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PHILIPPINE TOURISM: Breaching 3 Million Arrivals and 40% Growth in Tourist Spend for 2007
"The Department of Tourism's ultimate goal is to attract not only more tourists, but also higher value visitors who stay longer and spend more - generating more opportunities for the country." (read more - in pdf format)

Each Filipino Makes Two Trips and Visits Two Places
(Results from 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors)
According to the results of 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV) conducted by the National Statistics Office and Department of Tourism, 43.5 percent (23.7 million) of 54.6 million Filipinos 15 years old and over traveled within the country during. . . (read more)


Attention Small Hotel Operators:
The Department of Tourism together with Patio Pacific Resort management recently forged a partnership that will benefit the small hotel and resort operators. . . . (read more)


Important Warnings:

Several complaints/reports have reached the Department of Tourism (DOT) regarding the unscrupulous practices of the following online tour operators:

ALL IN ONE ASIA TRAVEL INC. with website address www.theonlineholidays.com which is also maintained and powered by "ALL IN ONE ASIA TRAVEL". Said agency is not accredited with the DOT. Likewise, Ms. Catherine Jane DL Arce, Chief, Business Permit and Licensing Office of the Municipality of Mandaluyong issued a cease and desist order on the operation of ALL IN ONE ASIA. Please do not transact or do business with this agency.

DISCOUNT FAMILY ADVENTURE (DFA) TRAVEL & TOURS, INC. with websites www.discounthotelresort.com www.balikbayantrip.com
www.islandbreezeholidays.com
www.aarontours.com
www.wedoonline.com.
Said agency is not accredited with the DOT. Likewise, Mayor Pewee Trinidad of Pasay City already ordered its closure. Please do not transact or do business with this agency.

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Black Eyed Peas’ apl.d.ap to Promote Philippine Tourism
Hip hop artist apl.d.ap (a.k.a. Allan Pineda) of the Black Eyed Peas recently met with Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism, to discuss possible joint eff...
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