AirAsia starts Cebu-Taipei flights; 10 int’l routes eyed

Morexette Erram 10/20/2016

  More new routes from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to several cities in Asia will be in operation before the year ends. The Department of Tourism (DOT) yesterday announced that MCIA would host 10 new…

Ten more international flights from Cebu before year ends

Morexette Erram 10/19/2016

TEN more flights from Cebu to international destinations will be available before the year ends, the regional Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday. During the launching of AirAsia’s Cebu to Taipei route at SM City Cebu Erwin…

Gov’t should first clean its ranks

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/14/2016

Amid the Duterte administration’s thrust to rid the country of unjust contractualization practices, the challenge is big for the government to enforce reforms within its ranks. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and…

Project will make MCIA a tourism hub — exec

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/02/2016

  More tourists are expected to come here should a 5-hectare lot within the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) complex is bid out and eventually turned into a mixed-use development. Hembler Mendoza, Lapu-Lapu City tourism chief, said…

US Zika advisory seen to have ‘minimal effect’ on PH tourism

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/30/2016

A US health advisory for pregnant women to postpone nonessential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, will have very minimal effect on tourism in the country, said industry sources. According to tourism stakeholders in…

Aloguinsan recognition sets benchmark for other towns

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/28/2016

Local tourism stakeholders welcomed the recognition of Aloguinsan town in Cebu as among the world’s top 100 tourism destinations and encouraged other local governments in the province to draw inspiration from the municipality. Judy Gabato, OIC of…

Boy and his cab

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/02/2016

There are several issues which come with being married to a white man and you are living in the Philippines (or perhaps in my case, Cebu City). I will write three of them in this entry. One,…

Cebu’s private sector is factor in tourism growth

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/23/2016

CV tourist arrivals up 3.83 percent in five months of 2016; Cebu’s arrivals also grow by 3.37 percent Cebu’s strong private sector, which is ready to offer new and different tour packages, is one of the reasons…

P1.8B roads to tourism sites in Central Visayas to open this year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2016

Tourists can expect better access to tourism sites in Central Visayas with several improvements on roads leading to these areas that are lined up or due for completion within the year. The projects, totaling P1.8 billion, were…

Sta. Fe to get tourism boost if islet becomes TEZ site

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/01/2016

The tourism industry in Sta. Fe town on Bantayan Island in northern Cebu will get a big boost if one of the town’s islets will be chosen as a tourism enterprise zone (TEZ). Sta. Fe Mayor Jose…

Tourism exec welcomes news Cebu may host Miss U-related events

Carmel Loise Matus 07/29/2016

THE Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) was elated by the news that Cebu was named among the six places being considered to host Miss Universe-related events outside Metro Manila. Rowena Montecillo, regional director of DOT-7,…

After 22 years, will Philippines host Miss Universe pageant again?

Apple Ta-as 07/19/2016

FILIPINA beauty queen and reigning Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned to Manila on Saturday to attend talks for the possible hosting of Miss Universe 2017 pageant in the country. A Facebook post by airport reporter…

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