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PH STRENGTHENS TOURISM TIES WITH AUSTRIA

The Philippines is strengthening its tourism ties with Austria, in a bid to capture more visitors from this emerging European source market.On the invitation of the Austrian State Secretary for Tourism, Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco engaged in a working visit to Susanne Kraus-Winkler in Vienna, Austria, to explore ways to […]

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DOT: 1.2M FOREIGNERS ARRIVE IN PH JAN TO FEB 2024

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed confidence in sustaining the country’s tourism gains under the Marcos administration, with international visitor arrivals to the Philippines breaching the 1.2-million mark in just a little over the first two months of 2024. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement at the Philippine Pavilion at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse […]

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FRASCO BECOMES 1ST TOURISM CHIEF TO VISIT SULU

As the first-ever Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary to set foot in the Province of Sulu, Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received a full-honor welcome led by Sulu Province Governor Abdusakur Tan recently at the Sulu Provincial Capital. “Actually, you (Secretary Frasco) are the first (to visit Sulu). We were visited by presidents and members of […]

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DOT TO DEVELOP ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY TOURISM

To equalize tourism development and promotion as envisioned by the Marcos Administration under the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) 2023-2028, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco committed the support of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in transforming Zamboanga Sibugay, dubbed as the “Center of the Zamboanga Peninsula”, into a tourism gem for the Philippines. Frasco made […]

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PH DIVE TOURISM YIELDS P73B REVENUE IN 2023 – DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) formally opened the three-day Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) 2024 at the World Trade Center Manila recently. During the opening ceremony, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco delivered the good news that the dive industry contributed over P73 billion in revenue last year.  Frasco said this was made possible with the […]

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DOT, ATOP PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEV’T

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will be capacitating tourism officers nationwide under the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) with Sustainable Tourism Development Trainings designed and run by the Asian Institute of Management. This, as a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between DOT and ATOP recently at the DOT Central Office. DOT […]

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‘BISITA, BE MY GUEST’ WINNER GETS CONDO FROM DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) led by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) President Jose Mari Banzon formally awarded a brand new condominium unit courtesy of SM Development Corporation (SMDC) Quezon City to one lucky winner of the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) incentive program. Ruperto Tumibay, a seventy-nine-year-old who hails from […]

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DOT ADDS 3RD STOP ON HOP-ON-HOP-OFF BUS ROUTE

The first-ever Philippines Hop-On-Hop-Off (HOHO) Bus Tours has a new itinerary in its route, as Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco formally unveiled the third and latest stop of the Philippines Hop-On-Hop-Off (HOHO), the Entertainment Hub. “As we launch the Hop-On-Hop-Off tours in the Pasay-Paranaque circuit, we will be reinforcing this area’s position […]

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DOT LAUNCHES PHILIPPINE TOURISM AWARDS

To honor the excellence and continued support of industry stakeholders, institutions, and partners, the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched the Philippine Tourism Awards (PTA) to encourage friendly competition and, at the same time, further promote industry excellence. “Today, we launch the Philippine Tourism Awards which celebrates excellence in the entire tourism value chain. Through the […]

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3 PH CITIES BAG COVETED ASEAN TOURISM AWARDS

The Department of Tourism (DOT) lauded the winners of this year’s ASEAN Tourism Awards, with Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco noting that they have championed not just the Department’s set of standards for the local tourism industry but the whole region as well. In an awarding ceremony held in Vientiane, Laos on the sidelines of the […]