2023 April 14 POTENTIAL TOURIST SPOT. A team from the Municipal Tourism and Cultural Heritage Office of Camalig town in Albay province conducts an initial area and risk assessment at the Calabidongan Cave on Thursday (April 13, 2023). The cave located in Barangay Calabidongan is being eyed as a new tourist attraction in the town. LEGAZPI...
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Philippine destinations nominated anew in 2023 world travel awards
2023 February 21 MANILA – The Philippines and two of its leading destinations have been nominated for major awards under the Asia category of the 30th World Travel Awards (WTA). The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday that the Philippines is running as Asia’s Leading Beach Destination, after winning in the same category during the last...
Philippines holds great potential to attract Japanese tourists: Travel Org
2023 February 10 MANILA – Japanese stakeholders are bullish on Philippine tourism prospects, especially with a wide range of travel offerings. Takahashi Hiroyuki, chairperson of the Japanese Association of Travel Agents, said during a stakeholders’ meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, that the Philippines would attract a large number of Japanese...
Canada ending requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, ArriveCan app at border Sept. 30
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the Canadian border expire at the end of this month. The decision was confirmed by two senior government sources, who spoke to The Canadian Press on the condition they not be named because they were not authorized to...
U.S. lawmakers, advocates pushing Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan, open Nexus offices
The online campaign calls on Ottawa to scrap the troublesome ArriveCan app, a mandatory pre-screening tool for visitors to Canada, and to tackle the backlog plaguing the Canada-U.S. trusted-traveller system known as Nexus.
MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians’ desire to travel again after pandemic
A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians’ desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions. Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in customers this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting carriers and federal agencies. As a result, travellers have experienced...
Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues
Nearly 1.1 million applications for new and renewed passports have been filed since April as pandemic restrictions loosen and Canadians resume travelling.
El Nido, Davao, Boracay popular among WTTC delegates
Travel in Boracay has been picking up from the pandemic slump since local travel restrictions had been relaxed in the country.
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) launches major hotel sustainability initiative at its Global Summit in Manila
‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’ provides a starting point to drive sustainability in hospitality Criteria include 12 actions that are fundamental to hotel sustainability . London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched its ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’, a globally recognised and coordinated set of criteria that all hotels should implement as a minimum to...
Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don’t need a COVID-19 test
The eye-watering sensation of a swab up the nose will no longer be a cost of admission to Canada for vaccinated travellers as of Friday. The government announced it would do away with the requirement for COVID-19 tests for people protected against the virus two weeks ago. The change is a departure from Canada’s policy...