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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting off fresh debate over the kingdom’s animal tourism industry. The accident took place Monday morning in the northern city of Chiang Mai, just after owner Somsak Riengngen unchained the five-ton elephant Ekasit. With a mahout, or handler, on his back, Ekasit took a few steps before reversing course and […]
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) — Mega ships have been arriving at Doha Port ahead of cruise ship season, as the country tries to attract more tourists. With 21 ships expected to arrive between November and April this year, the Gulf country hopes to attract up to 50,000 tourists by the end of the season. Qatari officials say they are promoting Doha as a stopover for cruise ships to diversify their tourism sector as part of the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Department of Tourism (DOT) na kanilang maaabot ang target na pitong milyong turista na papasok sa bansa ngayong taon. Ito ang paninindigan ni Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre matapos na umangat ang turismo sa bansa dahil sa pagho-host nito sa katatapos lamang na 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Ayon kay Alegre, batay sa kanilang huling tala noong Agosto, nasa 4.5 milyong turista na ang nakapasok sa bansa, […]
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AFP) — The Agua Azul waterfalls in southern Mexico are a playground of bright turquoise water cascading over limestone steps. But after a powerful earthquake hit the country, they dried up — and the area’s once-booming tourist economy along with them. The state of Chiapas, where the falls trickle near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, was the epicenter of the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on September 7, killing 96 […]
(Eagle News) — Nakuha ng Puerto Princesa Underground River ang dalawang major award sa 1st Philippine Tourism Award 2017 na ginanap sa Okada Manila Hotel kamakailan. Tinanghal na best eco-tourism at major tourist attraction ang Underground River sa ginanap na awarding ceremony. Tinanggap ni Protected Area Superintendent Elizabeth Maclang ang mga nasabing gawad. Ang 1st Philippine Tourism Award ay ang kauna-unahang award-giving event ng general tourism na inorganisa ng United Stars Event and Exhibitions Corporation […]
by Ben Dooley BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States will bar Americans from traveling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said Friday, a month after a United States tourist, student Otto Warmbier, died following his imprisonment by Pyongyang. China-based Young Pioneer Tours, which had taken Warmbier to North Korea, and Koryo Tours said the ban will come into force on July 27 — the anniversary of the end of the Korean War […]
Every dry season, women from a village in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo paint scenes of daily life on the walls of their homes. Those homes have become tourist attractions, bringing visitors and opportunities to the region marred by political unrest. (AFP Video) https://youtu.be/UssBuSu1Ybs
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged government workers to wear products that are locally made. He also showed off the watch he was wearing, which he said was Philippine-made. “I’m wearing a truly Filipino product. It’s called Ibarra,” he said. “It’s an elegant watch, very nice and I’m going to wear it proudly as a Philippine product.” The President said he will be wearing it even during his visit to Russia. […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat ng labing isang (11) porsyento ang bilang ng mga turistang nagtutungo sa isla ng Boracay mula nitong Enero hanggang Abril ng taong ito kumpara noong nakaraang taon. Sa datos ng Malay Municipal Tourism Office, mula lang nitong unang apat na buwan ng taon ay nasa mahigit 744 thousand na ang naitalang tourist arrival sa isla kumpara sa mahigit 671 thousand noong nakaraang taon. Ang mga Korean national parin ang patuloy na […]
SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nasa 24 na kababaihan mula sa anim na bansa ang lumahok sa 9th Siargao International Women’s Surfing Cup sa Munisipyo ng General Luna, Surigao del Norte. Bilang ng mga kababaihang lumahok mula sa ibang bansa: 13 mula sa Pilipinas 6 mula sa Australia 2 mula sa Indonesia 1 Japan 1 France 1 Brazil Pinangunahan ni Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre ng Department of Tourism ang pagbubukas ng nasabing programa. […]
(Eagle News) — Dinarayo ngayon sa Dasol, Pangasinan ang mga salt farm o pagawaan ng asin. Ilan sa mga motorista ang namangha sa ganda nito na matatagpuan lamang sa kahabaan ng kalsada habang ang ilang mga local government official mula sa iba’t- ibang probinsya ay dumarayo sa lugar para naman mag-aral ng pag-gawa ng asin. Ang Dasol ay mayroong sampung libong salt beds. Halos labin-walong (18) bayan nito na gumagawa ng asin ay aabot sa […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ang posibleng pagbubukas sa publiko sa umaabot na apat na pung kuwebang nadiskubre ng mga dayuhang mananaliksik sa Region 2. Ito ay matapos isumite ng Bristol Exploration Club na nakabase sa United Kingdom ang kanilang natuklasan na karagdagang apat na pung kweba sa rehiyon na karamihan ay matatagpuan sa Cagayan. Kaugnay nito, dadaan sa klasipikasyon ang mga naturang kuweba batay sa nakapaloob sa Cave Conservation Act bago ito buksan sa […]
