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Bohol to require negative RT-PCR tests for tourists

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:58 PM

MANILA - The provincial government of Bohol will require incoming tourists to present negative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results, its governor said Saturday, amid the recent spike in cases. Read more »

How PH advertising 'rock star' Ramon Jimenez’s brainchild transformed Philippine tourism

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 11:00 PM

True to the late Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez's forecast, Filipinos sent #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines hashtag trending worldwide and Philippine tourism rising.  Read more »

Budget Boracay seeks to ride out COVID-19 'calamity'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 03:57 PM

Boracay is turning to price cuts to survive as the coronavirus outbreak slashed tourist arrivals, setting back its recovery from a 6-month long shutdown 2 years ago.   Read more »

Boracay hopes Duterte visit can boost tourism amid coronavirus scare

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 10:19 PM

Duterte is scheduled to inspect the island and distribute certificates of land ownership awards in Barangay Manoc-Manoc on Thursday afternoon. He is also set to meet with tourism stakeholders in the island. Read more »

PH tourism sector loses P10 billion over travel restrictions due to coronavirus spread: tour operators

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 05:31 PM

The Philippine tourism industry has lost at least P10 billion pesos as the government continues to impose a travel ban to and from China, the country's second largest tourism market and the epicenter of the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus, an official from a tour operators' group said Friday. Read more »

'They told people not to come': Australia's bushfires ravage tourism industry

Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 01:09 PM

Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia's reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators said, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns. Read more »

DOT, positibong maaabot ang 7.4 milyong turista ngayong taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 12:47 AM

Ipinagmalaki nito ang paglago ng turismo kahit na isinara ang Boracay.  Read more »

Tourist arrivals up in May despite Boracay closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:31 AM

Tourist arrivals in the country increased in May compared to the previous month despite the closure of Boracay island, the Department of Tourism said Friday.  Read more »