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Philippine tourism boosted by international events and hotel boom

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Tweet Looking back at 2009, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said major international events in Metro Manila have increased utilization of various tourism facilities. Director Nini Ravanilla of DOT Region 5 at the Philippine Travel Tour Expo 2010 These included the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia, East Asia Seas Congress, […]

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Philippine Tourism grows and expands in key destinations

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Tweet Philippine tourism never had it so good in 2009. In a 2009 year-end report by Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, late Friday, he said total tourist traffic in the top 14 destinations last year reached 8.9 million for a 14 percent growth. Durano attributed this feat to the combined efforts of

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Cebu, Mindanao and Ilocos products available in Panagbenga Festival 2010 Trade Fair

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Tweet Native products from Cebu, Mindanao and Ilocos region are among the items with the highest sales in various trade fairs in the on-going Baguio Flower Festival 2010 according to The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Art Tibaldo, DTI information officer, said this was determined since last year and “it remains the same in

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The Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation to validate readiness of Davao City to host MICE in 2012

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Tweet The Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC) will validate the readiness of Davao City of hosting the Meetings Incentives Conventions Exhibitions (MICE) in 2012. Susan Palad, vice president representing Mindanao at the Tourism Congress, said hosting the MICE is an important event for the tourism sector as this will gather not only domestic but

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Our Lady of Namacpacan in Luna La Union draws tourists and devotees

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Tweet Crowds of devotees and tourists from all over the country and the globe participated in the historical 50th year of canonical celebration of Our Lady of Namacpacan in Luna, La Union. The commemoration of the papal bull issued by Pope XXIII on the coronation of Our Lady of Namacpacan in 1959 is considered one

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Boracay business owners urge Philippine Tourism Authority to start Phase 2 of drainage system project

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Tweet Business associations here have urged the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) to immediately start the construction of the Phase 2 of the drainage system project to avert possible flooding incidents. The Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Boracay (PCCI) sent a separate request to the PTA regarding their concern.

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Survivor Series Israel films sequel in Caramoan Peninsula

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Tweet The Philippine Department of Tourism welcomes once more the cast and crew of “Survivor Israel,” the Israeli franchise of the hit American TV reality game show “Survivor” in the Caramoan Peninsula in the province of Camarines Sur. After filming one edition of Hisardot (Survivor) last year, the production outfit is back in the Gota

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Camelot on the Lake – a fine entertainment on Baguio’s Valentine’s Day

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Tweet Baguio City tourism officer Benny Alhambra on Monday said that the first edition of “Camelot on the Lake” was able to provide a unique entertainment to visitors and residents Sunday night as they celebrated Valentines Day. He estimated more than 2,000 who watched the musical play of artists at the center of Burnham Park

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Baler in Aurora Province : a fast-rising local travel destination

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Tweet This capital and oldest town of the province has been named the fastest-rising local travel destination during Google’s most-searched items in the Philippines in 2009. Alipio Tuzon, executive assistant of Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, said this capital town emerged on top of the list of local travel destinations that include the Amana Resort (Pandi, Bulacan),

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