Cebu to host ASEAN tourism event

MANILA, Philippines — Up to 5,000 delegates from various countries are expected to attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Cebu later this month.

The Department of Tourism said that executives and officials of tourism organizations, leaders from ASEAN member-states as well as delegates from around the world are among the attendees.

Visitors are expected to attend ministerial and trade meetings that the Philippines will conduct as chair of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026.

Despite recent calamities, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said Cebu is ready to welcome the world through the ASEAN Tourism Forum.