PH to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026 in Cebu, Boracay

THE PHILIPPINES is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF), an annual gathering of Southeast Asian tourism ministers, in Cebu, Manila and Boracay next year.

UN proposes gastronomy education hub in PH

MACTAN – United Nations Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Polikashvili has proposed the establishment of a gastronomy education center in Cebu as the country successfully hosts the first UN food tourism forum in Asia.

Mindanao ready to welcome more tourists: Tourism chief

MORE THAN a year since she announced plans to help open Mindanao for leisure travel, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said she believes the region is now ready to welcome more tourists from across the globe.

PH logs over 2M int'l visitors – DOT

OVER 2 million international visitors have arrived in the country as of April 24, with South Koreans topping the list of inbound arrivals, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Thursday.

PH forges expanded tourism ties with Qatar

THE PHILIPPINES and Qatar on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthening the two nations' growth in tourism and business events.

15 LGUs win tourism champions challenge, get budget for infra projects

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. and the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Monday awarded the top 15 local government units (LGUs) that won in the Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC).

Tourism chief hails Sulu's transformation

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco hailed the dramatic transformation of the Sulu from once sleepy and war-ravaged province to what it is now - a vibrant place where locals and tourists are now enjoying the peaceful ambience and economic progress of this culturally rich island.

DOT to build more tourist rest areas

CEBU CITY – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco vowed to open more tourist rest areas (TRA) across the country to further boost the industry.

DOT holds 1st Tourism Pride Summit

MAKATI CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) held the first-ever Tourism Pride Summit in line with the inclusive development thrust of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

Philippine tourism picking up again

CEBU - The Philippines recorded some P286 billion in tourism receipts the past seven months with officials saying over 3 million foreigners visited the country from January to July.

e-Visa for China ‘game changer,’ to boost int’l arrivals, says DOT

CEBU - The Department of Tourism (DOT) sees the upcoming pilot of the electronic visa (e-Visa) system in China as a “game changer” that will raise the confidence of airlines and stakeholders to resume flights from various points of China to the Philippines.

Philippine destinations nominated for int’l travel awards

CEBU - The United Kingdom’s longest-running travel magazine has again recognized the Philippines with nominations as the Most Desirable Country, Most Desirable Region (Cebu), and Most Desirable Island (Palawan) for this year’s Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards.

FIBA World Cup to reintroduce PH to the world - DOT

THE PHILIPPINES will wear its "puso" (heart) on its proverbial sleeve as it hosts the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 with the backing of the national government, through the Department of Tourism (DOT).

PH tourism: Gaining int’l recognition, pulling inbound travelers

THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) sees the global recognitions and the pull of Philippine destinations on international tourists as two of the milestones the sector reached on the first year of the Marcos administration.

Marcos backs DOT chief after controversial tourism video

CEBU - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr still fully trusts Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco despite the “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign controversy.

Advertising firm apologizes for tourism video blunder

THE ADVERTISING firm contracted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for the “Love the Philippines” campaign has “profusely” apologized to Secretary Christina Frasco, the entire agency, and the Filipino people “for the apparent use of non-original/stock footage in the audio-visual presentation (AVP).”

South Koreans are back!

LAPU-LAPU CITY - South Korea is again the Philippines' top source of foreign visitors so far this year, according to Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco.

Philippines, Cebu, Intramuros nominated in 2023 world travel awards

CEBU - The Philippines and two of its leading destinations - Cebu and Intramuros - have been nominated for major awards under the Asia category of the 30th World Travel Awards (WTA), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced.

DOT targets 5 million tourists this year

CEBU - The Department of Tourism (DOT) said it targets to attract some five million foreign visitors this year after noting that over 2.6 million tourists had visited the country last year.

DOT chief leads PH contingent to World Travel Market

TOURISM SECRETARY Christina Frasco is leading the Philippine contingent to the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from Nov. 7-9.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (Photo courtesy of DOT)