Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is in talks with local government units (LGUs) to do away with RT-PCR testing for vaccinated travelers as it looks to add flights in the coming months. Candice Iyog, vice president for marketing and customer experience, said discussions with LGUs to simplify travel requirements came with the recent easing of lockdown…
Globe Telecom users traveling to North America can access 5G roaming services in the coming week as the telco giant gears up for the gradual recovery of the travel sector during the pandemic. In a statement on Thursday, Globe said 5G roaming in Canada would be launched on to be followed by the United States…
Nurture’s president Cathy Turvill had always admired Raintree head honcho Annabel Wisniewski for the group’s world-class level of hotel and restaurant operations. Turvill admitted that despite positive customer feedback, Nurture’s food service needed an overhaul. This could only be accomplished by a hospitality industry veteran such as Raintree. After the long lockdown that resulted in…
Varying levels of quarantine restrictions imposed since March of last year to contain the spread of COVID-19 have drastically reduced traffic along the country’s main expressways. This has undeniably affected the bottom line of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp, the toll operations arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPTC) that operates a network of toll roads…
With people now more conscious about their health and safety, businesses under the travel and hospitality sector, as they continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic’s economic impact, need to focus on the future of Philippine tourism: to become an industry that creates “low-density and high-value” experiences for consumers. In short, according to…
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar—As the province has been able to keep COVID-19 cases to a minimum, some municipalities and this capital city have started to reopen their doors to leisure travelers, albeit just from the province for now. Borongan Mayor Jose Ivan Agda has allowed the opening and resumption of activities of local attractions…
ILOILO CITY—Boracay Island’s tourism industry players are struggling to survive and are now pinning their hope on the government’s promised support under a “new normal” era that will focus on an eco-friendly strategy that combines “work and leisure” for tourists going to the island. “The current situation in Boracay is dire with most of the…
The company said on Tuesday it took delivery of a brand-new on April 2 while seven more planes from manufacturers Airbus and ATR were set to arrive for the remainder of 2021. Cebu Pacific said the delivery was in line with its fleet expansion and the replacement of older planes that burn more fuel. Operated…
LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—Tourists outside the Ilocos region are now allowed to visit Pangasinan after the provincial government eased travel restrictions this week. Gov. Amado Espino III issued an executive order removing the travel authority and medical certificates from the required documents when entering the province. But Espino asked tourists to check their destinations as some local…