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Travel shorts: AirAsia seat sale, Airbnb tool for hosts, new Agoda product

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:48 PM

Here are some of the latest travel-related announcements and promos.  Read more »

AirAsia offers piso sale, says to help frontliners, essential travelers get 'big savings'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 01:23 PM

AirAsia Philippines on Tuesday said it would offer a one-way piso fare sale as it recognizes the need for "big savings" while providing flexible travel options especially for frontliners and essential travelers. Read more »

Cebu Pacific flights continue during MECQ; only essential passengers allowed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:41 AM

Cebu Pacific said Monday it would continue to operate domestic and international flights during the modified enhanced community quarantine but reminded the public that only essential passengers are allowed to and from Manila during the period.  Read more »

Disneyland's Avengers area to open in June with Spider-Man, shawarma

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 11:38 AM

A new Avengers-themed area featuring a Spider-Man ride, roaming superheroes and a shawarma food cart will open at Walt Disney Co’s Disneyland Resort in California on June 4, the head of the company’s parks division said on Thursday. Read more »

AirAsia partners with Cebu hotel, restaurant operators to help in tourism recovery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 10:24 AM

AirAsia Philippines said Thursday it has partnered with a group of hotel and restaurant operators in Cebu to help stimulate tourism in the province. Read more »

Indians flock to the Maldives to escape coronavirus pandemic

South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 08 09:25 AM

Indians are jetting off to the Maldives in ever greater numbers to escape the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors from the South Asian nation to the sandy paradise known for its clear water and white beaches jumped 50 per cent to just over 44,000 in the first two months of the year versus 2020, figures from the island nation's ministry of tourism show.  Read more »

Hong Kong employment agencies reject calls for Philippines flight ban

Phila Siu and Rachel Yeo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 08 12:22 AM

Agencies dealing with the employment of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong have rejected calls for flights from the Philippines to be banned, and said workers should be vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering the city. Read more »

'COVID-19 digital travel pass', pinaplantsa na ng DOT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 08:11 PM

MAYNILA - Kinokonsidera ng Department of Tourism (DOT) ang pagkakaroon ng COVID-19 digital travel pass bilang requirement sa mga pasaherong pupunta o bibisita ng Pilipinas.   Read more »

DOT eyes adoption of IATA's digital travel pass for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 05:41 PM

The Department of Tourism said Wednesday it was considering the adoption of a COVID-19 digital travel pass as requirement for passengers visiting the country to adhere with global travel standards. Read more »

AirAsia sets new flights schedule after NCR Plus lockdown extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 09:09 PM

AirAsia announced on Tuesday its new flight schedule following the extension of the enhanced community quarantine over Metro Manila and 4 adjacent provinces.    Read more »

New Zealand, Australia to open COVID travel bubble

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 06 01:51 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand approved quarantine-free travel with Australia Tuesday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a two-way corridor for travel between the two largely Covid-free nations to begin on April 18. Read more »

Philippine Airlines cancels select flights to Western Visayas until April 10

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 12:04 PM

MANILA— Philippine Airlines said late Monday several flights to Western Visayas, including those bound for the island of Boracay, were canceled in compliance with new government guidelines meant to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more »

Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass

Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 07:40 PM

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Read more »

Tourism first! Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

Prapan Chankaew and Orathai Sriring, Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 11:36 AM

In Thailand, it's the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the COVID-19 vaccination line, with the country's most popular resort island embarking on a mass inoculation program two months ahead of the rest of the country. Read more »

Workers from Hong Kong's pubs, karaoke bars start hunger strike, demand reopening

South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 05 09:11 AM

Workers from Hong Kong's pubs, karaoke bars and mahjong parlors have started a four-day hunger strike outside the city's legislature to pressure the government into allowing them to reopen as new coronavirus infections have remained low. Read more »

Nearly 80 passengers of colorum vehicles on Bicol-NCR route test positive for COVID-19: DOTR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 11:36 PM

MANILA - Nearly 80 passengers of colorum vehicles going to Bicol Region from the National Capital Region have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Transportation said Saturday. Read more »

US says vaccinated people can travel, with precautions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 12:52 AM

Fully vaccinated people can start traveling again if they take precautions such as wearing a mask and observing social distancing, US health authorities said Friday. Read more »

Hong Kong bars incoming Singapore Airlines flights over COVID-19 case

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 10:47 PM

Hong Kong has barred incoming passenger flights from Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines until mid-April, after a positive COVID-19 case was found on a flight. Read more »

Britain adds PH, Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan to travel 'red list'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 02:12 AM

Starting April 9, travelers from the Philippines cannot enter the United Kingdom except British or Irish nationals and third country nationals, including Filipinos, who have residence rights, the United Kingdom said in a statement Friday. Read more »

Philippines, 25 other countries added to Ireland’s mandatory quarantine list

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 03 02:14 PM

Ireland has some of the strictest travel restrictions in the European Union. Read more »