All systems go for PHL reopening for international travel
Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said Tuesday that the Philippines is ready for the reopening of international travel beginning Wednesday (February 10) to fully vaccinated tourists from visa-free countries.
“These are exciting times for Philippine tourism. We have been ready since 2020; with the significant dwindling of new COVID cases, the Department of Tourism (DOT) can now push forward with our plans and programs for the full recovery of the Philippine Tourism industry. Those among you who follow developments in the travel and tourism sector know that tomorrow, February 10, we will begin the next chapter in the road to recovery,” the tourism chief said as she led the Kapihan Sa Manila Bay virtual forum along with other key tourism stakeholders on Tuesday.
PDOT London’s Upcoming Travel Trade Activities
The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) London Office is set to attend the Go Diving Show to be held at the NAEC, Stoneleigh in Kenilworth on March 04-06, 2022. This is the main dive travel and consumer event in the UK.
The Philippines will have a dive booth together with partner Philippine dive resorts and operator.
Many British dive operators feature the Philippines in their product portfolios given the country’s comprehensive eco-marine system and unmatched dive travel experiences they offer to their clients.
The PDOT London, in partnership with Singapore Airlines and Travel Weekly, is conducting also a product presentation and business networking with key travel trade and media invitees from Manchester and surrounding areas in Midlands and Northwestern England.
Dubbed as “Manchester Showcase,” the event which will be held at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on March 23, 2022 (Wednesday) from 1830H – 2200H, will highlight the recent reopening of the Philippines to fully vaccinated foreign leisure travellers last February 10, exciting product offers of Philippine travel suppliers, and fun night of Filipino food, cultural entertainment, and art display by upcoming Filipino-British artist Paul Ledesma from Manchester.
For more information on the First Stop Singapore-Next Stop Philippines program, visit https://www.firststopsingapore.com/en/destination/philippines/
Borocay is One of the Top 10 Most Instagrammable Places in the World 2022
Global travel site Big 7 Travel has officially released the ‘World’s Most Instagrammable Places 2022‘. Their annual hashtag tally, which is now in its fourth year, analyzes places that hold the most ‘gram appeal.
How did Big 7 Travel choose the winners? Via a comprehensive scoring system that analyzed the number of hashtags per destination, sample survey results of Big 7 Media’s 1.5 million-strong audience, and from their global editorial team. The final results were ranked in order of their visual allure and popularity on social media.
The full list includes 50 destinations on nearly every continent, such as the cosmopolitan capital Buenos Aires, the pastel-colored streets of Paris, and the thousands of towering limestone islands of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. Other Instagrammable places in the Top 50 to add to your ‘must-visit’ include Istanbul in Turkey and Dublin in Ireland.
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