Buddy Recio

Buddy Recio is the group editor of Travel Update Philippines, which he founded with Divine Montealegre-Recio in 1996. Drop him a message through buddy@travelupdate.ph or tweet him via @travelupdatebiz

Travel Trade December 18, 2024 0

DOT Secretary Frasco looks beyond tourist arrivals

If DOT Secretary Christina Frasco will have her way, tourist arrivals should only be a part of the whole tourism performance of the Philippines. This was after she reported a […]

Travel Trade December 12, 2024 0

Leechiu makes fearless forecast of 6M arrivals by year-end

Leechiu Property Consultants, a leading property consultancy firm in the Philippines, just revealed its fearless forecast of 6M for the international arrivals in 2024, and it is not anywhere near […]

Travel Trade October 16, 2024 0

DOT to launch transit tours for layover passengers starting November

In an effort to provide a more convenient and enjoyable experience for layover passengers, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced today that, “One of the expansions of our Hop-On, Hop-Off […]

Travel Trade September 26, 2024 0

VAT refund for foreign tourists supported by DOT Sec. Frasco

In a statement released by the Department of Tourism (DOT), Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed full support for the approval of Senate Bill No. 2415, which seeks to establish […]