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The Philippines delegation gather for a photo opportunity at the Philippine pavilion during the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) 2024 in Berlin, Germany

The Philippines records 1.2M international tourists in first two months of 2024

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Tweet BERLIN, Germany— The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday (Mar. 5) expressed confidence in sustaining the country’s tourism gains under the Marcos administration, with international visitor arrivals to the Philippines breaching the 1.2-million mark in just a little over the first two months of 2024. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement at […]

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Dive tourism contributes P73 billion to PH economy in 2023: Frasco

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Tweet The Department of Tourism (DOT) reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable tourism development initiatives in the Philippines, particularly in developing and promoting the country’s dive tourism. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the statement during the Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) opening ceremony 2024 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM). “As one of

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PHL records more than 4M foreign visitors; DOT optimistic on robust rebound of tourism

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Tweet The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic about the Philippine tourism industry’s continuing resurgence post-pandemic, with visitor arrivals to the country breaching the four million mark today (Sept. 29). This, as it recorded a total of 4,005,465 visitor arrivals to the country from January 1 to September 29, 2023, in its latest report. Tourism

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Kaamulan Festival: Celebrating Bukidnon’s Rich Indigenous Culture

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Tweet Kaamulan Festival in Malaybalay Bukidnon The Kaamulan Festival is an ethnic and cultural festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, in the Philippines. Taking place from the second half of February to March 10, the festival is a gathering of the Bukidnon tribespeople to celebrate and showcase their rich traditions and culture. Derived from

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1st Philippine Tourism Dive Dialogue unites Dive Industry: 37B raked in 2022

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Tweet CEBU CITY, Philippines—In a bid to further expand development of the country’s dive tourism industry, the Department of Tourism (DOT) successfully mounted a nationwide convergence of hundreds of participants from the public and private sectors and the academe to tackle challenges and gain insights from industry experts and stakeholders for the inaugural Philippine Tourism

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DOT inks deal with Cebu LGU for more Tourist Rest Areas, “Heritage City” Carcar thanks DOT for TRA

DOT records more inbound flights to PHL, increase in domestic air routes

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Tweet Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Wednesday (Aug 2) bared favorable developments on air connectivity benefiting Philippine Tourism in line with the Marcos administration’s convergence efforts towards the development of the country’s tourism industry. It can be recalled that in Secretary Frasco’s listening tours with tourism stakeholders since last year to get to know

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