DOT-7 : Outdoor tourism a growing business amid the pandemic

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) sees great potential in outdoor adventures as a growing business because of the pandemic. DOT-7 Director Shalimar Tamano said in the opening of the first-ever…

Cebu Province to launch Holy Week tour packages

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government will be launching Holy Week packages for travelers from all over the country. The province will be offering pre-Holy Week and Holy Week tour packages patterned to Capitol’s already…

Lapu-Lapu mayor: We’re ready, committed to host Ironman event

Mars G. Alison 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite a change in administration, Lapu-Lapu City is still committed to be the central host of the Regent Aguila Ironman 70.3 Philippines powered by Philam Vitality happening on August 11, 2019. This was…

DOT-7 to promote sports activities in other countries

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) will promote sports activities to bring in more international participation. DOT-7 Regional Director Shalimar Tamano said they would tap the tourism attaches assigned in different countries to…

Sports and tourism advocates gather for possible promotion of sports as a tourism product

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Sports and tourism advocates gathered Wednesday, March 27, to discuss a wholistic approach to sports tourism in the region. Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) Regional Director Shalimar Tamano has long identified sports as…

DOT-7: 5.5M tourists visited Cebu in 2018

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/19/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — Amid the travel warnings issued against southern Cebu in 2018, Cebu’s tourist arrivals increased by 14.33 percent or 698,849 tourists more than those in 2017. In a data presented  by Department of Tourism…

DOT-7: Water buses to help address traffic congestion in Metro Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/19/2019

CEBU CITY–A tourism official cited the need for an alternative mode of transportation to address the traffic congestion in Mactan as the number of tourists would continue to increase due to aggressive marketing by both government and…

Tamano: Tourist arrivals in Cebu still high

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/25/2018

TOURISTS continue to flock to Cebu despite the travel advisory issued by the British government, the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) said. DOT-7 Director Shalimar Tamano said Koreans still top the list of foreign tourists…

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