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Services sector

By Henry J. Schumacher | February 6, 2015 - 12:00am

Within ASEAN, the services sector accounts for 40 - 70% of each economy's GDP. Education, the upgrading of local skills, infusion of foreign skills (which will lead to mutual technology / knowledge transfer), and...

Freeman Cebu Business

10 million tourists by 2016: Can we do it?

By Mark Lapid | September 1, 2014 - 9:00am

To borrow a quote from David Leechiu in his statement on the country's outlook for the property market, "We are optimistic...

Business

DOT partners with CLIA to develop cruise ports, itinerary and guest experience

July 13, 2014 - 12:00am

At the Philippine Cruise Industry Workshop held recently Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. said that cruise arrivals in...

Starweek Magazine

Dot And Shell Aims To Promote Sustainable Tourism Through The Philippine Hosting Of Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2014

April 7, 2014 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT), brings the biggest competition on smarter mobility and fuel-efficiency to the streets of Manila...

Teach bureaucrats about customer experience

By Boo Chanco | March 4, 2013 - 12:00am

When my daughter arrived past three in the morning last Friday by Philippine Airlines from San Francisco, it took her quite a while to exit NAIA terminal 2.

Business

DOT sets fun musical show in Yeosu Expo

June 10, 2012 - 12:00am

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will stage a grand musical extravaganza at the ongoing Yeosu Expo in Korea to show to the world why it’s more fun in the Philippines.

Travel and Tourism

It's more than fun and WOW!

By Rey Gamboa | January 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Alright now, so the much-awaited new Philippine tourism campaign tagline and logo is out of the bag and is, again, not without its attached controversies.

Business

Roa: Comfort room designs must fit destination package

By Ehda Dagooc | December 7, 2011 - 12:00am

The project to standardize comfort room designs across the country simply won’t work, this according to former DOT Central Visayas director Patria Aurora Roa.

Freeman Cebu Business

Tourism dep't joins typhoon relief operations

October 4, 2011 - 2:01pm

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has joined the government's relief efforts for the victims of the two typhoons that hit Luzon last week.

Lacson questions oath-taking of new DOT chief

By Marvin Sy | September 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Sen. Panfilo Lacson has questioned the assumption of former advertising executive Ramon Jimenez Jr. as tourism secretary, whose appointment in acting capacity was done while Congress is in session.

Headlines