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DOT eyes local tourism boost as arrivals plummet 84 pct in 2020 due to pandemic

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 07:46 PM

The Department of Tourism said the country would boost local tourism in a bid to restart the travel industry, as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place.  Read more »

Mga namasyal sa New Year nanibago sa quarantine protocols, kakaunting turista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 08:40 PM

Naninibago ang ilang namasyal sa tourist hubs sa bilang ng mga tao ngayong taon dahil sa pandemya.    Read more »

Mga turista dagsa sa Baguio City para salubungin ang 2021 kahit pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 09:13 PM

Maraming turista ang pumunta sa Baguio para doon salubungin ang Bagong Taon. Read more »

Baguio's tourism workers receive aid

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 06:32 PM

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat (center), assisted by Baguio Mayor City Benjamin Magalong (left) and Representative Mark Go, leads the distribution of cash assistance to displaced tourism workers on Monday. Read more »

Keeping distance

Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 10:19 PM

Despite the Thai economy's heavy reliance on tourism, the government is keeping its tight restrictions on travelers, like the 14-day quarantine and other measures. Read more »

PH named world's best diving destination, Intramuros best tourist attraction in World Travel Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:50 PM

The Philippines took home two titles at the 27th World Travel Awards held this year.  Read more »

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 »

'Surfing capital' Siargao reopens to local tourists Monday: DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 11:45 PM

"Surfing capital" Siargao in Surigao Del Norte will start taking in local tourists beginning Monday, November 23.  Read more »

Roque frolics in Bohol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 02:04 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday shared a video of his recent visit in Bohol province, which he said would re-open to tourists next month.   Read more »

Bohol to reopen to tourists on Nov. 15: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 02:50 PM

MANILA - Bohol province will reopen to tourists next month, Malacañang said Thursday, as authorities sought to revive the economy that the pandemic has dragged into recession.    Read more »

21st century colonization? Pangilinan seeks inter-agency probe into Chinese tourist surge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 10:14 AM

A senator on Thursday urged government to form an inter-agency committee that would look into the surge of Chinese tourists into the country in what he called a "21st century colonization." Read more »

Over 2,700 Chinese told to leave PH over visa violations: Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:26 PM

The Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday that it ordered more than 2,300 Chinese nationals to leave the Philippines for violating the conditions of their visa. Read more »

Baguio inaasahang maaabot ang target na 300 turista kada araw

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 10:24 PM

Sinabi na ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong, itinalagang contact tracing czar ng bansa, na tanging 300 turista lamang ang papayagang makapasok sa lungsod kada araw. Read more »

Baguio City reopens to tourists from Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:37 AM

Baguio City reopened its doors to tourists coming from Luzon on Friday in a bid to jumpstart recovery of the COVID-19-battered tourism industry. Read more »

DOH releases guidelines for individuals coming to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 10:27 PM

As the Philippines further eases travel restrictions, the Department of Health issues guidelines for individuals coming to the country and Filipinos who are planning to travel domestically. Read more »

Boracay is now open

AFP
Posted at Oct 02 09:56 AM

A resident wearing a face mask walks along a beach in Boracay on Thursday, the first day of the opening of the island to tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Tourism dep't urges Boracay tourists: Be responsible travelers

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 12:11 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The tourism department on Sunday, World Tourism Day, urged travelers to tourist paradise Boracay to comply with minimum health requirements to keep the island free of COVID-19. Read more »

'3-piece swimsuit': Boracay beachgoers must don anti-virus masks, says official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:52 AM

Boracay will implement protocols to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus when it reopens next month, including a rule for beachgoers to wear anti-virus masks, an official said Thursday.    Read more »

Tourism chief wants to remove age restrictions for Boracay tourists

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 08:53 AM

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo–Puyat said Thursday she would ask an inter-agency task force to allow Metro Manila residents to visit Boracay when it reopens on Oct. 1 and remove age restrictions for tourists in the island. Read more »

Move over, sustainable travel. Regenerative travel has arrived.

Elaine Glusac, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 01 05:14 PM

Some in the tourism industry are planning for a post-vaccine return to travel that’s better than it was before March 2020 — greener, smarter and less crowded.  Read more »