Travel & Tourism
GTBA urges visa-free access to Japan, South Korea
Filipino travelers could soon breeze into Japan and South Korea with just a click. The Global Tourism Business Association (GTBA) is pushing Philippine authorities and foreign embassies to allow holders of valid US or Canada tourist visas to apply online for instant visas to the two Asian destinations.
TIEZA wars travel tax removal could hurt Philippine tourism
The proposed removal of the P1,620 travel tax is raising alarms in the Philippine tourism sector as the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) says critical infrastructure projects could face serious funding gaps.
Petals, planes, Pinoys in full Sakura bloom
Filipinos have long treated cherry blossom season like a designer drop. Miss it and you wait another year.
Gulf turbulence grounds PAL, CebuPac key routes
Philippine carriers are pulling back from the Middle East as security risks and airspace limits ripple across key corridors, forcing cancellations and swift contingency plans. Mostly affected are the tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers deployed in the Middle East.
Subic sets sail for cruise boom
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is charting an ambitious new course: turning Subic Bay into Luzon’s next cruise tourism powerhouse.
