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                    [Title] => Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights after COVID-19 isolation
                    [Summary] => Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said Thursday, pledging more than half a million free flights and positive publicity to resurrect the once-vibrant global hub after three years of Covid-enforced isolation.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-02 19:28:00
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                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
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                    [ArticleID] => 2138461
                    [Title] => Fully vaccinated? Israel is now open to tourists
                    [Summary] => Israel opened up to vaccinated visitors Monday after 20 months of closure, with Jews and Palestinians reliant on tourism voicing cautious hope the pandemic's economic devastation will gradually ease.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-11-02 15:17:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806642
                    [AuthorName] => Claire Gounon
                    [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism
                    [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism
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                    [ArticleID] => 2017827
                    [Title] => Strict enforcement of guidelines to boost tourist confidence
                    [Summary] => The strict enforcement of health and safety operational guidelines is seen to help the Philippines regain the trust of tourists as a safe and viable tourism destination sooner, which will hasten the recovery of the industry, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-06-01 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => WATCH: DOT welcomes 8 millionth foreign visitor with ‘free travel’ surprise
                    [Summary] => The eight-millionth foreign visitor of the country arrived on Friday afternoon.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-12-27 18:10:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804517
                    [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel
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                    [ArticleID] => 1975361
                    [Title] => Philippines wants to strengthen medical tourism
                    [Summary] => Executive checkups, dental procedures are some of the medical treatments the Philippines has to offer that could attract more health and wellness tourists into the country, an official of the Department of Tourism said.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-12-09 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => WATCH: Tourists flock to Hong Kong's Instagram hotspots
                    [Summary] => For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations -- but crowds of snap-happy travellers are testing local patience and transforming once quaint pockets of the bustling metropolis.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-02-17 12:46:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805963
                    [AuthorName] => Elaine Yu
                    [SectionName] => News Videos
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                    [Title] => CebuPac eyes more Phl-Japan routes
                    [Summary] =>  Low cost carrier Cebu Pacific plans to capitalize on the sustained growth in the movement of tourists between the Philippines and Japan as it explores the possibility of opening more routes to Japan in line with its fleet expansion program.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-02-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805259
                    [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => Duty Free LUXE store to feature local products
                    [Summary] => State-run Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) will help promote local products to affluent international tourists visiting the country as its newest outlet will feature a Go Lokal shop, an initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-10-20 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => Naga unveils projects to boost tourism sector
                    [Summary] => The Naga City government has broken ground and unveiled its “tao” projects that are expected to generate more tourists coming into the city.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-09-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1526426
                    [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon
                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
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                    [Title] => Batanes island tourist arrivals up
                    [Summary] => Tourist arrivals on Sabtang island in Batanes increased by 42.07 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the municipal tourism office.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-05-03 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805505
                    [AuthorName] => Jack Castaño
                    [SectionName] => Nation
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Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights after COVID-19 isolation

2 days ago

Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said Thursday, pledging more than half a million free flights and...

Travel and Tourism

Fully vaccinated? Israel is now open to tourists

By Claire Gounon | November 2, 2021 - 3:17pm

Israel opened up to vaccinated visitors Monday after 20 months of closure, with Jews and Palestinians reliant on tourism voicing...

Travel and Tourism

Strict enforcement of guidelines to boost tourist confidence

By Catherine Talavera | June 1, 2020 - 12:00am

The strict enforcement of health and safety operational guidelines is seen to help the Philippines regain the trust of tourists as a safe and viable tourism destination sooner, which will hasten the recovery of the...

Business

WATCH: DOT welcomes 8 millionth foreign visitor with ‘free travel’ surprise

By Rosette Adel | December 27, 2019 - 6:10pm

The eight-millionth foreign visitor of the country arrived on Friday afternoon.

Headlines

Philippines wants to strengthen medical tourism

By Catherine Talavera | December 9, 2019 - 12:00am

Executive checkups, dental procedures are some of the medical treatments the Philippines has to offer that could attract more health and wellness tourists into the country, an official of the Department of Tourism...

Business

WATCH: Tourists flock to Hong Kong's Instagram hotspots

By Elaine Yu | February 17, 2019 - 12:46pm

For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations -- but crowds of snap-happy...

News Videos

CebuPac eyes more Phl-Japan routes

By Richmond Mercurio | February 11, 2019 - 12:00am

Low cost carrier Cebu Pacific plans to capitalize on the sustained growth in the movement of tourists between the Philippines and Japan as it explores the possibility of opening more routes to Japan in line with...

Business

Duty Free LUXE store to feature local products

By Catherine Talavera | October 20, 2018 - 12:00am

State-run Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) will help promote local products to affluent international tourists visiting the country as its newest outlet will feature a Go Lokal shop, an initiative of the Department...

Business

Naga unveils projects to boost tourism sector

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | September 6, 2018 - 12:00am

The Naga City government has broken ground and unveiled its “tao” projects that are expected to generate more tourists coming into the city.

Cebu News

Batanes island tourist arrivals up

By Jack Castaño | May 3, 2018 - 12:00am

Tourist arrivals on Sabtang island in Batanes increased by 42.07 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the...

Nation