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Hotel restos benefitted from easing to Alert level 4

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:27 PM

The new quarantine classification which allowed restaurants to operate with a given cap on capacities has also helped the struggling hotel industry. Read more »

Resto diners must bring vaccination cards - DOT chief

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 02:36 PM

Dine-in services in Metro Manila will be limited for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. Read more »

Accredited staycation hotels may operate at full capacity, forgo COVID tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 01:50 PM

Accredited hotels can now accept guests at their full venue capacity and forego COVID-19 tests, the inter-agency task force leading the country's pandemic response said on Friday.    Read more »

Staycation sa NCR habang heightened GCQ? Narito ang mga dapat tandaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 08:17 PM

Naglabas ng panuntunan ang Department of Tourism sa pag-staycation sa mga hotel na inaprubahang tumanggap ng mga panauhin. Read more »

Almost 6,000 hotel rooms open for staycation in NCR: Tourism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 04:49 PM

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that the hotels have been inspected and oriented on the new normal protocols.  Read more »

Staycation in NCR Plus temporarily disallowed during ECQ implementation - DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 11:09 AM

Staycation in the National Capital Region and its four surrounding provinces, or the so-called NCR Plus, is temporarily not allowed during the implementation of enhanced community quarantine from Monday until next Sunday, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Saturday. Read more »

This ex-OFW couple opens a Cavite B&B consisting of colorful tiny houses

Leah C. Salterio
Updated as of Mar 08 12:29 AM

When they built their staycation houses in Alfonso, Cavite, couple Ariel Villegas and his wife, Girlie Reantaso knew exactly what they wanted to make out of their retirement money. Read more »

Filipinos urged to travel as hotels, resorts struggle to stay afloat

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 07:32 PM

A group of hotels and resorts on Sunday urged Filipinos to travel as businesses struggle to stay afloat due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Mga hotel na quarantine facility, di puwedeng tumanggap ng 'staycation' guests: DOT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:01 PM

Nagpaalala ngayong Martes si Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat sa mga hotel na nagsisilbing quarantine facility na hindi maaaring tumanggap ang mga ito ng 'staycation' guests. Read more »

DOT: Hotel sa Dacera case giniit na walang nilabag na quarantine protocols

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 08:55 PM

Ayon sa DOT-NCR, ang hotel ay para lang dapat sa mga nagka-quarantine. Read more »

Primex says to ink deal to develop second Pullman Manila hotel in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 12:35 PM

Real estate firm Primex Corp. announced Thursday it will sign a deal with global hotels brand Accor to develop a second 200-room Pullman Manila hotel within the gated community of Greenhills. Read more »

Mga bata, pinapayagan nang sumama sa mga staycation: IATF official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:18 PM

Pinapayagan nang sumama sa mga staycation ang mga bata kasama ang kanilang mga magulang.  Read more »

DOT releases guidelines for holiday staycations as COVID-19 threat remains

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 06:00 PM

In an online press briefing Wednesday, Tourism Assistant Secretary Rica Bueno said that establishments in areas under general community quarantine could already start accepting guests provided they applied and were issued a Certificate of Authority to Operation for Staycation (CAOS).    Read more »

Airbnb says sharing model proved 'resilient' amid pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 10:50 AM

The San Francisco-based startup delivered a $219 million profit in the three months ending in September, but nonetheless lost $697 million in the first nine months of the year amid a 32 percent revenue drop as the Covid-19 outbreak crushed the travel sector.   Read more »

Hotel na pinayagang magpa-staycation ininspeksiyon ng DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 05:51 PM

Ininspeksiyon ngayong Miyerkoles ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat ang isang hotel sa Taguig City para matiyak kung sumusunod ang establisimyento sa mga panuntunan sa pag-o-operate. Read more »

DOT says staycations to help boost domestic tourism amid pandemic; hotel industry 'optimistic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 10:47 PM

The Department of Tourism is optimistic that staycations would help the local economy. Read more »

Philippine tourism to see recovery in first quarter of 2021: PTAA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 10:32 AM

The tourism industry will likely see a recovery in the early part of 2021 buoyed by continued easing of restrictions and the upcoming holiday season, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association said Monday.  Read more »

Going on 'staycation'? Here's what you need to know

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 05:25 PM

The Philippines' tourism department has released guidelines for those who want to go on "staycations" in hotels that the coronavirus pandemic had shuttered for about half a year, Malacañang said Thursday.    Read more »

Antigen tests, contactless payments: DOT releases staycation guidelines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 10:20 AM

Filipinos of all ages except those with underlying medical conditions are allowed to avail of "staycations," the Department of Tourism said Tuesday. Read more »

Indonesia gives free Bali staycations to test tourism readiness

Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 07:41 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia is offering free tours and staycations to 4,440 residents of its resort island of Bali, in a seven-week tourism dry-run to promote the international holiday hotspot and test its coronavirus health protocols. Read more »