Tag: Tourism

DOT, muling inilunsad ang tourism brand campaign na “It’s More Fun in the Philippines”

(Eagle News) — Muling inilunsad ng Department of Tourism ang brand campaign ng bansa sa aspeto ng turismo. Sa isinagawang press launch nito sa National Museum of Natural History, muling ipinakilala ng DOT ang mas pinalakas na slogan na “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” na una nang ginamit noong 2012. Kasabay nito ang paglulunsad ng bagong logo at icon nito na dinisenyo sa weave na nagpapakilala sa iba’t-ibang produkto ng ating bansa. Ginamit rin […]

The race to save Myanmar’s Inle Lake

by Ye Aung THU Agence France-Presse Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its floating gardens and the graceful leg-rowing style of its fisherman, but experts warn the lake is drying up and urgent action is needed to avoid disaster. Each year around 200,000 foreigners and one million locals visit Inle — a vast, serene body of water surrounded by verdant hills. Many criss-cross the lake on small wooden […]

Blue lagoon sa Rodriguez, Rizal, isa sa magandang pasyalan ngayong summer

(Eagle News) – Bukod sa bundok ng Espadang Bato na sikat sa mga mountaineer, ngayon naman ay tuklasin natin ang nakamamanghang sapa na kung tawagin ay Blue rock lagoon. Ito ay matatagpuan sa Sitio Lukutan, Malaki Brgy. San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal. Ang Blue lagoon ay mayroong malamig at malinis na tubig. Kaya naman, marami ang nagpupunta dito para maligo kahit na ito ay nasa kalagitnaan ng kagubatan ng bundok ng Rodriguez. Simula sa bayan ng […]

Siargao and Coron, next target of gov’t’s clean-up and rehab efforts, says DOT

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Tourism is eyeing Siargao and Coron as its next target for government clean-up and rehabilitation efforts. This was according to Tourism chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat who bared on Monday future rehabilitation efforts for these two popular tourism sites. Romulo-Puyat also said that there are ongoing clean-up and rehabilitation efforts in two other popular tourist spots – Panglao in Bohol, and El Nido in Palawan. “We are rehabilitating Panglao, Bohol […]

Accredited hotels at resorts sa Boracay, nadagdagan pa

(Eagle News) — Dahil sa pansamantalang pagsasara ng isla ng Boracay, kabilang sa mga ipinasara at ipinaayos ang ilang mga establisyemento, hotel at mga resort dahil sa paglabag sa patakaran ng isla lalo na sa usaping pangkalinisan. Makalipas ang anim na buwang muling unti-unting pagbangon at pagsasaayos sa isla para sa patuloy na paglago ng turismo sa ating bansa, umabot sa 316 kabuuang mga hotel at resort na ang maaaring makaaccomdate ng mga bisita dahil […]

Gotta gram ’em all: must-snap locations testing Hong Kong’s patience

by Elaine YU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations — but crowds of snap-happy travelers are testing local patience and transforming once quaint pockets of the bustling metropolis. Tony Hui recalls how elderly residents always used to play cards in a courtyard in the middle the densely packed housing block where he owns a dry cleaning store. The buildings […]

“Lakad Tungo sa Kapayapaan, Iwaksi ang Karahasan,” isinagawa upang ipanawagan ang kapayapaan sa bansa

(Eagle News) — Nagsama-sama ang iba’t ibang mga relihiyon, mga non-government organizations, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, maging ang mga Muslim community sa Metro Manila at sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa sa isang solidarity walk sa Quezon City. Dala ang kani-kanilang mga poster na may panawagan na iwaksi ang karahasan. Nanawagan ang mga ito na maiwasan at matapos na ang mga nangyayaring mga pag-atake ng mga terorista sa Mindanao. Kasunod ito […]

Ciudad de Victoria Interchange sa Bocaue, Bulacan, pinasinayaan

Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ang konstruksyon ng Ciudad de Victoria Interchange na umano’y sagot sa matinding traffic sa ilang bayan sa Bulacan. Ito ay matapos ang ground breaking ceremony na isinagawa sa Philippine Arena Ciudad De Victoria sa Bocaue, Bulacan na pinangunahan nina kapatid na Glicerio Santos Jr. General Auditor ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Mark Villar, at dating pangulo at […]

Swimmers return to bathe with Palau’s golden jellyfish

by Bernadette Carreon Agence France Presse KOROR, Palau (AFP) — Swimming with the famous golden jellyfish in Palau can be put back on the bucket list following a two-year ban, but bathers may be stung with a hefty price increase for the pleasure. The government ordered the famed Ongeim’l Tketau Jellyfish Lake closed to swimmers in 2016 because of dwindling numbers of the unique creature — blamed on warming waters although with some suspicion sunscreen […]

Philippines breaks tourism record in 2018

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines welcomed a record 7.1 million tourists to its beaches and dive spots in 2018, despite its most famous resort Boracay being shut half the year to recover, authorities said Thursday. The archipelago nation of over 7,000 islands saw the number of visitors jump by nearly eight percent over the previous year, with South Koreans leading the way as its top tourists. This growth came without much help from Boracay, […]

#Pasyalan: Hinagdanan Cave ng Bohol

(Eagle News) — Isa pa sa dinarayo sa lalawigan ng Bohol ay ang Hinagdanan Cave na nasa munisipalidad ng Dauis. Isa itong lugar, kung saan maaaring makita ang ganda ng kuweba at lumangoy sa isang malinis na lagoon. Bago ka makapasok sa lugar, kinakailangang lumusot sa isang makitid na butas at bababa sa hagdan ng solo. Pero dapat mag-ingat dahil madulas at mamasa-masa o may moist ang daanan. Masisiyasahan ka naman sa loob ng kuwerba […]