Travel and Tourism

Despite the challenges Mindanao suffered in terms of tourism promotion in the past few years, Department of Tourism (DOT) officials believe it is time to begin important projects in the region to shift tourists’ attention to the country’s unspoiled islands in the south.

Music indeed shall help restore a world heritage treasure.

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez extended to six months the initial 45- day deadline he imposed for airlines to transfer their domestic flights to Clark International Airport, in a bid to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

A ¥9.399-billion loan agreement between the Philippines and Japan was inked for the construction of the third phase of the Arterial Road Bypass Project designed to ease traffic in Bulacan.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said they will continue to support to the Philippines’ key transport infrastructure projects to address Metro Manila’s traffic problems.

Airbus SE, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Sprint Corp. and two US satellite-services providers have kicked off an initiative to enhance Internet access on airliners, inviting other companies to join voluntary efforts to upgrade global standards for airborne connectivity.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 prompted a slew of safety proposals meant to prevent another jetliner from inexplicably vanishing. Yet four years later, that possibility remains.

Several transport groups pledged to come out with more than 3,000 modern jeepneys within the next three months in support of government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Jaime J. Bautista said the airline’s proposal to build a P20-billion passenger terminal extension over the former Nayong Pilipino area will “take a back seat” after a “super consortium” submitted an unsolicited bid to rehabilitate and expand Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

British tycoon Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One is proposing to build a super-fast transportation system in India that would connect the city of Pune with the planned new airport in Mumbai in 25 minutes, saving about three hours.