Starting July 1, 2023, AirAsia Philippines, a leading low-cost carrier, will shift all its domestic flight operations to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2, which it is setting up as its new “Manila domestic hub.” The airline will continue to manage international flights from NAIA Terminal 3. Previously operating domestic flights at NAIA Terminals...
Boracay Island in the Philippines is on track to exceed its annual tourist target of 1.8 million, having already recorded over 1 million visitors in the first half of 2023. In the period from January to June 17, the popular island destination witnessed 1,040,847 arrivals, including 199,098 international guests, 816,426 domestic visitors, and 25,323 overseas...
An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)’s much-anticipated vacation with her family in Boracay was sadly ruined after allegedly being scammed by a travel and tours agent. A tearful Michelle Maglaque, 27, a resident of Malabon, recounted her nightmare-like experience with agent Mark Dave Sumaoang of Daventures Travel and Tours. According to Maglaque, she is no longer...
The Philippines is seeking to strengthen its tourism ties with Cambodia, as disclosed during a bilateral meeting between Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco of the Philippines and her Cambodian counterpart, Dr. Thong Khon. The meeting took place on June 15, 2023, alongside the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission discussions held in Phnom Penh,...
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is buoyant about the country’s tourism industry’s strong recovery, backed by promising data in the Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) for 2022, compiled by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In 2022, the tourism sector’s contribution to the national economy, represented by the Tourism Direct Gross Value Added (TDGVA), was...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has pledged to include all stakeholders in the digitization of the tourism industry. It discussed the new initiative, the Grab Tours Project, in a meeting with representatives from hotels, tour operators, and tourist transport providers. The project, piloted earlier this month, aims to integrate the tourism value chain into Grab’s...