Philippine Department of Tourism joins the Scandinavia's largest consumer holiday fair that has been taking place every year since 1998, The Danish Travel Show - Ferrie For Alle. In 2018 60,665 people visited the fair with more than 1,200 exhibitors represented. It is...
PDOT London joins FITUR 2019 in Madrid
PDOT London joined the 39th International Tourism Trade Fair held last 23rd of January and finished on 27th along with delegates from the Philippines. That took place last IFEMA - Feria de Madrid. FITUR 2019 is a platform where a lot of important items were showcased....
Philippines Rises as Medical Tourism Hub
By Dom Galeon According to the 2014-2015 Medical Tourism Index (MTI) prepared by the International Healthcare Research Center (IHRC) and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA), the Philippines ranked as the eighth top medical tourism destination in the world. Conducted...
World Street Food Congress returns to Manila in October 2019
World Street Food Congress (WSFC) returns to Manila in October 2019, its Facebook page announced on Thursday. Happening in Bonifacio Global City, WSFC this year will have the theme “Street Food Roads to Success,” highlighting inspirations and opportunities “because...
Philippines at the Destinations 2019 Olympia London Show
The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) London participated at the Destinations : The Holiday and Travel Show in association with The Times and the Sunday Times held last Jan 31- Feb 3, 2019 at the Olympia London in West Kensington.
8 Philippine beaches among the best in Asia
MANILA, Philippines — Eight Philippine island destinations were cited among the 50 best beaches in Asia in 2018 by a Canada-based online travel agency. The Flight Network ranked Hidden Beach in Palawan as the number one beach in Asia and the third top beach in the world for 2018.
“You can distinguish this postcard-perfect beach from the rest by one magnificent trait – those unmistakable, protruding limestone cliffs,” the Flight Network said.
Experience Cebu at bai Hotel
bai Hotel, VisMin’s biggest hotel today, formally opened its doors to business and leisure guests, and ushered in the holiday season last November 23, 2018.
The ribbon-cutting and tree lighting were led by Department of Tourism Region 7 Regional Director Shalimar Hofer Tamano; WorldHotels President for Asia Pacific Roland Jegge, bai Hotel Cebu General Manager Alfred Reyes, and the hotel’s board of directors.
Accredited Boracay Rooms Register Past 10,000 Mark
MANILA, Philippines — The number of Boracay hotel rooms that have been cleared to operate has breached the 10,000 mark, an updated list by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) showed.
Based on the latest Boracay Bulletin, six more hotels have complied with the requirements of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR), the Department of Interior and Local Government(DILG) and the Department of Tourism (DOT)
Tourism Remained Cebu’s Winning Industry in 2018
The industry, according to stakeholders, experienced an unabated climb in tourism numbers, thanks to the opening of the Terminal 2 (T2) of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
“If there’s one big thing that happened in 2018, it is the opening of T2, and it helped spur growth in Cebu,” said Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 Director Shahlimar Tamano.































