Inter-province tourism for Central Visayas pushed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—To give the tourism industry in Central Visayas a further boost in its road to recovery, an inter-province promotional event is being pushed. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a recent press conference, announced that the…

DOT-7 urges LGUs to focus on wellness, medical tourism, outdoor activities

Futch Anthony Inso 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) in the region to venture into wellness and medical tourism, as well as outdoor activities. DOT-7 regional director Shalimar Tamano said…

Bantayan-bound tourists told to secure bookings ahead of trip

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tourists planning to go to Bantayan Island in northern Cebu are advised to book their accommodations ahead of their scheduled trip. This was just among the reminders the Cebu Provincial government told the…

Dolphin watching in Lapu soon, too?

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — How does dolphin watching in Lapu-Lapu City sound like? As the city moves towards the reopening its tourism industry following its downgrade to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status, Mayor Junard Chan…

Capitol to penalize violators of tourism protocols

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is now seeking to penalize violations of the guidelines in the operation of tourism activities in the province, citing the need to assure full compliance of the protocols under…

Lapu braces for reopening of domestic tourism

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following “improvements” on its COVID-19 situation, Lapu-Lapu City is now gearing towards reopening its tourism industry for domestic clients. The city’s Tourism Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC) has started conducting inspections in…

Barili to include dolphin watching, ATV adventure in its tourism offering

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The sightings of dolphins off the coast of Barili town in the southwestern part of Cebu will be its newest tourism offering, along with all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails, as the town prepares to…

Garcia on Cebu MGCQ tourism: ‘Waterfalls are for your eyes only’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Waterfalls, which are among the tourist attractions in Cebu province, will only be for sight-seeing in the first stages of the reopening of the province’s tourism industry. This was the clarification of Cebu…

Tourism stakeholders look forward to Cebu province’s reopening

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tourism players in Cebu welcomed the decision of the Cebu Provincial government to gradually restart the industry in most parts of the island, and are now looking forward to its reopening. Alice Queblatin,…

Samboan’s tourism loses at least P2 million

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samboan town in southwestern Cebu has incurred around P2 million worth of losses as a result of lockdowns imposed in the previous months, its mayor said. Mayor Emerito Calderon Sr. said they were…

Capitol to issue EO on tourism-related activities under MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tourism stakeholders and guests in Cebu province have something to look forward to as it transitions to the most relaxed form of community quarantine. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced during her regular press…

Puyat sees strong recovery of tourism industry from pandemic effects

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 06/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines –  The tourism industry can bounce back stronger from the effects of the various quarantine levels imposed nationwide to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a statement issued on Monday.…

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