Cebu getting ready for influx of summer tourists

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/01/2017

Tourism stakeholders in Cebu are now gearing up for a surge in visitors as March ushers in the summer season. Edilberto Mendoza, president of the Cebu Association of Tour Operators (Cato), said they have set in motion…

After French pitch, exec of hotel in Hong Kong woos Cebuanos

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/28/2017

WITH the strong performance of its economy this year and in the last couple of years, the Philippines has not only become a tourism destination but also a lucrative tourism market for other countries as well. A…

GROWING NICHE MARKET

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/27/2017

French executives wooing religious tourists in Cebu French tourism executives are looking into Filipinos, especially Cebuanos, as a possible market to grow further its religious tourism sector. Morad Tayebi, regional director for Southeast Asia of Atout France,…

Exec to push for new events, community-based tourism

Norman V. Mendoza 02/21/2017

THE Lapu-Lapu Tourism Office is planning to create new attractions for the Kadaugan sa Mactan celebrations and repromote community-based tourism to boost the the city’s economy. Hembler Mendoza, Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Officer, said he would coordinate with…

Equip students for Asean integration — tourism experts

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/20/2017

WITH a more dynamic regional economy because of the Asean integration, a group of tourism stakeholders in the country are seeing the need to equip the next generation of tourism and hospitality students in the Philippines with…

Tokyo drift

Mia B. Zamora 02/14/2017

WHEN one thinks of mega cities, Tokyo always appears near the top of the list. I’ve always been fascinated with this bustling Asian hub because it showcases the best of the best from this side of the…

Cebu to host int’l tourism forum; gains cited

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/14/2017

ANOTHER international event in Cebu this year is sure to bring in more foreign tourists and give more foreign exposure to the Queen City of the South and Cebu Province. Provincial Tourism Officer Boboi Costas said that…

Developer to pour P12B into Cebu, VisMin projects in ’17

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/31/2017

With Cebu’s real estate industry poised for more growth, a home-grown developer has set aside P12 billion for investments in more projects in Cebu and other key locations in Visayas and Mindanao. Jose R. Soberano III, Cebu…

Familiarization exchanges eyed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/31/2017

C. Visayas, C. Luzon tourism players to study each others’ products so that they can help market them “You can’t sell what you don’t know.” Director Catalino Chan III of the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas…

Linking Cebu to islands

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/29/2017

More domestic flight routes to and from Cebu good for tourism industry An official of the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) welcomed the opening of new domestic routes from Cebu this year, saying these are…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/25/2017

IN AID OF LEGISLATION THERE are newly elected officials who are unaware about the extent of their authority. A councilor who called for a press conference mentioned that he wanted the media to call the attention of…

Sushmita Sen leads stellar lineup of judges for Miss Universe

Apple Ta-as 01/21/2017

A FORMER Miss Universe will be flying to the Philippines to join the pool of judges that will choose this year’s Miss Universe on January 30. Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the crown, is set…

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