Legazpi mayor eyed for DOT’s Tourism Star PHL awards

LEGAZPI CITY  -– The local travel industry sector is having city mayor Noel Rosal as its bet in this year’s search for the Tourism Star Philippines...

Recruitment Industry Leader: Divert cancelled flights to Clark Int’l Airport

MANILA — A recruitment industry leader has appealed to Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to divert the international flights on...

Cebu hotels fully booked for the Sinulog weekend

CEBU CITY — Cebu’s hotel operators have reported they are fully booked for the Sinulog weekend on Jan. 16-18. “Occupancy has started to build up and...

Boracay’s tourism misses 2014 target due to typhoons, China travel ban

BORACAY, Aklan — This resort island has missed its target for the second year because of weather disturbances and the recent China travel ban in the...

Make Davao City top-of-mind destination for holistic tourist activities — CTO

DAVAO CITY — The city government through its City Tourism Office (CTO) gears up on projects that will market Davao City internationally as the country’s premier...

US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia

SURABAYA, Indonesia — The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta has issued a warning to Americans about a potential threat against U.S. associated banks and hotels in Indonesia’s...

Legazpi to open track to Albay’s undiscovered tourism wonders

LEGAZPI CITY -– This “City of Fun and Adventure” is opening the gateway to local tourism wonders that are off the beaten track. It will start...

Boracay Island still Western Visayas’ primary tourist destination

ILOILO CITY — Boracay Island is still the top destination in Western Visayas. It is followed by Bacolod City and Negros Occidental combined and Iloilo City...

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Hungary becomes new hot spot into Western Europe for migrants from Kosovo, Syria and beyond

ASOTTHALOM, Hungary—With the Mediterranean Sea becoming too treacherous and other routes blocked by barbed-wire fences, would-be migrants are taking a new route into the Europe Union:...