STATEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is in solidarity with our fellow Filipinos in expressing our outrage and extreme disappointment at the use of non-original/stock footage purporting to be scenes from the Philippines in the audio visual presentation (AVP) prepared, produced, and published by DDB Philippines as a component of the launch of the enhanced tourism …

MMDA, San Juan Inaugurate El Polvorin Linear Park

As part of its Adopt-A-Park project, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today inaugurated and turned over to San Juan City local government the El Polvorin Linear Park located at San Juan Elementary School. The El Polvorin Linear Park was built in memory of the martyrs of the Himagsikan sa San Juan del Monte, who …

MMDA Deploys 9 Vehicles for Libreng Sakay in Commonwealth

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority today beefed up its libreng sakay in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City to accommodate more commuters, especially students, days after face-to-face classes resume. During the actual dispatch, MMDA Acting Chairman Engineer Carlo Dimayuga III said that the agency is deploying seven buses and two military trucks to transport those commuting from …

WTTC lauds PH successful hosting of Int’l tourism Summit

Leaders of the global tourism industry praised the Philippines’ successful hosting of the 21st Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as it closed with high hopes for an industry battered by two years of the pandemic. “I’m not often stumped for words, but I am now. Wow! What an amazing summit. …

PH opens doors to all foreign tourists with easing of arrival requirements starting April 1

Starting April 1, there will be no limit to the number of international passengers arriving in all ports of entry in the country.  The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday (March 11) made this announcement following the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to lift the arrival …

STAR CITY POSTPONES REOPENING WHILE ENCHANTED KINGDOM ANNOUNCED TEMPORARY CLOSE

In an urgent move addressing public health concerns over the dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases, Star City management has decided to postpone the soft re-opening of the popular amusement park, scheduled January 14 and already announced to the public. While the current Alert level still allows the operations of amusement parks, officials felt it more …

STAR CITY SET TO REOPEN ON JANUARY 14

    Star City, the country’s biggest air conditioned, all-weather theme park, reopens its doors to the public on January 14, 2022.  Rebuilt with rides and attractions for all age groups, and providing moderate to extreme thrills for people of all walks of life, the park’s soft opening kickstarts its move to regain a solid reputation …

Berjaya Hotel suspended, fined

The Department of Tourism (DOT)has suspended the accreditation of a Makati hotel and revoked its permit as a Multiple-Use Hotel for its failure to stop a guest from breaking quarantine rules, leaving the premises to party, and only to return a few days later to test positive for Covid-19.  Berjaya Hotel Makati was also fined …

Brgy. Bojo in Aloguinsan, Cebu bags UNWTO best tourism village award

MADRID, Spain—With tourism promotion among local communities bearing fruit, a local suburb bagged the Best Tourism Village Award from the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat expressed her elation with the latest development, recognizing the "remarkable work" of the local community in Bojo through the Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association or BAETAS and …

Cebu vax drive for tourism workers gains traction with more than 50% inoculated

The Department of Tourism's (DOT) push to vaccinate tourism frontliners in Cebu continue to gain traction, following the inoculation of 7,764 tourism workers, or 51.89% percent of the 15,257 target as of 22 September 2021.   Of its initial 1,062 target, Mandaue City already provided shots for 647 tourism workers, translating to 60.92 percent vaccination rate, …