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E-arrival cards no longer mandatory before boarding: Palace

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 12:15 PM

Passengers bound for the Philippines will no longer be obliged to fill out the e-arrival card before boarding, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

Air travel rebounds but still suffering from pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 02:49 AM

With pandemic travel restrictions having been removed in North America and Europe, and in parts of Asia, there was pent-up demand to travel. Read more »

Japan to remove entry cap in 'not-so-distant future'

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 11 03:49 PM

Japan is reviewing its border control policy of keeping daily entries below 50,000 and will remove it in the "not so distant future," a government spokesman said Sunday. Read more »

Domestic tourism lumakas noong 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 07:29 PM

Umakyat ang bilang ng domestic tourism trips noong 2021, hudyat ng unti-unting pagsigla ng industriyang pinadapa ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Travel firms in state of confusion as Japan reopens to foreign tourists

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 13 02:12 PM

As Japan resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists last week, travel companies have been thrown into confusion over the lack of communication regarding entry procedures and last-minute COVID-19 guidelines. Read more »

Japan to ask foreign tourists to wear masks, take out insurance

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 07 05:31 PM

The government said Tuesday it will ask foreign tourists to wear face masks and take out insurance to cover medical expenses in the event they contract COVID-19 as Japan restarts accepting visitors in stages later this week. Read more »

Japan to allow mass tourism, but only in tour groups

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 27 11:22 AM

Japan will reopen to tourists from 98 countries and regions starting June 10, ending a 2-year pandemic closure. Read more »

Philippines 'ready, open' for tourism: WTTC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 11:02 AM

The Philippines is 'ready and open' for visitors as coronavirus infections continued to decline, the World Travel and Tourism Council said Friday. Read more »

Some Holy Week travelers return early to NCR to avoid rush

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:36 PM

Vacationers who traveled to the provinces for the 2022 Holy Week break began returning to Metro Manila on Black Saturday, some to avoid the anticipated influx of people starting on Easter Sunday. Read more »

Boracay nagtala ng 'record high' na bilang ng mga turista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 07:41 PM

Naitala noong Marso ang 'record high' na bilang ng mga turistang pumunta sa Boracay mula nang mag-umpisa ang COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

South Korea, Singapore lift quarantine for tourists

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 06:36 PM

Fully vaccinated visitors can enjoy quarantine-free travel arrangements in South Korea and Singapore starting Friday. Read more »

Thailand to scrap pre-travel Covid-19 test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 04:16 PM

Travelers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday. Read more »

Philippines eyes reopening to all foreign travelers by April

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 10:48 AM

The Philippines hopes to welcome all foreigners next month, the Department of Tourism said Thursday. Read more »

More than 7,000 fully vaxxed foreign travelers arrive in PH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:30 AM

More than 7,000 fully-vaccinated foreign travelers have arrived in the country after it reopened last Thursday, the Department of Tourism said Monday. Read more »

RT-PCR tests required anew in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 10:36 AM

Fully-vaccinated tourists traveling to Boracay will again be required to present a negative RT-PCR test result amid a spike in COVID cases in the country. Read more »

Traveler from US under probe for quarantine breach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:58 PM

Philippine authorities are investigating a quarantine protocol breach by a female traveler. Read more »

New Zealand to reopen to foreign travelers from April 30

Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:36 AM

New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travelers for a further five months, the government said on Wednesday, outlining a cautious easing of border curbs that have been in place since COVID-19 hit in March 2020. Read more »

'Travel requirements dapat simplehan ng mga LGU'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:57 PM

Nanawagan ang Department of Tourism sa mga lokal na pamahalaan na pasimplehin ang mga travel requirement para sa mga turista. Read more »

Cambodia ending quarantine for vaxed travelers

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 06:56 PM

Cambodia will stop requiring quarantine for travellers who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 starting on Monday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Sunday. Read more »

Domestic travelers can now avail of free RT-PCR tests, says DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 09:26 AM

Domestic travelers can now avail of free confirmatory swab tests or RT-PCR tests, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Monday. Read more »