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                    [Title] => Honoring the best in Philippine tourism
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It was a night of celebrating excellence in Philippine tourism at the 25th SKAL International Tourism Awards at the New World Makati Hotel recently.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1656776 [AuthorName] => Pinky S. Icamen [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/allure/20151004/Honoring-Tourism-9.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1496713 [Title] => Improved Philippine airports to ease Asean integration, says tourism body [Summary] =>

Enhancing connectivity through improving the main gateways to the Philippines is a key factor in making the country’s seamless integration with the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the ASEAN Tourism Association said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-06 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1475310 [AuthorName] => Louise Maureen Simeon [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1496814 [Title] => Champions of Philippine tourism honored by SKAL [Summary] =>

STAR president and CEO Miguel Belmonte paid tribute to the newspaper’s editors, deskmen and reporters for promoting tourism in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-06 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150907/Star-Miguel-Belmonte-Bimbi-Aquino.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1390686 [Title] => SEAsian themed tours expected to boost Phl tourist arrivals [Summary] =>

Philippine tourist arrivals are seen to get a boost from the launch of Southeast Asian themed tours.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1295238 [Title] => Removal of fuel tax on int’l carriers urged [Summary] =>

The government should scrap the tax imposed on fuel supplied to international airlines and invest more in infrastructure to prepare the tourism industry for the upcoming regional integration, an industry official said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img507/4686/gen7.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1259324 [Title] => More infra investments needed in tourism sector [Summary] =>

The Philippines needs to invest in infrastructure as well as improve its statistical database and update some laws to allow the local tourism industry to enjoy benefits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC), an industry official said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 950950 [Title] => Travel groups buck moratorium on landing permits [Summary] =>

The moratorium on the issuance of landing permits at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is sending the wrong signal to international investors, the country’s largest travel/tourism groups said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 917101 [Title] => Noy signs law scrapping tax for int’l carriers [Summary] =>

President Aquino signed here yesterday Republic Act 10374, granting tax relief to international carriers.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img526/5120/gen6thumb.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906836 [Title] => Find your next adventure at the 20th Travel Tour Expo 2013 [Summary] =>

Just minutes after Malacañang issued the list of holidays for the year in January, the Internet had bottlenecked at certain websites –– airlines, hotel booking services, travel agencies, everything that has to do with escaping from the reality that had just sunk in. It was back to work for everyone, but the promise of vacation was more than enough reason to celebrate.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 905248 [Title] => Travel Expo projects high sales [Summary] =>

The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)  expects sales from the upcoming travel tour expo to rise by a fifth compared to the P310 million generated from last year’s fair as it features new Philippine destinations and more travel deals to attract tourists to the country and encourage domestic travel.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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