By Rosette Adel – February 12, 2022 – 8:33 PM Philippine virtual tours. (Screenshot from Tourism Promotions Board) The Department of Tourism and its attached agency, Tourism Promotions Board, on Wednesday launched virtual destination videos and 360° VR experiential tours that would make virtual travel to the Philippines more fun. These new offerings that seek […]

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora February 2, 2022, 3:42 pm MANILA – The country’s tourism industry is ready to welcome fully vaccinated international travelers on February 10, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the sector had been preparing for this development ever since the borders were closed in 2020. […]

MANILA – The cities of Baguio and Ilagan in the provinces of Benguet and Isabela are among this year’s Asean Clean Tourist Cities awardees, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday. Nine other Philippine hotels also bagged various Asean Tourism Awards, reflecting the tourism sector’s commitment to ensuring a high standard of tourism despite the […]

– Tuesday, July 27, 2021 BORACAY ISLAND – The vaccination of tourism workers on Boracay Island received a boost on Monday (July 26) with the arrival of an additional 10,000 doses of Sinovac anti-Covid vaccines as local tourist arrivals in the world famous island picked up.  The vaccination program is being undertaken by the Department […]

– Saturday, July 24, 2021 The Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated its call for safe personal travels as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) placed Metro Manila and other areas under a stricter quarantine measure to prevent local transmission of the Delta Variant of COVID-19. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat […]

– Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Department of Tourism (DOT) on 21 July (Wednesday) reminded accredited Accommodation Establishments operating as Quarantine Hotels to allow room sharing for certain individuals belonging in the same household traveling together, especially families with minors. “We have received reports that some DOT-Accredited Accommodation Establishments operating as Quarantine Hotels have been […]

The Department of Tourism (DOT) lauds the tourism stakeholders of Davao for spearheading an “innovative” vaccination program for travel and hospitality employees, including A4 Priority Group members.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines renewed its partnership with the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC)

Bicycle tours,  motorbiking and other outdoor activities are part of the recovery plan that the Department of Tourism (DOT) shall execute to spur local tourism in the Ilocos Region

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 3) — A tourism expert said the country may lose up to P20 billion if the novel coronavirus outbreak extends until March. Speaking to CNN Philippines Politics as Usual, Tourism Congress of the Philippines President Jojo Clemente III said, “Based on estimates, if the virus lasts for another three months, […]

he country may expect a reduction of 0.1 to 0.4 percent “from baseline” of its expected economic growth this year as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat experienced worldwide. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said the overall impact of the 2019-nCoV concern will depend […]

Puyat gets rousing CA nod, vows to boost up PHL tourism
TOURISM Secretary Bernadette Fatima Romulo Puyat guaranteed that Filipinos’ contagious love of country

DOT: More than 2 million foreign tourists arrived in PHL in Q1
The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Sunday said that over two million international visitors arrived

Duterte approves 6-month closure of Boracay, starting April 26
President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Wednesday the closure of Boracay for six months

Tourism arrivals reach all-time high at 6.6M
In 2017, 6,620,908 foreign tourists visited the Philippines marking the unprecedented growth

Palawan Philippines Is Travel + Leisure World’s Best Island
For the second year in a row and the third time since 2013, Palawan, Philippines

Palawan security tightened amid US travel alert
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Security around the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) National Park

Tourist arrivals sets new record, reaches nearly 6M in 2016
For the month in review, visitors registered an Average Daily Expenditure (ADE) of Php 3,903.05.

Tourist arrivals reach 4M in 8 months for first time
Visitor Receipts. Receipts for the month of August 2016 amounted to Php 15.69 billion.

3 Philippine islands make it to World’s Best Islands list
The Philippines are having a moment. This year, three of the top 10 islands in the world

Tourist arrivals reach 2M in first four months of 2016
Visitor Receipts. Total earnings gained from tourism activities from January to May 2016

Philippine tourist arrivals reach a record 5.4M in 2015
Visitor Receipts. From January to December 2015, the Philippines generated earnings amounting to Php 227.62 billion from the 5.36 million visitors to the country.

NLEX-SLEX connection approved by NEDA
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved five multibillion-peso projects

Visitor arrivals up 10.8% to 3.98M for Jan-Sep 2015
Visitor Receipts. Earnings generated from tourism activities for the first nine months of 2015 grew by 6.99%

SMC completes 2nd section of TPLEx
Philippines–Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is set to complete the second section of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) soon

Conde Nast Traveler names El Nido most beautiful beach in the world
Shockingly, Palawan has remained steadily under the radar, and we certainly hope it stays that way. El Nido alone

TripAdvisor ranks Boracay #7 beach in the world
“Calm, warm waters, gently sloping sand. Very relaxing. Possibly the most beautiful beach in Asia.”

Visitor arrivals increase by 7% in first 4 months of 2015
For the first four months of 2015, revenues from tourism activities of international visitors grew by 2.81%

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS and RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY TO JUNE 2014
The Philippines received 2,433,428 international visitors for the first half of 2014, growing at 2.22%

TPLEx extends from Tarlac to Pangasinan
San Miguel unit opens new 26-km segment on April 16

The Philippines Hosted 4.7 Million International Visitors in 2013
Visitor arrivals in 2013 totalled to 4,681,307 surpassing the previous year’s

Visitor Arrivals Up by 11.4% from January to September 2013
The tourism sector continued to move forward as international visitor arrivals from January to September

Tourist arrivals reach 2.8 M in Jan-July
MANILA, Philippines – Foreign tourist arrivals in the first seven months of the year reached 2.8 million

Philippine tourism breaches 4M visitor arrival mark
The Philippines welcomed a total of 4,272,811 foreign visitors in 2012, posting a 9.07%…

Boracay named world’s 2nd best beach
Award winners were determined based on the most highly rated beach destinations by travelers in TripAdvisor…

Department of Tourism announces new campaign to attract visitors to the Philippines
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is launching a new brand campaign… – ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines.’

Visitor Arrivals for the First Quarter of 2012 Reached More than 1.1 Million
Visitor arrivals for the first three months of 2012 aggregated to 1,148,072 registering a 16.03%…