The tourism industry will make a comeback this year as people take advantage of loosened restrictions and go on a “revenge travel” spree, according to ShopBack, a cashback reward program. “We expect travel to be one of the big [sales drivers],” Prashant Kala, Philippine country head of ShopBack, told BusinessWorld in a May 5 Zoom call. Shopback aims […]
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Jazz in The Jungle with Borneo Jazz Festival in June 2022
SARAWAK, Malaysia, Apr 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – One of Southeast Asia’s longest running international jazz festivals – Borneo Jazz festival (BJ) – is back once again, bringing musicians of diverse cultural backgrounds together to celebrate jazz music and empower the local community. YB Karim officially launched the Borneo Jazz 2022 festival, […]
Alegria town reopens its tourism sites
TOURISTS can now visit Alegria’s vacation sites, including its well-known canyoneering activities.This after the municipal government of Alegria, Cebu conducted a ceremonial relaunching of its tourism activities on Thursday, March 17, 2022.Aside from its well-known canyoneering activities at the Kanlaob River, also reopening to tourists are Wonderfalls Canyoneering, Cancalanog Cascade, Mt. Lanaya Adventure and its […]
Academics detail take-off of China’s ice and snow economy
HONG KONG, Mar 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China has seen the fastest growth of its ice and snow economy in recent years and has become the world’s largest market in the sector, according to a report released by Jilin University on Thursday. Jilin University Key Laboratory of Ice and Snow Tourism […]
Tourism players await Guv’s EO on arriving foreign tourists
CEBU’s tourism industry is anticipating the return of foreign tourists, particularly from its major markets like Korea, China and Japan, starting February 10, 2022.Alfred Reyes, pr…
WTTC report: Asia Pacific’s travel, tourism sector starts to recover
NEW research from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to the Asia Pacific gross domestic product (GDP) could see a year-on-year increase of 36.3 percent this year, ahead of the global average of 30.7 percent given the sector’s recovery rate. The WTTC said this represents […]
DOT 7 chief Tamano one of Skal Tourism Personality awardees
DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) 7 Director Shahlimar Tamano is one of the recipients of the 30th SKAL Tourism Personality Awardees by SKAL International Makati. He is awarded for region director category. The SKAL Tourism Personality Award recognizes individuals in the travel and tourism industry who have stood out during these unprecedented times. The recognition ceremony […]
Davao City tourism sector gears up for return of Singapore Airlines flights by Oct. 31
DAVAO City’s tourism sector is now preparing tour packages for the first group of foreign visitors since the start of the pandemic who are expected to arrive with the resumption of Singapore Airlines’ flights by Oct. 31. The Singapore-Davao flights will be chartered under the carrier’s “northern winter” schedule from end-October to March 6, 2022. Singapore Airlines, through […]
Cebu tourism workers vaxxed
Ninety-three percent of workers in Department of Tourism (DOT)-accredited sectors in Cebu have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the DOT 7. Records show that as of Oct. 6, 2021, a total of 7,893 active tourism workers in the province of Cebu— including the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue— have been vaccinated. These […]
Cebu tourism to receive 20K vax doses weekly, says DOT chief
VACCINATE all tourism workers in Cebu by the end of October 2021. This was the challenge posed by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat during the ceremonial vaccination of Cebu tourism workers on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 in Oakridge Buisness Park, Mandaue City. To achieve this, Puyat said Cebu will have a weekly allocation of 20,000 vaccines […]
Survival of the fittest
HOW are you coping after more than one-and-a-half years of lockdown? How do you survive if your industry is among those hard hit ? Last week, the FINEX Women in Finance Committee chaired by Terrie Magleo and FINEX Director Tiffi Zulueta held a webinar “Survival of the Fittest” featuring three passionate ladies: Ryna Brito, […]
Mandalika Circuit to have Multiplier Effect on Lombok Tourism
LOMBOK, INDONESIA, Sep 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Mandalika International Circuit will have a multiplier effect on the development of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and the welfare of residents in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province and surrounding areas, a House of Representatives member said. The circuit is being prepared […]
Group charter scheme eyed for East Asian tourists
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism has identified South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan as potential partner countries for specialized tour groups once international travel resumes. “(We’re) looking at possibilities for maybe specialized charters that will bring various tour groups straight into destinations that are already prepared to welcome the tourists eventually,” Tourism Assistant Secretary Verna C. Buensuceso […]
4,000 Baguio tourism workers lined up for vaccination
BAGUIO CITY, one of the most popular tourist destinations in northern Luzon, is vaccinating 4,000 of its more than 5,000 tourism sector workers from Monday to Wednesday. “Earlier, the local tourism industry stakeholders disclosed that only 454 or 8.3% of the registered 5,458 workers in the different tourism-related establishments had been vaccinated since the roll-out of the government’s […]
Vaccine passes may help revive tourism: ADB
TOURISM in developing economies in Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines, could rebound by 2023 with the help of vaccine passes, a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed. “The introduction of vaccine passes, a digital or hard copy pass that documents receipt of a particular vaccination, could substantially facilitate cross-border travel and […]
Vineyard tourism is a big source of carbon emissions. Want to help? Then buy more wine
IN a non-COVID year, Australia’s vineyards host more than eight million wine tourists. While these visitors benefit wine producers and regional communities, they also generate a substantial amount of greenhouse gases. If fact, our recent research showed tourist visits to vineyards comprise more than one-third of the industry’s total carbon footprint. Wine tourism — also […]
Tourism industry’s water, power use, carbon emissions plunge in 2020
THE TOURISM industry’s water consumption, energy usage and carbon emissions declined sharply to record lows in 2020 due to the industry slowdown as a result of the pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday. Preliminary results from the agency’s inaugural Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism report showed the tourism industry’s total water consumption fell […]
Digital Tools to Revitalize Global Tourism
MADRID, SPAIN, Jul 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to energize the restart of tourism based on sustainability and innovation. An agreement with MUST Travel & Tech places a digital tool at the service of tourism, allowing users to share their experiences to promote the reactivation of […]
Watch Borneo Jazz Festival Free This 25-27 June
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, Jun 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The countdown has started for the Borneo Jazz Festival Virtual Journey to be held from 25-27 June 2021 from 6pm to 7.30pm. BJF 2021 will be a combination of flashbacks to past musical acts that performed at BJF as well as original pre-recorded sessions […]
Lim: Sports tourism is alive: It only takes two to bubble
While the world holds its breath and focuses its attention on Tokyo in the coming weeks, even the most optimistic have apprehensions if the 2020 Summer Olympics, delayed for a year, will ever begin on July 23. Exhale. The International Olympic Council (IOC) and the games machinery is ready on the the blocks. The Japanese […]