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Room sharing for families in quarantine hotels, resorts allowed: tourism dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 11:16 AM

Families are allowed to share rooms in quarantine hotels and resorts, the Department of Tourism reminded establishments Wednesday. Read more »

Puerto Galera allows entry of fully-vaccinated tourists without swab test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 09:26 AM

Tourist destination Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro no longer requires confirmatory swab tests for fully-vaccinated tourists, its mayor said Monday.   Read more »

Dive tourism, isusulong sa Sorsogon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 06:26 PM

Bukod sa butanding interaction, island hopping at surfing, isusulong ngayong panahon ng new normal ng kapitolyo ang dive tourism dahil sa potensyal nitong makatulong sa turismo ng Sorsogon. Read more »

Gov't told to give local execs discretion over domestic travel requirement

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 09:44 AM

Governors on Thursday urged the national government to give them discretion over domestic travel requirements after a recent policy allowing fully-vaccinated persons to skip confirmatory swab tests. Read more »

Mayor: Fully vaccinated tourists going to Baguio must bring inoculation cards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 07:35 AM

The government said it would review the latest travel policy allowing those who have received 2 doses of COVID-19 to skip confirmatory swab tests when traveling domestically. Read more »

Local govts urged to comply with national quarantine policy as Delta threat looms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 11:26 AM

The Delta variant's threat to the Philippines is "so great" that it may result in another lockdown and lack of oxygen supply, the OCTA Research Group said Wednesday as it urged local governments to comply with the national quarantine policy.   Read more »

LGUs told: Align with national travel policy for fully-vaccinated persons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 08:51 AM

Local governments must align their ordinances with the national policy, an official said Wednesday following the easing of travel requirements for fully-vaccinated domestic tourists. Read more »

Fully-vaccinated persons allowed to forego domestic travel testing requirement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 01:31 PM

Government on Sunday allowed interzonal travel for all fully-vaccinated individuals provided that they present a domestic vaccination card or certificate of isolation issued by the Bureau of Quarantine. Read more »

Saudi Arabia plans new national airline as it diversifies from oil

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 04:39 PM

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline as part of a broader strategy to turn the kingdom into a global logistics hub as it seeks to diversify from oil. Read more »

Lifting off? Sudden travel surge tests US airlines

Juliette Michel and John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 02:59 PM

US airlines are scrambling to ramp back up to meet soaring travel demand that has transformed America's airports from cavernous to crowded almost overnight.   Read more »

Airline industry sees long-term rebound for sector

Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 03:25 PM

In its latest look at trends for the sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it doesn't expect world air traffic to resume to its pre-pandemic level before 2023. Read more »

Eyeing local travel? Tourism department to subsidize part of your PCR test cost

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 04:00 PM

The Department of Tourism said Tuesday it would resume subsidizing RT-PCR tests for local tourists in a bid to revitalize the tourism industry that has been severely affected by the pandemic. Read more »

OWWA: Nasa 5,000 OFWs apektado ng travel restrictions sa Oman, UAE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 07:54 PM

Mahigit 5,000 OFWs ang maaapektuhan ng travel ban na ipapatupad sa mga pasahero na galing UAE at Oman. Read more »

Cebu Pacific completes P40-B fundraising plan to sustain operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 04:16 PM

Cebu Pacific has raised P40.5 billion in funds to sustain operations and prepare for recovery, the airline said on Tuesday, a day after reporting another quarter in the red.  Read more »

Philippines toughens screening protocols on arriving travelers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:48 AM

A revised screening protocol is imposed by the Philippines on inbound travelers to enable early detection of any COVID-19 infections among them. Read more »

Cruises eye smoother waters with vaccines, 'health bubbles'

Katell Prigent, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 03:34 PM

With tests, vaccinations and isolation areas, cruise ship companies are hoping for smoother sailing this travel season after fears over COVID-stricken ships rocked the industry last year. Read more »

Cebu Pacific offers 'fly when you can' Super Pass voucher for P99

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 11:07 AM

The company said it is offering the Super Pass travel voucher with a P99 one-way base fare that can be used for travel within the Philippines from May 12, 2021 to May 31, 2022.  Read more »

US says vaccinated people can travel, with precautions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 12:52 AM

Fully vaccinated people can start traveling again if they take precautions such as wearing a mask and observing social distancing, US health authorities said Friday. Read more »

Britain adds PH, Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan to travel 'red list'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 02:12 AM

Starting April 9, travelers from the Philippines cannot enter the United Kingdom except British or Irish nationals and third country nationals, including Filipinos, who have residence rights, the United Kingdom said in a statement Friday. Read more »

Philippines, 25 other countries added to Ireland’s mandatory quarantine list

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 03 02:14 PM

Ireland has some of the strictest travel restrictions in the European Union. Read more »