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Talking trade expansion and work opportunities while enjoying Emirati Cuisine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:36 PM

Annalisa Burgos gets introduced to Emirati cuisine while speaking with the UAE ambassador to the Philippines Hamad Saeed Alzaabi about expanding trade & tourism and why Filipinos love to work in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Boracay resort owner says water utilities in charge of sewage treatment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 07:46 PM

A Boracay resort owner said Wednesday that establishments on the island should not be obliged to put up their own sewage treatment plants (STP) because this is the job of water utility concessionaires.    Read more »

Gov't task force says TIEZA sole regulator of Boracay's water utilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 01:40 PM

The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority or TIEZA will be the sole regulator of Boracay's water utilities, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Wednesday.  Read more »

BFAR patrol boats used for tourism flagged by state auditors

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 03:52 PM

The Commission on Audit has flagged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for the use of 5 patrol boats, acquired through partial funding from the United States, for tourism activities and not for law enforcement. Read more »

LOOK: Vigan's Spanish houses damaged by Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:43 PM

The famous Spanish colonial structures of Vigan City in Ilocos Sur were not spared by the onslaught of typhoon Ompong over the weekend. Read more »

Gunmen dressed as mariachis kill four in Mexico City tourist plaza

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 06:26 AM

MEXICO CITY -- Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians opened fire in Mexico City's famed Plaza Garibaldi, killing four people and wounding nine others including a foreigner, police said on Saturday. Read more »

10 stunning photos of Miss Tourism Worldwide 2018 Zara Carbonell

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:00 AM

She was a runner-up in Miss World Philippines last year. And now, Zara Carbonell is the inaugural winner of Miss Tourism Worldwide.  Read more »

Record spending by tourists in 2017: US government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 07:11 AM

Spending by tourists visiting the United States inched higher in 2017, setting a new record and accounting for about a tenth of all US exports, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.   Read more »

PH bet wins first Miss Tourism Worldwide

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 01:18 PM

The Philippine's Zara Carbonell was crowned the inaugural winner of Miss Tourism Worldwide, a pageant that promotes "tourism and cultural exchange." Read more »

7 wounded including 2 British tourists in Paris knife attack

Gregory Danel and Romain Fonsegrives, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 10:02 AM

Seven people including 2 British tourists were wounded Sunday in Paris after they were attacked by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar, according to police and other sources. Read more »

Diving won’t be permitted yet at Boracay, says tourism chief

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 02:15 AM

Diving will not yet be allowed in Boracay when it reopens in October, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Saturday. Read more »

LOOK: Bohol town's very own 3D Abbey Road

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:29 PM

Recreate The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road photo in Bohol's very own Tajang 3D Lane in Loon town. Read more »

Partial 'reopening' ng Boracay, tuloy sa Oktubre 26

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:23 PM

Inaayos na ng iba't ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan ang magiging guidelines sa muling pagbubukas ng isla ng Boracay sa Oktubre 26. Read more »

LIST: Boracay hotels open for booking by October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 07:20 PM

The Department of Tourism on Friday released a list of Boracay establishments where tourists may stay once the island reopens on October 26. Read more »

El Nido bans single-use plastic on boat tours

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 06:47 PM

The ban will take effect on Saturday, September 1.  Read more »

DILG: Boracay can only have 19,000 tourist carrying capacity

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:45 PM

Around 19,000 tourists may only be allowed to stay in Boracay Island once it reopens in October, Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año said Friday. Read more »

Grape farm, atraksyon ngayon sa Iloilo

Jennifer Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 01:09 PM

Dinarayo na ngayon bilang bagong tourist attraction ang isang grape farm na dati nang nasalanta ng bagyo.  Read more »

El Nido's Miniloc resort to reopen before Christmas after 6-month renovation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 09:10 PM

Miniloc Island Resort, one of the four private islands of El Nido Resorts in Palawan, promised to retain its family-friendly features as it undergoes renovations. Read more »

Hong Kong uses e-sports to lure younger tourists

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:18 PM

Hong Kong mounted anew an e-sports festival aimed at promoting the territory to younger tourists as a gaming hub. Read more »

'Tech-voc' training, tinitingnang tulong sa job mismatch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 07:53 PM

Paliwanag ng DOLE, malaking tulong ang skills training ng TESDA para matugunan ang isyung job mismatch ng bansa. Read more »