‘Gig Tripping’, ‘Set Jetting’ travel trends for 2024–PTAA
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WANT to watch Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Tokyo, Singapore, or Sydney? There’s a travel package for that.
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE’S appearance at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Tuesday (Monday evening in the US) was quite moving. Battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021—although doctors have said she might have been experiencing initial symptoms even before then—she bravely walked up to the Emmys stage with a cane, assisted by awards ceremony host Anthony Anderson.
GLOBAL air passenger traffic in November 2023 increased by 29.7 percent to some 650 billion in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) from the same month in 2022, and is inching closer to prepandemic November 2019 levels.
INTERNATIONAL travel is expected to continue with a sustained momentum this year, with Palawan figuring in among the top searches for destinations by travel reviewers.
I’VE always been into comedy and comedians. As a child, I grew up with shows like The Carol Burnett Show and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, and was a fan of comedians like Jerry Lewis and Don Rickles.
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is receiving 84-percent less funds this year for its branding and marketing campaign efforts, based on documents from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
A LAWMAKER urged tourism officials to craft a program to enable tourism establishments prepare for the challenges of regular power outages in the country, and help ease the discomfort of their guests.
FOR tourists to the Kalayaan Islands, the possibility of spotting Chinese patrol vessels adds to the thrill of the tour.
AND just like that, 2023 is gone and off we march (bravely!) into 2024.
THE Marcos Jr. administration is looking to strengthen the country’s possession over islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by exploring the possibility of turning them into tourist spots.
THE Philippines received some 5.45 million international tourists in 2023, about 30 percent shy of the 8.26-million historic high arrivals in pre-pandemic 2019.
MAKE no mistake about it.
SO, how was everyone’s Christmas Eve celebration? I hope yours was as crazy and joyful as mine. We celebrated with my niece’s homecoming, the first time she has been home during the festive season in 11 years. She had been working all that time in the UAE in a hotel, where Christmas is usually among the busiest times of the year. She had brought home with her a new addition to the family…a super cute darling Yorkshire Terrier named Cookie.
ONE of the world’s top resort islands, Boracay, has been visited by more than 2 million tourists as of December 15 this year, returning to its prepandemic arrivals.
THE Philippine Ports Authority on Thursday suspended the ship and cruise agents of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), following the reported chaotic disembarkation of the liner’s cruise passengers who arrived last November 30 in Manila.
I WENT around a toy store recently in a bid to find an educational toy for my grand nephew for Christmas. I got a headache. I guess it was the stress of finding that perfect present, along with the number of kids running around with their parents screaming after them, and the choices. There were just sooooo many choices.
THE group of tycoon Enrique K. Razon continues to study market conditions for cruise tourism before finally deciding if it will proceed with its earlier proposed cruise center in Parañaque.
THE BOARD of Trustees of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) holds the fate of its general manager and CEO, Cynthia Lagdameo Carrion, in its hands, following her reported rude behavior during the recent Senate plenary sessions on the proposed national government budget for 2024.
Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror
A LAWMAKER on Thursday pushed for more funds and assistance from the government to protect the country’s heritage and cultural treasures.
LET’S not kid ourselves.
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed its concern over the suspension of the electronic visa (e-visa) platform, which was being pilot-tested in China by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
IF you’re over 50 and feel you don’t quite get all the advertising that plays out in traditional and digital media these days, there is a reason for that. According to a new study, the median age of consumers in Southeast Asia is now 31.5 years old, making Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996), the likely target of many businesses.
THE operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) will likely meet its projected 45 million passengers and 275,000 flights this year, with an anticipated surge in traffic for the holidays.
I HAVEN’T been on a road trip in the longest time—unless you consider as one my going to retail outlet stores in the south with the family last year—so it was nice to travel to a leisure destination again.
THE Philippines added a few more feathers to its tourism cap, winning additional honors at the 30th Annual World Travel Awards held on December 1 in Dubai.
NEW kid on the block. The Westin Manila is holding its own against the highly competitive hospitality sector in the Ortigas central business district.
INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic continued to remain on a solid path to post-pandemic recovery, with airlines in the Asia-Pacific region leading all regions in annual growth rates at the end of the third quarter.
MORE than a week later, my social-media feeds continue to be inundated by the Miss Universe-miss of our candidate Michelle Dee, and the supposed pampalubag-loob belated award to her for Best National Costume. (It was a costume, people! Closer to Cosplay than a representation of the Philippines’s best! Get over it.)
INTERNATIONAL visitor arrivals in the Philippines reached 4.83 million as of November 27, exceeding government’s target for the year.
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