Travel
Condé Nast names Boracay’s white beach as world’s best
There are beaches you visit, and then there are beaches you cancel plans for. Boracay’s White Beach is firmly the latter—and now it has the crown to prove it.
Layovers get legs: NAIA’s new transit tours
If your idea of an airport layover involves limp sandwiches and aggressive scrolling, the Philippines has a better plan.
China recovery, e-Visa lift tourism outlook
The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.
Korean stars named Philippine Tourism Ambassadors
South Korean actors Kim Myung Soo and Choi Bo Min have been appointed as the Philippines’ newest Tourism Ambassadors by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), strengthening efforts to attract more Korean visitors to the country ahead of 2026.
Maya adds easy in-app travel insurance for itinerant Filipinos
Maya has tapped M Pioneer Insurance Inc. In offering SafeTrip travel insurance directly in the Maya app, giving Filipino travelers simple, affordable, and easy access to protection before they go abroad.
