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 […]
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Myanmar Government to Re-Open Land Borders, Resume International Travel in Early 2022 After Achieving Vaccination Targets Amid Clear Signs of Economic Recovery
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Nov 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The Myanmar Government announced today it will reopen land border crossings with China and Thailand next month ahead of a planned resumption of international air travel by the end of the first quarter of 2022, as vaccination rates have improved significantly amid clear signs of economic recovery from […]
2GO Travel says most destinations on network now accept tourists
2GO GROUP, Inc.’s 2GO Travel on Thursday said 90% of the destinations on its network now accept tourists. “Fully vaccinated travelers with vaccination cards and certificates can enter Batangas, Caticlan, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo City, Manila, Negros Occidental province, Ozamis, and Roxas without the swab test requirement,” 2GO Travel said in an […]
2GO Travel says 5 destinations grant easier entry to fully vaccinated passengers
2GO Group, Inc.’s 2GO Travel said the cities of Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and the province of Cebu are now granting entry to fully vaccinated travelers without the need for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. “Fully vaccinated passengers bound for Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, and Iloilo can easily apply for their […]
Cebu City ports reopen for all types of travel
CEBU City ports will now allow non-essential travel, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said. This, after the downgrading of the City’s community quarantine status from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in August 2021 to general community quarantine (GCQ) this September. Maryknoll Lague, CPA public relations officer, said travelers must comply with specific requirements for inbound […]
Delta surge pops Asia’s travel bubbles
Fresh lockdowns and restrictions in Asia brought on by the faster-spreading delta coronavirus variant are making the region’s pursuit of travel bubbles look like an increasingly fruitless endeavor. Air-travel bubbles, corridors that allow movement between countries without the need for quarantine, have largely been a letdown as nations pull up the drawbridge again to contain […]
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 […]
Cebu local officials give thumbs up to IATF’s new domestic travel policy
OFFICIALS of Cebu City and Cebu Province welcomed the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allowing domestic travel for fully vaccinated individuals and not obligating them to present the negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results currently required by some receiving local government units (LGU). […]
Sandiganbayan orders ex-chief of DPHW 7 to pay agency P1.5M
THE Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has approved the plea bargain of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 director Juanito Abergas, who faced three graft charges over the illegal reimbursement of his official travel expenses amounting to P1.8 million from 2002 to 2005. Aside from finding Abergas guilty of a lesser offense of failure […]
Philippines adds Oman, UAE to travel ban list amid spread of Indian COVID variant
The Philippine government has expanded its travel ban to include Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a bid to prevent the spread of a double-mutant version of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which was first discovered in India Presidential Spokesperson Harry L. Roque said the imposition of the travel ban on Oman and the […]
Two Filipinos in India die of COVID-19
ABOUT 20 Filipinos in India have been infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) amid a second wave of infections in the Southeast Asian country triggered by a double-mutant variant, Manila’s ambassador to Delhi said on Tuesday. Of the total cases, two have already died within less than a week, Ambassador Ramon S. Bagatsing, Jr. […]
DoT to propose adoption of IATA Travel Pass to IATF
IATA By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE TOURISM department is set to present a proposal to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for airlines to adopt a platform developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that will enable passengers to digitally manage their travel documents and share their test and […]
Libre: Time travel
There are moments in our lives when we would like to go back in time — to ask forgiveness for a wrong done to a friend long gone, to embrace deceased parents whom we neglected in the past, or to witness a historic event we’ve read about. It is not possible to turn back the […]
New roads and high hopes
‘Build, Build, Build’ marches forward despite the pandemic By Adrian Paul B. Conoza, Special Features Writer AMID THE coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that disrupted economic activity and even halted road constructions temporarily, new roads were completed last year and more are set to be open as the current administration’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) program […]
Cebu City retains swab test requirement, except for Apor
INBOUND domestic travelers to Cebu City will still need to present negative swab test results, although they will no longer be required to undergo quarantine for 14 days. Only those authorized persons outside of residence (Apor) are exempted from the RT-PCR requirement. Other requirements, such as the medical certificate and travel authority from the Joint […]
Cebu eases travel for local tourists from other provinces
THE Province of Cebu has officially opened its gates to tourists from other provinces, allowing them to visit Cebu. This is in accordance with Executive Order (EO) No. 12 issued by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. The order sets easier rules for travel to Cebu Province, which has 44 towns and six component cities. The Provincial Government’s […]
PH travel ban on 35 countries with new variants to end Jan. 31
AS THE end of the travel ban on arriving foreigners from 36 areas affected by new and more contagious variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) nears, around 1,200 passengers have arrived at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from these areas with travel restrictions. GMR Megawide, MCIA’s operator, said all the passengers were returning overseas […]