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Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed confidence on domestic tourism as key to the country’s economic resurgence, hailing the maiden edition of the North Luzon Travel Fair held recently at SMX Convention Center in Clark, as critical to the revitalization of tourism. “That is why all of our Regional Directors from the entire country […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent signing of Presidential Proclamation No. 90, which adjusts the roster of regular holiday and special (non-working) days in 2023 to introduce more long weekends that Filipinos can potentially plan their trips around. According to Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, the DOT foresees the Presidential […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that visitor arrivals to the Philippines have reached the 2 million mark and accounted for more than P100 billion in estimated visitor receipts since the country’s relaxation of border restrictions to foreign tourists last February 10, 2022. “Our latest figures have reached well beyond the 1.7 Million tourist projections […]
The Philippines has been hailed the World’s Leading Dive Destination and the World’s Leading Beach Destination for 2022, besting all other countries at the 29th World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony held in Muscat, Oman. “These global victories for the Philippines evince the unparalleled beauty of our country and the distinct warmth of the […]
The Philippines is ready to receive more tourists as the outlook for Philippine tourism remains positive, with the support of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the industry as a priority in his administration. This was the announcement made by Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco as she addressed tourism ministers and international […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the Italian Minister of Tourism, Daniela Garnero Santanché, to discuss the tourism ties between the Republic of the Philippines and the Italian Republic, and to forge for the very first time a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on tourism between […]
In a bid to boost tourism recovery and cultural diversity, the Department of Tourism (DOT), through its regional offices in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon, in partnership with Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies of Pampanga (ATTAP), is set to stage the first-ever North Luzon Travel Fair from November […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco engaged in a productive dialogue with some 60 representatives of the Filipino community during the Kapihan sa Pasuguan in the United Kingdom. Jointly organized by the Philippine Embassy in London and the Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT)-London, the Filcom members’ dialogue with Frasco comes along the sidelines of the World Travel […]
With tourism recovery among the government’s top priorities, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants to find out from the Department of Tourism (DOT) how much of the over P34-billion bailout package for businesses under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Republic Act 11519 or Bayanihan 2 law) was actually used by small and medium-sized […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has approved the removal of the COVID-19 test requirements for incoming visitors and the lifting of the mask-wearing mandate for indoor settings. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement in a press briefing at the Malacañang Palace, following the Cabinet meeting with the President. In line with the President’s vision […]