Travel and Tourism

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.

The P22-billion Cavite Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be finished on time, by 2020, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced after a recent on-site visit.

A Transportation Department official said he is inclined to allowing local airlines to re-impose a fuel surcharge to offset airline losses due to rising oil prices.

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom (AFP) – British engine maker Rolls-Royce revealed plans to develop a hybrid electric vehicle, dubbed the “flying taxi,” which takes off and lands vertically and could be airborne within five years. The London-listed aerospace giant, which is based in Derby in central England, showed off the plans at the Farnborough Airshow for the first time, as other …

Boeing will take control of the commercial business of Brazil’s Embraer, the companies announced recently, better positioning the US aerospace giant to compete with rival Airbus in the market for smaller jets.

The P10-million fine imposed on Grab Philippines for allegedly overcharging passengers for almost a year has no actual legal basis, said Brian P. Cu, Grab Philippines head.

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will submit an unsolicited proposal to build P3-billion bridge connecting Boracay Island to Caticlan.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to quadruple the total amount of the Pantawid Pasada subsidy to jeepney drivers and operators from P5,000 to P20,000 next year, the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means recently said.