Monday, January 13, 2014

Trademark Filipino hospitality boosts tourism

ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh said the trademark Filipino hospitality will propel the Philippines’ tourism recovery efforts as he rallied ASEAN member countries to make their presence count by visiting the country. “The trademark Filipino hospitality can never be erased by any calamity,” said Minh, who visited damaged areas in the Philippines last year to witness the distribution of ... More here: Trademark Filipino hospitality boosts tourism

Philippines Travel Warning

U.S. citizens should continue to defer non-essential travel to the Sulu Archipelago, due to the high threat of kidnapping of international travelers and violence linked to insurgency and terrorism there. More here: Philippines Travel Warning

Trademark Filipino hospitality boosts tourism

ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh said the trademark Filipino hospitality will propel the Philippines’ tourism recovery efforts as he rallied ASEAN member countries to make their presence count by visiting the country. “The trademark Filipino hospitality can never be erased by any calamity,” said Minh, who visited damaged areas in the Philippines last year […] More here: Trademark Filipino hospitality boosts tourism

FIA president coming to PH

Jean Todt, the recently reelected president of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Ferrari Formula One team director when Michael Schumacher won the world driver’s championship seven years in a row, is coming to the Philippines to be the keynote speaker of the first Asia-Pacific Drive Tourism Conference, Auto and Travel Show scheduled for January 29 to February 2 at the Subic ... More here: FIA president coming to PH

ASEAN Boost for Philippine Tourism Recovery

The ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh, who visited damaged areas in the Philippines on 22 November to witness the distribution of ASEAN aid, said that while the country was still reeling from the impact of Haiyan, "the trademark Filipino hospitality can never be erased by any calamity." More here: ASEAN Boost for Philippine Tourism Recovery

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Editorial: Steady growth in Philippine tourism

The Philippine tourism sector continues to move forward, as more local and foreign tourists explore the country’s top attractions that are hailed in prestigious travel magazines, travel fairs, and online choices – an indication of the confidence of the global market in the Philippines as a friendly tourist destination. From January 1 to December 5, 2013, the Bureau of Immigration reported that ... More here: Editorial: Steady growth in Philippine tourism

Editorial: Steady growth in Philippine tourism

The Philippine tourism sector continues to move forward, as more local and foreign tourists explore the country’s top attractions that are hailed in prestigious travel magazines, travel fairs, and online choices – an indication of the confidence of the global market in the Philippines as a friendly tourist destination. From January 1 to December 5, 2013, the Bureau of Immigration reported that ... More here: Editorial: Steady growth in Philippine tourism