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Japan eases travel alert for Philippines, other areas

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 24 04:24 PM

Japan on Wednesday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 54 countries and a region, including Indonesia and the Philippines. Read more »

Will PH travel protocols change amid uptick in COVID cases?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:11 AM

Will Philippine travel protocols for tourists change amid the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country? Read more »

First foreigners flying into Hong Kong after travel rules eased

Leung Pak-hei Laura Westbrook and Lo Hoi-ying, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 02 06:26 AM

Most of the people flying into Hong Kong on Sunday after authorities eased entry restrictions in place for more than two years were either residents or domestic helpers, with many expressing relief over finally being allowed to travel to the city. Read more »

Philippines 'ready, open' for tourism: WTTC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 11:02 AM

The Philippines is 'ready and open' for visitors as coronavirus infections continued to decline, the World Travel and Tourism Council said Friday. Read more »

Travel in the time of COVID-19

Damon Darlin, Kaiser Health News
Posted at Apr 07 11:13 AM

The United States will not allow anyone to fly into the country who has tested positive for COVID, and it is up to the airlines to enforce that. Read more »

South Korea, Singapore lift quarantine for tourists

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 06:36 PM

Fully vaccinated visitors can enjoy quarantine-free travel arrangements in South Korea and Singapore starting Friday. Read more »

More than 7,000 fully vaxxed foreign travelers arrive in PH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:30 AM

More than 7,000 fully-vaccinated foreign travelers have arrived in the country after it reopened last Thursday, the Department of Tourism said Monday. Read more »

Pets on jets: Pet owners fly 'fur babies' out of HK

Dene-Hern Chen and Holmes Chan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 05:20 PM

For a chartered private jet, an all-inclusive package for a house cat -- and their human -- runs to about $23,100 at Pet Holidays. Read more »

Going to UK? Pre-departure virus tests now required

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 05:55 AM

The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure. Read more »

Omicron could lead to tighter travel restrictions: gov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 11:50 AM

Local government units (LGU) may impose stricter measures in their areas amid the threat of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines said Friday. Read more »

Mas mahigpit na quarantine, testing habang may Omicron threat ihinihirit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:47 PM

Naniniwala ang isang grupo ng mga doktor na kailangan lang ng dagdag na intervention imbis na travel bans sa gitna ng banta ng Omicron variant. Read more »

Global airlines prepare for Omicron volatility, agility will be key

Jamie Freed and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 02 09:07 AM

Global airlines are bracing for more volatility due to the Omicron coronavirus variant that could force them to juggle schedules and destinations at short notice and rely more on domestic markets where possible, analysts say. Read more »

Cebu Pacific offers 'Piso' seat sale on 11.11

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 10:29 PM

Cebu Pacific is offering promo fares on Nov. 11 for its domestic and international routes, the company said on Wednesday. Read more »

Domestic travelers can now avail of free RT-PCR tests, says DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 09:26 AM

Domestic travelers can now avail of free confirmatory swab tests or RT-PCR tests, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Monday. Read more »

Israel to reopen to vaccinated tourists from November

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 11:30 AM

Vaccinated tourists will be allowed into Israel from November 1, the government said on Wednesday. Read more »

Children exempt from US travel vaccine requirements

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 26 07:30 AM

COVID vaccine requirements taking effect next month for people entering the United States by air will not apply to children. Read more »

OFWs mula sa green countries, di obligadong mag-quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 01:13 PM

Nagpaalala ang OWWA sa mga OFW na nagbabalak na umuwi ng Pilipinas na hintayin ang listahan ng mga bansang maisasama sa green lane. Read more »

DOT eyes further reduction of tourists' COVID test fee

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 11:25 AM

DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Sunday that her agency is eyeing a further reduction in the cost of the COVID-19 RT-PCR test for domestic tourists. Read more »

To bounce back, hotels seek growth of domestic market

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 03:39 PM

Philippine hotels are seeking growth of the domestic market as they slowly try to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Mga may kasintahan abroad nais makapiling ang minamahal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 06:52 PM

Pag-ibig ang nag-uugnay sa mga magkasintahang pinaghiwalay ng paghihigpit nang dahil sa pandaigdigang pandemya. Read more »