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European tourists will now have easier and faster access to the Philippines, as two major airlines from the Philippines are set to launch direct flights from Manila to key cities in Europe. Philippine Airlines (PAL) will begin its flights to London, England on November 4, 2013, after 15 years of absence since 1998.  PAL would fly five times weekly to London’s Heathrow Airport, the premiere gateway to the United Kingdom and the world’s busiest airport.

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has unveiled a historical marker at the newly-reopened Luneta Hotel in Manila.   Luneta Hotel was reconstructed jointly by its private owners and the NHCP.  Because...

Deluxe hotels in Metro Manila have reported higher occupancy rates in January 2006. According to the Department of Tourism, the average occupancy rate of the 18 deluxe hotels in the region improved to a record high of 78.90 percent in January 2006 from 74.49 percent a year ago.

The Department of Tourism (DOT), in a press release, said it is preparing to welcome to Philippine shores the world’s only private residential cruise ship.

Operated by US-based management company ResidenSea, MV The World, with some 150 residents and guests on board, is set to sail through the country’s prime tourist destinations including premier beaches in Palawan, Boracay, and historic places in Manila in November of this year.

Sky Pasada, owned by the WCC Aviation Co., is now flying passengers from Cauayan City in Isabela to Loakan airport in Baguio City, becoming the first commercial flight to the summer capital in three years.

International visitor arrivals in the Philippines rose 17 percent year-on-year in 2010, mirroring the growth in tourism in Asia during the year and marking a strong rebound from the global financial crisis that hit the region in 2008 and 2009.  On a monthly basis, December recorded the highest number of tourists at 393,585.

Airlines have agreed to start collecting the terminal fee from passengers and include them in ticket prices, effective 1st August 2010.  This means domestic passengers will no longer have to line up at terminal...

Ayala Land Inc. has opened a Seda Hotel at Nuvali in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The 150-room Seda hotel in Laguna combines the features of a city hotel and a resort to cater to a...

Two companies controlled by tycoon Lucio Tan have offered to buy out minority shareholders in PAL Holdings Inc. in a bid to solidify its control of the airline.   PAL Holdings said Buona Sorte...