02 September 2010
The province of Guimaras is optimistic that its community-based rural tourism livelihood program will help boost its local tourism and economy. Guimaras Governor Felipe Hilan A. Nava said that community-based rural tourism (CBRT) projects all over the island-province will boost the tourism industry. Mango Trees in Guimaras The CBRT will definitely increase the income of [...]
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05 August 2010
Catch The Bloomfields all weekends of August as Enchanted Kingdom pays tribute to the iconic ‘60s rock band, the Beatles. The Bloomfields Reminisce the phenomenal British band’s hits as The Bloomfields play their rendition of Beatles classics like “Hey Jude,” “Twist & Shout,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Blackbird,” “My Sharona” and a lot more. [...]
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04 August 2010
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has welcomed the report that central Philippine island province of Cebu was ranked third best island in Asia recently by New York based travel magazine Travel + Lesisure. Cebu Island It followed Bali, which ranked first, and Maldives, second. Cebu got a rating of 87.5 points, eight points up from last [...]
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04 August 2010
The Malay Aklan local council is geared into regulating the tour guide operations in this resort island. Councilor Jupiter Gallenero, a former broadcaster of Bombo Radio, said that several freelance tour guides in this resort island have been deceiving both foreign and local tourists, giving this resort island a negative impression. Boracay Island “Fake tour guides [...]
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20 June 2010
Proud of their rich culture and heritage, the Mandaya people coming from different parts of the Davao Region hummingly trooped to this beautiful coastal town of Davao Oriental to celebrate their uniquely colorful and soulful songs and music which they aim to popularize in mainstream media in a bid to strengthen their sense of identity [...]
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16 June 2010
Cebu Philippines, was named ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’ at the Awards Night, of the recent World Trade Fair 2010 held in Shanghai, China. Maribago Bluewaters Beach Resort in Cebu The win was declared after a public vote and a strict evaluation process undertaken by professional jurors from the Shanghai Tourism Municipal Administration, VNU Exhibitions Asia, and [...]
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06 June 2010
The Philippines’ participation in the 2010 International Tourism Bourse (ITB) held recently at the 160,000-square-meter Messe Berlin Exhibition Grounds in Germany brought to the spotlight the country’s rich and colorful culture. El Nido Palawan Philippines One of the world’s leading trade shows, the 44th ITB Berlin had over 110,000 trade visitors and over 11,000 travel [...]
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03 June 2010
If there’s any recreational sport sport that’s environment-friendly, it’s kayaking which is one of the Philippines’ most popular outdoor nowadays among families and individuals seeking for thrill and relaxation in the oceans, seas and lakes that surround the beautiful and scattered more than 7,000 islands. Cher Huey What’s more, kayaking supports the country’s extensive tourism [...]
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21 April 2010
The cloudy skies and brief rain showers here Wednesday made the cool weather more appealing to the visitors from foreign countries like Australia and Europe, according to the city tourism office (CTO). Gabby Keith of the CTO said “our monitoring indicates that we continue to have a good number of local and foreign visitors at [...]
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13 April 2010
The Department of Tourism (DOT) urged the Civil Aviation Authority in the Philippines (CAAP) to work out a speedy resolution to the European Union’s (EU) ban on Philippine carriers which has already triggered an alarming number of tour cancellations from Europe. Philippine Carriers banned in EU The EU included the Philippines in its 13th updated [...]
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