Routes Asia forum in 2019 seen to boost Cebu tourism

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/28/2017

LOCAL tourism stakeholders foresee more opportunities for the tourism industry to showcase Cebu as a business and tourism destination after it was announced that Cebu would be the host of the next Routes Asia forum in 2019.…

Cebu, Singapore ink MOU on tourism program

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/28/2017

THE provincial government of Cebu, Department of Tourism (DOT) and several academic institutions in Singapore have inked a memorandum of understanding on tourism and hospitality development program on Thursday, September 28 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The…

Tourists, builders and hotels

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/22/2017

Property developers continue to ride Cebu’s tourism wave As the local tourism industry continues to grow, helping fuel Cebu’s robust economy, developers are also lining up to get a share of the island’s huge tourist market. According…

Boosting Cebu’s medical tourism bid

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 09/01/2017

  The ongoing P500-million upgrade of six hospitals under the Cebu Doctors’ Group (CDG) of Hospitals is expected to give Cebu’s bid to become a medical tourism destination a needed boost. This developed as the Cebu Doctors’…

Hotel industry thriving despite challenges in tourism

Victor Anthony Silva 08/20/2017

AMID the turbulent first half of this year brought about by threats to public safety all over the country, the Philippine hotel industry continues to thrive with the opening of more properties in areas outside Luzon. Elizabeth…

New director expected to bring renewed momentum to CV tourism

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2017

THE recently-appointed regional director of the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) may be a new face in the industry, but stakeholders said they believe he will bring fresh perspectives to the table. Alice Queblatin, president…

Flights to Bantayan to boost Cebu island’s tourism sector

Rosalie Abatayo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2017

CHARTER AIRLINE OPENS CEBU HUB The tourism industry in Cebu, particularly in the Bantayan Islands in northern Cebu, has gotten a boost with the launching of the Cebu hub of a charter airline that provides access to…

Maayo Medical CEO bullish on Cebu as medical tourism hub

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/27/2017

AS CEBU continues to enjoy the patronage of foreign visitors, the island province is seen likely to become a major player in the Philippines’ emerging medical tourism sector. Dr. Teodoro Gonzales, Maayo Medical chief executive officer, said…

China to PH: Strengthen tourism marketing efforts

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 07/24/2017

Xiamen — It was 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and Li Lin and her four friends were lining up at the counter of Xiamen Air for the 6 p.m. flight to Manila. The plan is to fly…

Taiwanese drowns, 12 others rescued off Sta. Fe waters

Benjie B. Talisic 07/20/2017

A TAIWANESE tourist drowned while 12 fellow tourists were rescued after the motor banca they rode in capsized in the waters off Barangay Okoy, Sta. Fe town, Cebu at past 5 pm Wednesday. Sta. Fe police said…

Mayor: Camotes ‘power crisis’ starting to hurt island’s tourism

Cristelita E. Boco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2017

The town mayors of Camotes Island are turning to the Cebu Provincial government to help them acquire new generator sets to address the power shortage in the island, which is one of the tourism destinations in Cebu.…

Services, tourism will still be CV’s economic drivers if …

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/03/2017

BIZ LEADERS’s region’s H2 OUTLOOK The services and tourism sectors are expected to drive the economy of Central Visayas in the second half of 2017, helping the region to even surpass its economic growth in the previous…

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