Travel and Tourism

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — The ongoing construction of a 120-hectare reclamation project of Lucio Tan will cater mostly to Chinese and South Korean tourist market.

The Mindanao railway project is now awaiting funding commitment from the Chinese government.

The Board of Investments (BOI) plans to tap local players to produce 140,000 modern public utility vehicles (PUVs), while an additional 60,000 units will be slated for transport operators to import.

FARNBOROUGH, England / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Airplane manufacturers are working to adapt jets to reduce the number of pilots needed for long-haul flights and to build new cockpits designed for a single aviator in order to ease a global pilot shortage and cut airline costs.

IRC Properties Inc. said they are now ready to participate and face the Swiss challenge for its proposed $3.7-billion project to construct an intracity rail transport system in Makati after receiving approval from the local government.

The sandy shores of the Philippines will soon be within easier reach of Chinese tourists looking for a summer vacation spot.

Government and the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) are optimistic on the future of electric vehicles in the Philippines as the number of EVs worldwide continues to grow.

Travel is expected to get more expensive in 2019 with the cost of flights and hotels both predicted to rise, according to the fifth annual Global Travel Forecast, published by GBTA and CWT with the support of the Carlson Family Foundation.

PAL in Top 50 Airline Honor Roll  Philippine Airlines (PAL) is now ranked #49 in world airline standings and second most improved airline in the world for 2018, according to the largest airline passenger survey conducted by Skytrax — a leap of 34 notches from a rank of #83 just two years ago, and 18 notches from its 2017 ranking at #67. 

The unsolicited proposal by seven local conglomerates to upgrade and operate Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has received approval from the Department of Transportation.