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Hong Kong, Singapore bubble delay highlights hurdles to travel recovery

Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 05:45 PM

A delay to Asia's first travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore has hit the shares of their flag carriers and highlighted the challenges facing the global travel industry as it tries to rebound from the pandemic. Read more »

How do tourist shops survive with no tourists?

Corey Kilgannon and Natalie Prieb, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 17 05:55 AM

Or as a salesperson at the Park Souvenirs and Gifts shop in Manhattan put it, “How do you sell tourist gifts when there are no tourists?”   Read more »

Batanes to stay closed for tourists for now, province assessing pandemic: gov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:50 AM

Batanes will remain closed to tourists for now as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, its governor said Sunday.   Read more »

Batanes studying gradual reopening to tourists: governor

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 01:20 PM

The local government of Batanes is studying whether or not it will re-open its doors to tourism amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

As tropical destinations reopen worldwide, here’s what travelers need to know

Elaine Glusac, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 28 05:40 PM

Most of the newly reopened destinations are requiring visitors to show negative coronavirus test results before entry.  Read more »

Where are the tourists? COVID-19 fears cast shadow on travel industry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 08:49 PM

Fears over the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hamper the travel industry despite the government's decision to ease travel restrictions to bolster the economy, a travel association said Thursday. Read more »

DOT to pilot saliva tests for tourists soon, says Puyat

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 12:06 AM

MANILA - The Department of Tourism will soon pilot saliva tests to detect COVID-19 among incoming travelers as it continues to look for more affordable alternatives to the RT-PCR test, while efforts to open the country’s tourism industry persist amid the pandemic. Read more »

Baguio, Ilocos provinces begin accepting tourists from Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 01:26 PM

The Department of Tourism said Monday Ilocos provinces and Baguio said it was reopening its doors to travelers from Luzon, including general community quarantine areas like Metro Manila. Read more »

Solo tour

Ludovic Marin, AFP
Posted at Oct 14 11:25 PM

A visitor walks near the clock in the undercrowded Musee d'Orsay in Paris, on Tuesday. Read more »

Ex-health chief backs allowing more residents to go outside their homes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 10:06 AM

A former health chief on Tuesday expressed support for Metro Manila mayors' proposal to allow more residents outside their homes. Read more »

Machu Picchu opens for single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 08:54 AM

LIMA - Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain

Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 03:50 PM

Asia-Pacific countries including Singapore, Australia and Japan are gradually easing some international travel restrictions as coronavirus cases slow, in hopes of helping to revive their economies. Read more »

Fear, excitement in paradise: COVID-19 casts shadow over Boracay opening

Stanley Buenafe Gajete
Posted at Oct 02 04:16 PM

MANILA - Last March, business owner Alyssa Adapan closed her t-shirt store in Boracay as the coronavirus pandemic ignited lockdowns in the entire country.  Read more »

DOT has high hopes for antigen pilot run in Baguio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 02:47 PM

The Department of Tourism is hopeful the pilot test in Baguio City will prove that antigen screen may be used in border control to help revive an industry that was shuttered for months due to COVID-19. Read more »

Wear anti-virus mask in Boracay, but remove when swimming: Tourism chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 10:15 AM

Tourists who wish to visit resort island Boracay must observe health and safety protocols but may remove their face masks when swimming, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said Friday. Read more »

Bakasyon sa Baguio? Alamin ang mga panuntunan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 11:28 AM

Ibinahagi ni Baguio City Police Chief Allen Rae Co ang mga panuntunan na dapat sundin ng mga turistang pupunta roon.    Read more »

Mga taga-Boracay may halong pananabik, kaba sa pagbubukas ng isla sa turista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 05:46 PM

Maganda man ito sa ekonomiya, naroon din ang kaba para sa mga nagtatrabaho sa lugar.    Read more »

After Boracay, Bohol could be the next tourist spot to open

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 04:33 PM

MANILA-- Bohol island could be the next tourist spot to reopen, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

'We have to move on': Re-opening of Boracay agreed upon by all stakeholders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 07:39 PM

All stakeholders approved the reopening of Boracay island in the central Philippines to tourists, the president of the Boracay Foundation Inc. said Thursday. Read more »

Boracay to accept tourists beginning Oct. 1: tourism chief

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 03:21 PM

Top tourist destination Boracay island will accept travelers from all over the country beginning October 1, the Department of Tourism said Wednesday. Read more »