A safe, fun, and practical motorcycle experience is on its way to bring you to the many wonders of the Philippines MANILA, Philippines – Domestic travelers and motorcycle sports enthusiasts can now revisit and revitalize their travel experience around Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao as the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) […]

TPB Stakeholders’ Meetings Bring Fresh Hope to Tourism Recovery

November 28, 2020

As the tourism industry navigates the path to recovery, hopes to sustain partnerships among the tourism stakeholders are revitalized through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines’ Weekly Members’ Chat launched last 11 November 2020. The virtual weekly meetings provide a platform for insights, updates, interactions, and bestpractice sharing among the agency and its members. In […]

DOT, TPB launch ‘Travel Philippines’ official app

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines launched Travel Philippines, the country’s official travel companion, today, 30 October 2020. The app provides users access to the latest travel advisories and safety guidelines in various destinations that have reopened to tourism. The easy-to-use platform allows users to create itineraries for their […]

EU Delegation to the Philippines gathers journalists in a webinar on Green Recovery and Sustainable Reporting

October 29, 2020

Environmental, science and business journalists, government communications officers and journalism students from across the country participated recently in “State of Play: Green Recovery and Sustainable Reporting”, a webinar mounted by the European Delegation to the Philippines to discuss issues and actions in dealing with climate change and environmental degradation. The European Union is implementing a […]

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PH to host 2021 WTTC Summit

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism welcomes the announcement by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) that thePhilippines has been selected as host country to the 2021 WTTC Global Summit, slated to take place in Q4 next year. The announcement was made by Nigel David, WTTC Regional Director for APAC and the Middle […]

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2020’s hybrid PHITEX generates over PHP42M

PANGLAO ISLAND, BOHOL – The Department of Tourism cites the gains of the recently held Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) organized by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines in Panglao Island in Bohol on September 22-24, 2020, with the distinction of being the first hybrid major travel trade event to transition amidst the pandemic. “We pivoted […]

EU Delegation to the Philippines to host a webinar on green recovery and sustainable reporting on 22 October

October 21, 2020

The European Union Delegation to the Philippines is collaborating with government, local government agencies, businesses and media organisations to conduct a webinar on the “State of Play: Green Recovery and Sustainable Reporting” on 22 October. The seminar will be broadcast in the EU Delegation Facebook page Climate change and environmental degradation are huge threats to […]

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Frankie Pangilinan, Macoy Dubs to speak at EU children’s rights summit on 17 October

“My Space, My Rights,” a virtual Children’s Rights Summit organised by the European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, will be held on 17 October with youth advocates Frankie Pangilinan, Macoy Averilla (Macoy Dubs) and Atty. Maria Jela […]

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Children’s rights tackled in EU summit ‘Defending and exercising rights in online spaces’

The European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines is mounting the virtual edition of its annual Children’s Rights Summit on Oct. 17, in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Entitled “My Space, My Rights,” the virtual summit for children by children, will highlight children’s invaluable […]

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VIRTUAL PHITEX B2B IN FULL SWING

VIRTUAL PHITEX B2B IN FULL SWING. Virtual B2B meetings are in full swing at PHITEX 2020, where 345 Philippine seller-delegates from 161 participating tourism enterprises and groups across the country are in calls with 121 foreign buyers from 34 countries to showcase the best deals on the latest tourism packages in the Philippines. The virtual […]