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Department of Tourism office in Beijing awarded best in destination promotions

Tweet The Department of Tourism office in Beijing, China (DOT Beijing) was recently given the ‘Best Destination Promotions’ Award by the China Travel Agent (CTA) Magazine in recognition of tourism promotional and marketing activities undertaken by the Philippines in China. This is the fourth year that DOT Beijing has won the award for the Philippines. …

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Cruise ship calls to spur Philippine tourism

Tweet The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) looks forward to a hike in the country’s volume of tourists with the arrivals of international cruise ships to the Philippines. Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano shared that the cruise influx will boost local tourism and subsequently bring benefits to the local economy, such as tourism-led business ventures …

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Climate Change: A Philippine Tourism Issue As Well

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Tweet The climate is changing. The earth is warming up, and it is seen as one of the greatest threats facing the planet. As climate change could wreak havoc to the world’s weather patterns, it should also be a major concern for tourism, said Tourism Secretary Ace Durano at the sidelines of the recently concluded …

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Green Tourism Forum 2010 in Davao City

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Tweet The Davao City tourism industry leaders are initiating a Green Tourism Forum on Environmental Stewardship on March 8 at the Marco Polo Davao. Mary Ann M. Montemayor, convenor of Green Alliance for Davao said the forum aims to tackle relevant and pressing environmental issues affecting the tourism industry such as the power energy crisis …

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Broader tourism data analysis to boost Philippine economy

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Tweet The Philiippine Department of Tourism (DOT) further reinforced its technical assessment of tourism traffic to the country to capture the aggregate and accurate state of tourism and its contribution to the economy. “We have expanded our assessment to include a more systematic and in-depth analysis of top destinations to provide a clearer insight on …

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Philippine Travel Tour Expo 2010 draws 110,000 visitors

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Tweet The latest edition of the annual Philippine Travel Tour Expo (TTE) posted a record number of visitors during its three-day run at the SMX Convention Center, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) said Tuesday. TTE chairman and former PTAA president Jose Clemente III said more than 110,000 visitors went to the seventeenth edition of …

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Aboitiz Transport System acquires two more RORO ships

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Tweet Aboitiz Transport System (ATS), one of the country’s largest shipping operators, has purchased two second-hand roll-on/roll-off (RORO) passenger vessels from Japan worth $ 7.5 million each. The MV Sunflower Kogane from The Diamond Ferry Co, Ltd. Oita, Japan and MV Sunflower Nishiki from Kansai Kisen Kaisha each has a 9,700 gross tonnage, 400-twenty-foot equivalent …

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The eJeepney Revolution: The Beginning of a Greener Lifestyle

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Tweet Electric vehicles have been around for a long time but only recently have they been put to actual use in local cities. Puttering around like large golf carts, they have long been treated as novelty vehicles, transporting customers within malls or transferring people from one building to another. And while they proved useful that …

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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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