Cebu tourism gets major boost

Morexette Erram 06/29/2017

Provincial authorities expect a big boost in Cebu’s tourism industry next week as senior ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) once again gather in the province for a meeting on July 1–7. The Cebu…

Sports tourism rising in Cebu

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/27/2017

LOCAL tourism stakeholders have found diverse products to develop and promote the sector and hopefully sustain the capability to bring in more tourists to Cebu. Aside from the province being developed as an eco-tourism destination, it is…

Cebu’s medical tourism gets boost

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/26/2017

MEDICAL tourism in Cebu, particularly in the field of dentistry, can expect to get a helping hand as one of the country’s pioneers in the industry recently opened its biggest clinic here. Dr. Steve Mark Gan, founder…

Travel fair to boost Mindanao tourism

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/22/2017

AMID the crisis happening in Mindanao at present, tourism players in that part of the country can expect to get a boost from the International Travel Festival (ITF) slated in Cebu City next month. Stephanie Villahermosa, managing…

Taiwan ta Bai

06/19/2017

How housewives and country bumpkins are the hottest ticket in Taiwan tourism Forget the skyscrapers. Taiwan’s other elevations are now the center of an ever-evolving tourism trend where a new generation of travelers crave the local, and…

SMEs, micro traders to share in country’s tourism growth

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 06/18/2017

An official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated the importance of inclusive growth among industry stakeholders amid strong numbers in tourism arrivals in the first quarter of 2017. Speaking to participants of last Friday’s Cebu Tourism…

Unified approach in tourism mulled

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/16/2017

Recent events in Mindanao can be considered an eye-opener for government to fully adopt a “one-country approach” in tourism marketing, a tourism official said. In a coordination and networking meeting between tourism stakeholders from Central Visayas and…

Tourism players urged: Continue selling Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/13/2017

2ND RUNWAY, 3RD TERMINAL BID WELCOMED Continue to promote Cebu to both foreign and domestic markets as a way to maximize opportunities, especially if the proposal to build a second runway and a third terminal of the…

1.8M travelers visited PH in first quarter – tourism chief

Inquirer.net 06/11/2017

THE Department of Tourism has said nearly 1.8 million foreign travelers flocked to the Philippines in the first quarter of this year, with the agency optimistic that more would come following the government’s massive investments in infrastructure,…

Mindanao violence to hurt tourism, says Cebu City exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2017

THE violence in Mindanao and the declaration of martial law brought about by the clash between government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City will certainly have a negative impact on the tourism industry, an official…

Martial law declaration to affect tourism in Cebu, Bohol

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/25/2017

Tourism players in Cebu and Bohol are already bracing for the impact of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao due to the ongoing gun battle between government troops and combined forces of the Maute and Abu…

Fire hits uptown hotel in Cebu City

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/23/2017

CEBU CITY- No one was reported injured in a fire that struck the storage room of a hotel in uptown Cebu City on Tuesday dawn, prompting guests to quickly vacate the place for safety. Firefighters managed to…

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