Travel and Tourism

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is launching the local cruise shipping industry by encouraging the private sector to operate cruise ships in the Philippines.

The government of Japan projects a future with flying cars, so that it is partnering with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles.

CRRC Dalian Co. Ltd. of China will shoulder the costs that come with the repair of 48 trains it manufactured to make them compatible with the rest of the MRT-3 fleet.

Liveaboard ships, which are really floating hotels packed with dive gear, compressors, tanks, chase boats and the dive pros are the only way divers can access this marine park.

A German investment company said it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a decision by Singapore Airlines not to keep them in service.

Local automotive manufacturers and importers will review their vehicle pricing scheme while adjusting industry sales targets for 2018, after a experiencing a slump in sales in the first half after the implementation of a new tax law and the weakness of the peso.

Bulacan officials expressed their full support to the road network expansion plans of NLEX Corporation (NLEX) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which propose to build new access roads to ease traffic congestion and improve travel convenience throughout Bulacan.

Ecodyip Inc. plans to expand its business by investing P2.2 billion in new modernized jeepneys to be deployed in new routes.

Twenty years after closing the Philippine National Railways (PNR) line from Caloocan to Dela Rosa in Makati, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reopened the commuter service as part of the government’s initiative to revive the country’s rail system.

A proposal to upgrade the existing Subic Bay International Airport Metropolitan Authority to world-class status and as alternative to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is being reviewed as part of the infrastructure projects being eyed for further development in Central Luzon.