Archive for the ‘Philippines’ Category

Philippines Recognized for Efforts After 2012 Typhoon

Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East’s premier travel and tourism exhibition, has named the Philippines as the recipient of the New Frontiers Award 2013 during a special seminar event held on the second day of the show. Mr. Benito C. Bengzon, Jr., Assistant Secretary, International Tourism Promotions, Department of Tourism Middle East Office – Philippines, [...]

May 9, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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A Fun Campaign Made in the Philippines

By Luc Citrinot, eTN | Januar, 2012 MANADO (eTN) – How does a country which basically offers the same ingredients as its neighbors, with limited funds for promotion and worldwide advertising campaigns, promote itself? The Philippines has been struggling to capture its fair share of travelers over the last decade, despite the fact that total [...]

January 24, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Find Your Island Paradise in Bohol, the Philippines

By Mike Quane/etn | August, 2011 My wife, Liza, and I visited Bohol after a few days at the much more famous Philippine beach resort of Boracay. While Boracay does have perfect white sand beaches, it draws large crowds of tourists and its beachfront has become very commercialized. The island of Bohol, a ferry ride [...]

August 11, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Philippines Turning Bataan Nuclear Power Plant into Tourist Site

Philippine tourism officials are turning an unused nuclear power plant into a tourist attraction, the Philippine Star reports. The $2.3 billion Bataan Nuclear Power plant was completed in 1984 but was never put into use. The plant was built during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, but when Corazon Aquino became president in 1986, she refused [...]

May 12, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Travel Expo Opens in Philippines on February 18, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – There was a time when one had to pay an arm and a leg to enjoy a decent vacation. Thanks to the boost in the international and domestic tourism industry, travel destinations have become more accessible to tourists. Competition has also played a role in giving travelers great choices in booking their [...]

February 2, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Philippines to deploy more tourist police

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing the deployment of more policemen in the top 14 tourist destinations in the country, saying making the foreigners feel safe and secured would encourage more tourists to visit the Philippines. But unlike ordinary policemen, Director General Raul Bacalzo, PNP chief, said the additional deployment will have [...]

December 14, 2010 · admin · Comments Closed
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Clark International Airport ready to become Manila’s premier airport

By Luc Citrinot, eTN Senior Editor Asia | January, 2010 It will request a good sense of imagination. Driving to Clark Airport, 70 km North of Manila seems to go back to the past. Leaving behind Metro Manila with its permanent crowded roads’ system, cars engage into a new highway linking the Filipino capital to [...]

January 11, 2010 · admin · Comments Closed
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Philippine Department of Tourism Travel Advisory – PDOT Assures ‘Business As Usual’ Despite Maguindanao Incident

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (November, 2009) — The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) has assured that the Philippines remains on a business as usual mode, despite the killing of some 46 individuals in the Southern province of Maguindanao.

November 30, 2009 · admin · Comments Closed
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Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.Ap Promotes Home Country In New ‘Take Me To The Philippines’ Music Video

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (November, 2009) – The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT), in partnership with MTV Asia, has just launched a new campaign featuring a state-of-the-art computer animated music video by Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas. Titled Take Me To The Philippines, the video offers a refreshing take on the country’s top destinations – and [...]

November 6, 2009 · admin · Comments Closed
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Tourist arrivals numbers increase in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – Despite the global crisis, the number of foreigners who arrived in the country increased by four percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to statistics released by the Department of Tourism and the Bureau of Immigration.

September 15, 2009 · admin · Comments Closed
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