourism (DoT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further strengthen a partnership that ensures the safety and security of local and foreign tourists through the Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) program. PNP chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, and DoT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat signed the […]