Tourism Secretary Ace Durano met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Strzhalkovsky after the official signing of the mutual accord in Moscow, Russia that will provide for the strengthening of tourism cooperation between the two countries.
International visitor arrivals in the Philippines grew 17.3 percent year-on-year in January 2011, on increased visitors from Korea, China and Taiwan. Even arrivals from Hong Kong, which prohibited its nationals from visiting the Philippines in August 2010, bounced back with a growth of 11.9 percent during the first month of the year.
He could make a beautiful song out of “Filipino”, “Bebot” or “Take U to the Philippines”. Apl.de.ap, or Allan Pineda Lindo, a Filipino-American member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas certainly celebrates his Filipino heritage through his music.
The government has inaugurated the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) Terminal 1 expansion project that increased the passenger capacity of the terminal for the added convenience of travelers using Clark as gateway, according to a report by BusinessMirror.
Clark as Asia’s next ‘aerotropolis’. There is increasing urgency to develop Clark International Airport into an aviation hub, according to a report by Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Another development in the Philippines is the expansion of the hotel industry, supported by rising international tourist arrivals. Between 2011 and 2015, 4,500 hotel rooms are targeted for completion, while another 5,500 hotel rooms are proposed for construction, but with unconfirmed completion dates. In 2010, Metro Manila had close to 15,000 hotel rooms.
Waterfront Philippines, operator of the Manila Pavilion hotel, plans to renovate the facility later this year to attract more guests and boost the hotel’s revenues. A bulk of the initial work on the Manila Pavilion will focus on refurbishing the hotel’s entry-level superior rooms, which number roughly 100, after which expansion will begin on the hotel’s dining and drinking accommodations.
Data from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) show that the number of passengers going in and out of the Philippines reached 15.66 million last year, up by 9.6 percent from 14.28 million in 2010. Combined with the domestic passengers, the country’s total air travel industry grew by 11.57 percent in 2011.
“Overall, 2011 was a year of contrasts. Healthy passenger growth, primarily in the first half of the year, was offset by a declining cargo market. Optimism in China contrasted with gloom in Europe. Ironically, the weak euro supported business travel demand,” International Air Travel Association (IATA) CEO Tony Tyler said.
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