Atmosphere Resort
By Ted Macauley, eTN
(eTN) - Trip Advisor, the bane of many hoteliers, can be scathing in some of the personal reviews that are posted on that site. It could make or break a hotel's reputation.
Super Typhoon Megi
Manila, Philippines - With memories of last year's killer typhoons still fresh, Typhoon Megi roared across the Philippines on Monday, ripping through roofs and cutting off electricity.
Philippines Tourism
MANILA - Philippine police vowed beefed up protection for visitors in an attempt to do hostage fiasco damage control and to lure back foreign tourists.
Philippine travel sector confident in continuous growth
MANILA - Philippine tour operators are confident that the country's travel industry will continue to grow despite the negative publicity generated by the Aug.
Hong Kong-Philippines Tourism
The Hong Kong tourism industry may have sustained bigger losses than its Philippine counterpart from the August 23 Manila hostage crisis, Philippine Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim said Monday.
Hong Kong Tourism To Philippines
By Norman Bordadora
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is expecting a 10 percent decrease in tourist arrivals from Hong Kong due to the botched hostage rescue and police assault at the Quirino Grandstand last August ...
Hong Kong travel warning for Philippines
MANILA - More than 500 tourists from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have canceled their bookings with the Philippine Airlines (PAL), after the hostage incident took place on Monday, the ...
Benigno Aquino III: "deep sorrow" over death of Hong Kong tourists
MANILA - Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday told Chinese ambassador Liu Jianchao that his government is ready to implement measures to ensure safety of Chinese tourists, and to ...
Hostage Crisis
By Luc Citrinot, eTN
(eTN) - The violent ending of tourists kidnapped in the center of Manila by a former police officer could seriously damage the image of the Philippines as a travel destination.
Hong Kong reacts to Manila hijacking
The Hong Kong government has issued a black travel alert to the Philippines, urging local residents to avoid all travel to the country.
New minister would like to go for quality tourism
By Cecil Morella
MANILA — The Philippines is aiming to double tourism revenues in six years while avoiding the mass-market route taken by some of its Southeast Asian neighbours, the country's new tourism ...
Philippines Tourist Bus Crash
MANILA — At least 15 tourists including Iranians and Pakistanis were killed when their bus fell into a ravine in the Philippines, police said on Sunday.
Philippine Tourism
Manila - The European Union's decision to ban Philippine carriers from flying into the 27-nation bloc's airspace has adversely impacted the country's tourism industry, a senior official said.
Tourism Marketing
By Luc Citrinot, eTN
Early April will see a complete overhaul of marketing strategies for tourism in the Philipines.
Philippines Hit By Earthquake
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine seismology institute says a 6.2-magnitute earthquake has struck west of the capital, Manila.
Tourism Arrival Statistics
By Luc Citrinot, eTN
Is there not a better tool to judge and benchmark the efficiency of a tourism policy than looking yearly at tourist arrivals data?
ASEAN BRANDS
By Luc Citrinot, Etn Managing Editor Asia (in Brunei)
Hosting the ATF for the second time in Brunei Darussalam, gives an opportunity for over 800 delegates –including 400 buyers- to witness and enjoy what remains the least-known corner of ...
Top Tourist Destination
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Senior Managing Editor Asia
With 78.45 million international travelers in year 2008, France remains the world’s most visited destination, far ahead of the United States (58.03 million) and Spain (57.3 million).
Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 27 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat, the coast guard ...
Philippines
By Leo Reyes
Thousands of local and international tourists and scientists have been flocking to Albay province in the Philippines to view the ongoing eruption of the Mayon Volcano, which forced the evacuation ...
Philippines' Tourism Up
MANILA, Philippines – According to top tourist destinations, arrivals grew by 17% or 5.2 million in the third quarter of 2009.
Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities moved thousands of villagers from harm's way near the Philippines' most active volcano Tuesday after it oozed lava and shot plumes of ash, and said they ...
Philippines
CEBU CITY — The Department of Tourism (DoT) Tuesday gave assurances that the Arroyo Government’s declaration of martial rule over Maguindanao province will not have an adverse impact on ...
Philippines
By Estrella Torres
The tourism department is scrambling to manage the incredible damage done to the Philippines by the Maguindanao massacre that included the murder of 14 journalists, and has appealed to foreign ...
Tropical Storm Ketsana
By Nelson Alcantara
Calls by the Philippine government for help following the deadly storm has been answered, as the United Nations humanitarian wing on Monday said it has dispatched a disaster response official to ...
2 More Tropical Depressions May Hit
By eTN Staff Writer
In an interview on dwIZ radio, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecaster Connie Dadivas said two weather disturbances are likely to enter ...
Philippines' Tourism Up
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the global crisis, the number of foreigners who arrived in the country increased by four percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to ...
Asia Tourism Recovers
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer
BANGKOK (eTN) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) released data on arrivals to Asia Pacific confirming that the region has been particularly affected.
Passenger Ferry Sinks In Philippines
Manila, Philippines – Passengers leapt into the dark sea and parents dropped children into life rafts when a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 people capsized in the middle of the night in the ...
Travel Industry Performance
By eTN Staff Writer
Industry Performance
Tourist arrivals in the top sixteen tourism destinations went up by 16.5 percent, reaching close to 4 million in the first semester of 2009.
