Photo fail contest kicks off VPA drive

12/20/2015

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an online contest for the best photo fails in the country to kick off the Visit the Philippines Again 2016 campaign. “Everyone is invited to upload his own version of…

A brand launched “for the love of Cebu”

11/14/2015

by Tetta Baad It makes the heart sing that many of you turned out to witness the launching of our new brand. Thank you for joining us! What the Cebu Brand Team has done is Herculean in…

CEBU BRAND SINGS

Vanessa Claire Lucero and Eileen G. Mangubat 11/14/2015

Festival dancer, heart,  colors capture ‘essence’ of people, island At last, the island of Cebu has defined its own brand. To proud residents and tourists, Cebu is “where the heart sings.” The tagline in colorful letters and…

Carlson Rezidor eyeing second hotel in Cebu

Aileen Garcia-Yap 11/11/2015

A TOP executive of American hotel group Carlson Rezidor said they were in active talks with SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. for a second hotel in Cebu. Andre de Jong, Carlson Rezidor vice president for operations in…

PH image tarred by ‘tanim-bala’

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/08/2015

Passing through the Mactan Cebu International Airport last Thursday en route to Cagayan de Oro City, I could sense that travelers were trying to assess things at the MCIA amid reports that corrupt members of the Aviation…

Anda at the crossroads

Jobers R. Bersales 11/05/2015

The white sands on the beaches of Anda, Bohol are said to be finer than those of Boracay. And resorts are starting to sprout there like mushrooms. And, like Boracay during its “developing” stage in the early…

Capitol to train guides for safety of tourists

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/30/2015

  IT’S time for local government units to impose strict policies on tour guiding in Badian and Alegria, Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said. Magpale, chairperson of the Provincial Board Committee on Tourism, said there is a need…

IS CAMOTES READY?

Boboi Costas 10/26/2015

  Official cites need to build more rooms, improve accessibility Camotes Islands in north Cebu got a special boost when it was mentioned in the Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s 2015 annual reader’s poll. It suggested that visitors…

Company sets aside P1.2B for Mactan resort’s expansion

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/18/2015

The Uy-led Philippine BXT Corp. has allocated P1.2 billion for the expansion of JPark Island Resort and Waterpark Cebu in Mactan. The company is also setting aside P1 billion for each facility envisioned to rise in Bohol,…

‘Longer stay of APEC delegates, better for Cebu tourism’

Vanessa Claire Lucero 09/18/2015

DESPITE the tourism exposure that Cebu got from the first round of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the province early this month, local organizers said it would have helped Cebu’s tourism sector even more had…

Czech Man, gay released

Chito O. Aragon 09/08/2015

Police yesterday released from custody a Czech tourist and a gay man who were arrested during a sexual encounter in a parking lot in Mango Square in Cebu City. The management of Mango Square will  no longer…

DOT: Tourist arrivals target within reach

Vanessa Claire Lucero 09/04/2015

Even without the estimated 3,000 APEC visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office is confident of hitting the arrivals target for Central Visayas this year. DOT Regional Director Rowena Lu Y. Montecillo said the influx of…

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