PANGLAO, Bohol – Even in the most unusual ways, the travel business has to continue to keep tourism alive. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made this statement Friday (September 25) during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX)...
Nominations in the World Travel Awards 2020
We are excited to announce that we have been nominated for multiple categories in the 27th annual World Travel Awards - the most prestigious honour programme in global travel and tourism. Nominations include: World's Leading Beach Destination 2020: Philippines World's...
BORACAY reopens, heralds “safe, gradual” revival of Philippine tourism
BORACAY — The reopening of Boracay, the Philippines’ top destination, to new market sources signals the safe and gradual revival of the country’s tourism industry amid the pandemic, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Thursday (Oct. 1). She said the...
DOT’s PHIDEX 2020 goes digital
It’s official—the Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) is back for its 2nd edition through a digital platform from October 9 to 11, 2020.
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat shared that the PHIDEX aims to bring more dive enthusiasts, industry professionals, and renowned experts in a single online platform.
PHL hosts 3RD ASEAN meet on tourism professionals; DOT commits to beef up competency of tourism workforce in the new normal
The Philippines, through the Department of Tourism (DOT), successfully hosted the virtual edition of the 3rd International Conference on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (ASEAN MRA-TP) that is expected to largely influence the Department’s Tourism Response and Recovery Plan (TRRP), particularly its human resource component.
Philippines bags best overseas diving award 2020
The Philippines received the award as the Best Overseas Diving Area in the Marine Diving Awards 2020 held recently in Tokyo.
DOT celebrates “Surprisingly Spectacular Diving” tag of 3 Phl dive sites by Lonely Planet
The Department of Tourism (DOT) celebrates the mention of multiple Philippine dive sites in the Lonely Planet’s article entitled “6 national parks around the world with surprisingly spectacular diving”.
The Best Island in the World Awaits You
Vacationing is currently the most anticipated activity now that we can only do so much in the safety of our homes. Over the last few months, people have just been reminiscing old memories, revisiting photos on their smartphones, and continuing to wonder when and where...
PDOT’s UK Market Webinar
Philippine Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat led the online travel trade discussions on the status of the UK outbound travel market and new normal service preparations by the Philippines, in a webinar conducted by the Philippine Department of Tourism last 07 July...