DOT’s Love the Philippines: A love turned briefly sour
MANILA, Philippines — It was a love that turned sour – but briefly – after controversy hit the new tourism campaign “Love the Philippines.”
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Angeles named Asia’s best emerging culinary destination
MANILA, Philippines — Angeles City in Pampanga, the birthplace of Filipino favorite sisig, was recognized as “Asia’s best emerging culinary city destination” for 2024 by the World Culinary Awards 2024.
Philippines destinations, DOT earn travel award nominations
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the Department of Tourism earned nominations from two international tourism award-giving bodies, the DOT announced yesterday.
DOT welcomes direct flights between France, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) lauded the announcement from the French embassy that direct flights between France and the Philippines will resume in December.
Government sees tourism boost with cruise visa waiver program
MANILA, Philippines — Government agencies look forward to more tourists visiting the Philippines onboard cruise ships after launching a program that will provide convenience to foreigners coming from countries with a visa requirement.
Government observes growth in tourism spending, investments in 2023
MANILA, Philippines — The government saw a surge in spending by tourists within the Philippines, as well as investments and spending by the government for tourism, which the Department of Tourism (DOT) said all helped grow the Philippines’ tourism industry in 2023.
UN Tourism exec: ‘Love the Philippines’ powerful slogan
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines —An official of UN Tourism praised the “Love the Philippines” slogan of the Department of Tourism (DOT), which he described as a “very powerful tourism tagline.”
DoT kicks off UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy
MACTAN, Cebu — The Department of Tourism (DoT) will host the first UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday in Cebu.
DOT bares plan for Muslim-friendly Boracay
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) bared its plan to make the world-famous Boracay Island “Muslim-friendly” in a bid to attract more Muslim tourists.