Jeepney strke
5/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
Thousands of commuters were stranded across the Philippines yesterday as jeepney operators went on strike in protest at soaring fuel prices, AFP reported.
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Spa industry grows in Philippines
4/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
Healthcare tourism is now the number two priority for the Philippines government, said Marjorie P. Lopingco, President, Spa Association of the Philippines.
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Dusit Thani Manila opens
4/17/2008 11:50:00 AM
Former Dusit Nikko Hotel relaunches.
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El Nido goes green
4/9/2008 11:53:00 AM
Refillable drinking water system at Philippines resort.
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PAL promos
4/8/2008 4:55:00 PM
Prices slashed on key Asian routes.
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Star Cruises in gaming deal
4/4/2008 12:58:00 PM
Link up with Alliance Global Group to develop hotels/casinos.
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Best Western in Philiippines venture
4/3/2008 2:26:00 PM
Hotel giant appoints Tajara Group as Area Developer.
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Envoy promotes golf tourism
4/3/2008 9:07:00 AM
Philippines tries to lure Turkish golfers.
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Faster passport clearance for Philippines
3/28/2008 1:42:00 PM
Travel agents sign deal with government.
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Philippines wants responsible tourism
3/10/2008 4:08:00 PM
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Budget fares lift local tourism in Philippines
2/25/2008 1:43:00 PM
Local 'friends & family' travel boosted.
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Phillippines promotes film sites
2/20/2008 3:17:00 PM
Manila, Cebu and Subic spotlighted.
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Get rid of travel tax: Philippines minister
2/18/2008 1:35:00 PM
Call for stop to 'unnecessary burden'.
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Carlson signs Two New Hotels in Manila
2/13/2008 3:00:00 PM
Regent and Radisson brands bound for Manila Bay.
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Hawaiian starts Honolulu-Manila from April
1/14/2008 12:59:00 PM
Four flight per week for new non-stop service.
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2007 breakthrough year for Philippines
1/14/2008 12:02:00 PM
International arrivals break 3 million barrier as Chinese tourists flock in.
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Tiger from Darwin to Manila?
12/18/2007 1:50:00 PM
New route planned to service city's Filipino community.
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Typhoon Mitag slams Philippines
11/26/2007 3:10:00 PM
At least 7 dead as winds & rain sweep north of country.
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Manila blasts claims 3
11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
The death toll from a powerful bomb blast in the Philippine House of Representatives yesterday has risen to three, officials were quoted saying.
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Philippine close to reaching arrivals target
11/5/2007 12:00:00 AM
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines rose over 10 percent year-on-year in September, marking the fourth straight month of double-digit growth, Manila Standard reported.
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Travel advisory on the Philippines
10/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada have advised their citizens to exercise a high degree of caution while in the Philippines, following last Friday's bombing at the Glorietta mall in Makati City.
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Philippine travel group wants incentives
10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
An umbrella organisation of Filipino travel agencies said the government was “paying lip service” to the industry despite the touted successes of the Department of Tourism in its campaign to increase visitor arrivals.
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Beauty contest brings out Bohol
9/24/2007 12:00:00 AM
Bohol, an island in the Philippines will be hosting five of the 90 candidates of Miss Earth 2007, and the affair is expected to give Bohol’s eco-tourism the chance to be featured over at least 35 television networks in different countries.
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Europeans rediscover Philippines
9/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
EUROPEAN travellers – tired of the mass-based, traditional tourist destinations in Asia and elsewhere - are making a comeback to the Philippines, The Manila Bulletin reported.
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RP expects 3 million tourists this year
9/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
TOURISM Secretary Ace Durano said, the Philippines would likely hit the three million foreign tourists target set by the Department
of Tourism for 2007.
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Boracay to regain its luster
8/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Philippines Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano had obliged the country’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to help Boracay Island polish its current state, in addition to putting on hold new constructions on the island, according to Inquirer news report.
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Philippines to promote super-region
8/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) will heavily focus its campaign on Central Philippines as the country’s tourism super-region at the Busan International Travel Fair in South Korea, next month on September 6-9.
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Cebu triples inbound traffic
7/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
Philippine budget carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) flew more than 4.7 million passengers from July 2006 to June 2007, up 89% year-on-year, according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
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Friday’s Resort @ Boracay!
7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
A pioneer luxury resort on the beautiful island of Boracay, Friday’s boast the best location and is highly regarded as having the finest beachfront; privacy & security.
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Cebu Air Travel Meet
6/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
CEBU CITY - In the recent Air Travel Meet held in Cebu, some stakeholders said that ‘while the open skies policy would have adversely affected operations of local airline companies, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages”.
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Pilot dies in crash
4/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
A Filipino pilot on his way to pick up a cargo of fish was killed yesterday after his small plane had crashed in a vacant lot next to Manila’s airport and exploded.
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