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Baguio City prepares for summer vacation and Lenten season

Tweet The city government this early has started to prepare to welcome hundreds of visitors during the summer vacation and Lenten Season here. Baguio City tourism officer Benny Alhambra said the yearly exodus of tourists here is in keeping with the role of Baguio as “Summer Capital of the Philippines”. Lion Head in Baguio City At […]

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Arena Island: Palawan’s most beautiful Pawikan (turtle) habitat

Tweet Beautiful and awesome Arena Island is home to the now endangered sea turtles, or pawikan, which makes it a noteworthy sanctuary for marine life preservation. By keeping the island unmarred through responsible tourism, Arena Island, along with the people who visit the island, share a commitment to provide these sea creatures a habitat of their

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Be Touched By Touch of Grace Spa & Wellness Center

Tweet A multi-faceted word, grace can be defined in many ways. It can mean divine love and mercy, bestowed by God. It also implies beauty, elegance and perfection of form. In addition, it also stands for blessing and thanksgiving. Treat yourself to Touch of Grace’s signature massage treatments All of these aspects are part of

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National Geographic and a French TV crew to cover Sinulog festival 2011

Tweet Sinulog will gain more international exposure this year, with a French TV news team and a National Geographic writer documenting the grand parade and other religious activities. Photographers from Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and other countries also have joined some 1,800 participants of the Sinulog photo contest. Sinulog Festival 2011 For the

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Kalibo now ready for Ati-atihan Festival 2011

Tweet Kalibo’s Ati-atihan Festival, observed in the third week of January every year, is considered as the mother of all Philippine festivals and fiestas. Its 2011 edition is all set to present a weeklong spectacular show next week until its culmination on January 16. Ati-atihan Festival 2011 Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica has announced that

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The Farm at San Benito wins AsiaSpa Awards for Spa Cuisine of the Year

Tweet On November 18, 2010, The Farm at San Benito, Philippines, a holistic healing destination spa, was awarded “Spa Cuisine of the Year” by AsiaSpa magazine. Establishing one of the first truly vegan restaurants in Asia, The Farm received the honor for consistently providing outstanding food showing visionary creativity in promoting healthy eating through “living”

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Cebu trade group launches first tourism brochure

Tweet The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) launched its first tourism brochure Thursday to help show other attractions in Cebu aside from its beaches. Old Church in Southern Cebu The first of CCCI’s tourism brochure showed eco-tourism trails that tour operators and other tourism stakeholders can introduce to local and foreign tourists. CCCI

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Department of Tourism will again use ‘Wow Philippines’ slogan

Tweet The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) here is glad that the old “Wow! Philippines” tourism slogan will again be used after the uproar on the scrapped “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” slogan recently. Department of Tourism regional executive director Edwin Trompeta said that most tourists find the “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” slogan too awkward, while travel agents

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Embarcadero de Legazpi offers high-end adventures

Tweet Embarcadero de Legazpi, Bicol’s premier lifestyle and commercial hub sitting on a 5.1-hectare prime waterfront property at the heart of this city is expanding into a high-end destination for thrill and adventure seekers. Embarcadero de Legazpi Very recently, it opened the Playland Go Kart that now provides thrilling go kart rides around a well-engineered

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Amazing Race 2011 Asia flies to Legazpi City

Tweet The Amazing Race Asia’s upcoming Philippines episode this This Thursday, Oct. 21, on AXN promises lots of unexpected surprises and it does not disappoint as the race travels to Legazpi City, the capital of Albay province. Mount Mayon in Bicol This episode promises wacky moments that will have viewers in stitches, as motor mouths

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