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Over 200 volunteers participated in the clean-up of the Bulabog Beach, the kite boarding and windsurfing playground of Boracay

Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) leads #SaveBoracay clean-up drive

Tweet BORACAY, AKLAN – On the first day of the Boracay rehabilitation, the Department of Tourism (DOT) led the first wave of clean-up drive along the stretch of Bulabog Beach as part of #SaveBoracay rehabilitation efforts. More than 200 volunteers arrive from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s Environmental Management Bureau, the Department

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Central Visayas records 6.9 million tourist arrivals; Cebu City is top travel hub

Tweet The Department of Tourism (DOT) Central Visayas tallied approximately 6.9 million tourist arrivals from January to December 2017 largely surpassing the 6.3 million target for the said year, and recording a 17.13% growth rate from 2016. The active movement of the Filipinos traveling to different destinations in the Philippines has benefited Cebu and the

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Davao City emerges as sports tourism hub

Tweet The Philippines scored yet another tourism marketing coup with its successful hosting of the Alveo IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon on Sunday in this premier Mindanao city (list of hotels), the hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte. Thousands of people welcomed and cheered over 2,000 competitors in the different categories of this prestigious international sporting event that

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ASEAN tourism seminar tackles accessibility for PWDs

Tweet MANILA Asean Tourism Seminar – Creating a barrier-free travel experience for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines was the focal point of the of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Accessible Tourism Seminar hosted recently by the Department of Tourism (DOT), together with the ASEAN-Japan Centre and the National Council on Disability,

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Philippine Department of Tourism pursues alternative livelihood during Boracay ‘upgrading’

Tweet BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN – Over 56 billion pesos of tourist spending is at stake during the imminent Boracay Island rehabilitation and restoration but the Department of Tourism (DOT) is now collaborating with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to address the issue. DOT Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo recognizes the possible effects including job displacements

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Philippine Gov’t action to restore Boracay in 6 months

Tweet The Department of Tourism (DOT) enjoins the public in a comprehensive intra-agency effort to save Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan from further degradation caused by seawater pollution in some of its areas, and restore it to its natural condition that earned it? the accolade, the “World’s Best Island.” This early, the DOT imparts its

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January Philippine tourist arrivals hit all-time high

Tweet The Philippines’ tourism industry is off to a promising year, as monthly visitor arrivals hit all-time high of 732,506 in January, based on the latest data disclosed by the Department of Tourism (DOT). DOT officials credited the impressive figure, indicating a 15.97 percent from January last year, to the concerted efforts of “Team DOT,”

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DOT challenges cities to be as ‘creative’ as Baguio City

Tweet BAGUIO CREATIVE CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) urged other cities to intensify its creativity as Baguio City made headway being named one of the 64 new cities included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network (UCCN). “We challenge other cities to be more creative. Baguio City

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Chinese to come in droves with new air routes to the Philippines

Tweet The Philippines stands to gain in the influx of more Chinese visitors with the first-ever direct charter flight from Xiamen (XMN), a coastal city in Fujian Province of China to Puerto Princesa City (PPS), Palawan starting next month. The Department of Tourism (DOT) paved the way for the creation of the XMN-PPS route which

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