THE Japanese Association in Cebu is organizing a Japanese Lantern Festival this coming August to promote their culture and allow Cebuanos to experience Japanese culture. The first such Japanese Festival was held in 2014. The association, together…
WITH the recent announcement of a Cebu–Dubai direct link, local tourism industry players are getting ready for the expected influx of tourists from Middle Eastern countries. Tour operator Alice Queblatin said seminars, forums and briefings have already…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has identified 10 hotels and resorts in Cebu that will participate in the pilot implementation of a project that aims to make tourism establishments halal-certified. These are Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort, Cebu…
Even without the estimated 3,000 APEC visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office is confident of hitting the arrivals target for Central Visayas this year. DOT Regional Director Rowena Lu Y. Montecillo said the influx of…
Cebu gov’t, chamber leaders appeal for restraint in APEC season Cebu city and province top officials yesterday added their voices to an appeal for hotels to “temper” a rate increase for accommodations timed for APEC meetings in…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama supported a proposal by Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district to create a traffic board for Metro Cebu. But Rama said it’s better if the board chairman is from the private…
VISITING ambassadors, consuls general and their families have nothing but praises for Cebu and the “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” tour in the south. Chicago Consul General of the Philippines Generoso D.G. Calonge said the tour will be “very difficult…
SOME visiting diplomats and their families were impressed with what they have seen in Cebu on their first day here. “Cebu definitely looks better than Manila,” said Doreen Flippin, a member of the 10th Ambassadors, Consuls General…
THE riding public can expect heavy traffic in Metro Cebu today with tour buses and vehicles bringing participants of the 10th Ambassadors, Consul Generals and Tourism Directors Tour (ACGTD) in parts of Cebu City, Mandaue City and…
Tourists expected to flock to Bohol THE Department of Tourism (DOT) expects tourists to visit Bohol for the Sandugo Festival later this month despite the red tide alert, an official said. The festival, set for July 22…
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama made time to fly to Catbalogan City to attend its 8th Charter Day celebration last Tuesday. He was one of the special guests who received a plaque of appreciation on behalf of …
Six municipalities in Cebu province were among the top tourist destinations in Central Visayas in the municipality category in 2014, according to the Department of Tourism. San Remigio town in northern Cebu was the second most visited…
