Hospitality players see ‘hope a reality’ with vaccinations on, restrictions eased in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This March, Cebu will be marking a year since strict lockdowns and community quarantines were implemented to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  A year after the island, and the…

Biz sector: We cannot afford another lockdown

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Members of the Cebu business community reminded the public not to let their guard down against the coronavirus pandemic. This as the city’s Emergency Operations Center (E that OC) issued a warning that…

Chan to hotels, resorts: Go digital in contact tracing

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Hotels, and Resorts in Lapu-Lapu City are ordered to establish a digital contact tracing system as a measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is to ensure the safety of tourists, especially…

HRRAC says Cebu is ready for international arrivals

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the accommodation sector in Cebu, it is already high time to accept international arrivals here in order to promote economic recovery. In a letter dated August 4, 2020, the Hotel, Resort and…

Gov’t urged: More int’l flights for repatriated OFWS

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In an effort to boost the recovery of the tourism and hotel industry in Cebu, the largest group of hotels and resorts here is encouraging government agencies to have more international flights catering…

HRRAC banks on local tourism activities as they prepare to resume operations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tourism-related businesses in Cebu are expected to resume operations soon. This after the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) started to issue Certificates of Authority to Operate (CAO) to industry players. As…

Business, tourism stakeholders welcome GCQ, await orders from LGU

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/30/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several business groups and tourism stakeholders in Cebu welcomed the decision of the national government for Cebu City and Mandaue City to slightly ease their quarantine restrictions beginning June 1. And they…

DOH-7 reiterates that Cebu is safe

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reiterated that Cebu and the entire region is safe for travel, tourism, and business activities amid threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We would like to…

Those unwelcome visitors from South Korea

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 03/01/2020

  Despite the declaration of Department of Health 7 Director Jaime Bernadas that Central Visayas is COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) free, people are still worried about the spread of the coronavirus.  The mode of transmission is human…

HRRAC mulls legal actions vs netizens alleging Cebu hotels are unsafe amid COVID-19 threats

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The organizational assembly of general managers of Cebu-based hotels are planning to file complaints against netizens spreading allegations that their establishments are not safe for occupancy due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

DOH -7, Hotel owners: Cebu is safe

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu is safe for tourism activities and travel. Officers from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7), and the Hotel Resort and Restaurants Association in Cebu (HRRAC) made this assurance…

26 Korean PUMs from Daegu now accounted for

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The whereabouts of the seven South Koreans from Daegu City, who landed in Cebu last February 25, have been located. At a press conference Friday, February 28, Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association in…

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