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Over 300k foreign tourists arrive in PH since Feb - DOT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 04:32 PM

The figure though is still far from the 8.26 million foreign tourists in 2019, DOT said. Read more »

DOT to talk to LGUs, agencies as tourist rules ease

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 08:57 AM

Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the move to loosen requirements of tourists was also geared towards boosting the country's economy. Read more »

PH OKs entry of fully-vaxxed tourists from visa-free countries

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Updated as of Jan 28 02:28 PM

The Philippines will start accepting fully vaccinated foreign leisure travelers from countries whose nationals can enter the country visa-free. Read more »

PH to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists

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Updated as of Nov 19 03:56 PM

The DOT says the IATF has “approved in principle” their request to allow leisure travel for fully vaccinated tourists from green-list countries. Read more »

Cebu Pacific says majority of its local network open for leisure guests

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Posted at Nov 05 02:56 PM

Cebu Pacific said Friday at least 21 destinations out of its 33 network are open for leisure travel. Read more »

Leisure travel, activities puwede na ulit sa Clark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 04:52 AM

Matapos ang ilang buwan, muli nang binuksan ang leisure travel at mga aktibidad sa Clark alinsunod sa isang memorandum order na ibinaba nitong Martes. Read more »

DOT looking at Thai 'sandbox' model for reopening travel

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Posted at Sep 20 03:56 PM

The Department of Tourism is looking at Thailand’s model for reopening to foreign travelers, as the Philippines seeks to restart its tourism sector. Read more »

Cebu Pacific backs exempting fully-vaccinated travelers from swab test

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Updated as of Jul 07 03:59 PM

Cebu Pacific on Wednesday said it welcomes the decision of several provinces to exempt fully-vaccinated persons from their swab-test demands and accept vaccination cards as a travel requirement. Read more »

Cebu Pacific adds more domestic flights, 'cautiously optimistic' on recovery

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Posted at Jun 21 09:21 PM

Starting today, June 21, Cebu Pacific said it will fly 5 times a day to Boracay, while flights to Bohol will also operate daily. Read more »

Gov't extends leisure travel from 'NCR Plus' to Boracay, MGCQ areas until end-June

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Posted at Jun 16 04:34 PM

The IATF has extended allowing leisure travel for all ages from the "NCR Plus" bubble to areas under the MGCQ until the end of June.  Read more »

Eksperto may agam-agam sa pagbiyahe ng mga taga-NCR Plus sa MGCQ areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 07:48 PM

May agam-agam ang isang infectious disease expert sa pamamasyal ng publiko mula NCR Plus papunta sa mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng modified general community quarantine.  Read more »

DOT: Leisure travel still prohibited for NCR Plus residents

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Posted at Apr 30 01:15 PM

Leisure travel to and from Metro Manila and 4 nearby provinces is still prohibited, the Department of Tourism said Friday, as the so-called NCR Plus remains under the modified enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

PAL bans domestic 'leisure travelers' to and from Manila in compliance with gov't guidelines

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Posted at Mar 22 11:15 AM

Philippine Airlines on Monday reminded the public that domestic leisure passengers won't be allowed to travel to and from Metro Manila, in compliance with the most recent government guidelines.  Read more »

Cebu Pacific advises clients on options as govt suspends non-essential air travel

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Posted at Mar 21 11:19 PM

Cebu Pacific on Sunday said clients who will be affected by the government's 2-week restriction on non-essential air travel can either rebook their flights, store the equivalent amount in a travel fund for future use, or refund the cost of the ticket.  Read more »

Makati Shangri-La closing down 'temporarily' as pandemic batters hotel industry

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Updated as of Jan 20 05:21 PM

Shangri-La will be closing its hotel branch in Makati on February 1 as the hotel industry continues to reel from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel operator said in a statement on Wednesday.    Read more »

Bloomberry posts P2.5 billion net loss in Q3 due to pandemic operations halt

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Posted at Nov 10 07:54 PM

Difficult business environment amid quarantine and lockdowns dragged Solaire resort operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp to a net loss of P2.5 billion in the third quarter, the firm said on Tuesday. Read more »

Tourism Dept floats ‘travel bubbles’ for destinations with low COVID-19 risk

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Posted at Aug 11 09:44 PM

The DOT said it hopes that promoting “point to point traffic between destinations that have very low or practically no incidence of COVID-19” will help speed up the recovery of the Philippine tourism industry. Read more »

World tourism numbers up 4 pct in first half of 2019: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:41 AM

International tourist arrivals rose by 4.0 percent in the first half of 2019, but trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty could hinder growth, the UN World Tourism Organization said Monday.  Read more »