Travel and Tourism

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the Philippine’s Travel & Tourism sector last year wiped out $37 billion from the nation’s economy and caused two million to lose their jobs.

Three giants of the cruise industry will return to the seas within weeks, with Norwegian Cruise Lines becoming the latest to announce its US ships will set sail starting in early August.

Party-list Rep. Sharon S. Garin has filed a bill providing relief for the country’s domestic air carriers is being pushed by of the AAMBIS-OWA.

Air France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal, demonstrating the airline’s readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite industry divisions over the pace of its adoption.

More than 20 countries have lifted restrictions for vaccinated travelers, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) supporting their data and evidence-driven decisions to open their borders and extend unrestricted access to travel.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to raise its capital by up to $500 million (P25 billion) to be sourced mainly from the Lucio Tan Group (LTG), shareholders and banks.

The Philippines ranked 2nd in the list of most Instagramable places in the world, according to travel website Big 7 Travel. 

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) will start 75 new airport development projects to build new gateways that is part of government’s “Build, Build, Build” program, according to Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade. 

Investigators suspect that metal fatigue was the cause of a recent engine failure of a United Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft that departed Denver where engine parts debris were found scattered. 

The Department of Tourism (DoT) supports the Department of Interior and Local Government’s current efforts to streamline travel entry requirements and procedures being implemented by different local government units.