Many of us in the Philippines have been to some amazing waterfalls, rivers, beaches and mountains — but rarely, if ever, have people seen what these landscapes look like when the mercury drops below zero. However, a little further north, on another set of islands — Japan — is where lush green forests, valleys and… Full Story »
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Despite Boracay closure, 2018 was a record year for tourist arrivals
Despite last year’s six-month closure of Boracay Island, an all-time record 7.1 million foreign tourists visited the Philippines last year. A total of 7,127,168 foreigners came to the country last year — 7.65 per cent more than 2017’s 6.62 million arrivals. The figures were released by Department of Tourism (DOT) today (Thursday, January 24). According… Full Story »
Cebu Pacific hits new record for daily passenger numbers
Cebu Pacific hit a new record for the highest number of passengers flown in a single day shortly before Christmas. The budget carrier catered for 68,284 passengers on 414 domestic and international flights of Cebu Pacific and its subsidiary Cebgo on December 21, 2018, the airline said. This number has topped the previous record of… Full Story »
UK government warns of danger as Philippine election period begins
The British government has updated its travel advice to warn against meddling in politics as the Philippine midterm election period gets underway. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office made the update yesterday (Wednesday, January 16) after the election period officially opened last Sunday. It wrote: “The official election period runs from 13 January to 12 June;… Full Story »
Cebu Pacific investing in technologically advanced A321 aircraft
Cebu Pacific is preparing to introduce a fleet of the new Airbus A321 to counter volatile fuel prices and congestion at Manila’s airport. Charo Logarta Lagamon, a spokeswoman for the budget carrier, has announced that a number of new Airbus A321s will come into service later this year. “So far, we are expecting to receive… Full Story »
