Hospitality industry bracing for ‘tourist surge’ this year

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/26/2018

MCIA NEW TERMINAL set TO OPEN Prospects are high for the hospitality industry this year especially with the opening of the new terminal of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). This is why the Hotel, Resort, Restaurant…

CHINESE TOURISTS RESCUED

Doris C. Bongcac and Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2018

Basyang leaves hundreds stranded, causes power outage and damage to roads Fifteen Chinese nationals, who tried to cross the rough waters off Bohol at the height of Tropical Depression Basyang shortly after noontime yesterday on board two…

Another tourist van meets accident; 9 tourists hurt

Rene F. Alima and Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/11/2018

AS ANOTHER tourist van carrying foreign tourists figured in an accident in Southern Cebu on Saturday, the public especially the tourists are again reminded to only hire legitimate transport operators. Alice Queblatin, Cebu Alliance of Tour Operation…

MORE CHINESE TOURISTS

MAO BA? 02/11/2018

Reports on the arrival of more Chinese tourists in Cebu and neighboring areas in Central Visayas drew mixed reactions from netizens. Jay Dough Advis wrote, “Yes they (Chinese) have been coming here for 5 years, if an…

IS CEBU READY FOR CHINESE TOURISTS?

Chris Evert Ruffolo 02/10/2018

The arrival of Chinese tourists in Cebu and neighboring areas in Central Visayas continue to increase, data from the Department of Tourism in the region (DOT-7) showed. However, given the influx of Chinese tourists, fueled by the…

New PENRO head urges tourists to protect Cebu

Morexette B. Erram 01/26/2018

“Let’s help protect the environment here in Cebu because we only have one Cebu.” This was the message of the newly appointed officer-in-charge of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), Jayson Lozano, to tourists who…

Tourists urged: Use only legitimate transport providers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/23/2018

TOURISTS should scrutinize transport providers beyond what they are told by drivers or owners before booking transport services. Alice Queblatin, president of the Cebu Alliance of Tour Operations Specialists (Catos), said tourists should make sure that transport…

Making tourists stay longer in Cebu after the Sinulog

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/18/2018

More tour packages offered; new seaplane terminal launch to give sector a boost It is typical to see Cebu City’s streets filled with locals and tourists, both domestic and international, during the Sinulog weekend. But right after…

Stricter rules fail to dampen tourists

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/12/2018

SINULOG 2018 Even with stricter policies in place to ensure public order and safety, Cebu’s Sinulog Festival continues to draw in a multitude of local and foreign tourists. According to Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants Association of Cebu (HRRAC)…

China hails first flight to Antarctica for tourists

Marc Cosep 12/20/2017

Want to see penguins this Christmas? Then board China’s first commercial flight to Antarctica . The first commercial flight to Antarctica successfully landed on Saturday; carrying about around 20 Chinese passengers. The plane departed from Hong Kong…

More PH tourists in Japan seen

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/12/2017

Japanese officials say easing of visa requirements, more direct flights to fuel tourism growth The Filipino tourism wave in Japan will likely continue. A trend that Daisuke Tonai, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Preparation Office for Manila…

Indonesia prepares to divert tourists

AFP 09/27/2017

Bali volcano rumbles Indonesian authorities are on standby to divert flights destined for the holiday island of Bali as increasingly frequent tremors from a rumbling volcano stoke fears an eruption could be imminent. Mount Agung, 75 kilometers…

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