Boracay opens on June 16 to herald start of domestic tourism
World-renowned Boracay island, now under Modified General Community Quarantine or MGCQ, will start accepting domestic tourists from Western Visayas to jumpstart DOT’s domestic tourism campaign starting June 16. The announcement […]
Flight moratorium lifting to spur Boracay tourism – DOT
The Department of Tourism (DOT) sees the release of the Civil Aeronautics Board’s (CAB) new guidelines on the conduct of commercial air transportation serving Boracay Island as a welcome development […]
Tailor-made travel suits Chinese visitors to Philippines best – COTRI
More than 1.2 million Chinese visited the Philippines last year, representing more than 0.75 percent of all the 162 million trips originating in Mainland China. These travelers used to […]
Tourism contribution to GDP rises to 12.7%
The tourism industry’s contribution to the economy reached another milestone in 2018 as it increased to 12.7% of the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 0.5% higher than in 2017, according […]