Tag: Philippines
From Asia, with pride
As the LGBTQ movement gains momentum in Asia, the tourism sector is realising the financial and social sense in standing up for this increasingly visible segment. By Xinyi Liang-Pholsena
Philippine goes deeper with dive tourism marketing
Eager to grow the country's thriving dive tourism sector, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is attending the Dive Resort Travel (DRT) Show Philippines...
Philippine trade keen for tourism promotion to regain momentum as Cesar...
The Philippine travel trade is hopeful that the country will regain its marketing momentum on the international stage following the resignation of Cesar Montano...
Travel buyer beware
With the agency space largely unregulated, fly-by-night outfits in the Philippines have been able to run riot.
Philippine outbound travel growth stretches consumer fair beyond seams
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) has a happy problem: an oversubscription of its Travel and Tour Expo (TTE), which this year saw the...
Philippines points travellers towards rural tourism
The Philippine government is placing a greater emphasis on countryside tourism and aims to increase tourists’ average length of stay beyond 10.5 days and...
Philippine agents association mulls tie-up with university to professionalise industry
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is planning to partner a Manila-based university or college on courses to grow the labour pool and professionalise...
Philippines laments shortage of multi-linguistic guides
There is a shortage of multilinguistic guides in the country, in spite of certain growing inbound markets.
Cebu Pacific invests nearly US$2m in disabled passenger lifts
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to roll-out disabled passenger lifts (DPLs) in key airports in the Philippines, which would ease the boarding experience for...
LCC wand on Mindanao
A string of airlines has come and gone in trying to link the Philippines with Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Two new lionhearts are AirAsia and Cebu Pacific. Can they make it and usher in peace and prosperity to Mindanao?
