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COA to DOT: Tap P15.2 M idle funds

By Michael Punongbayan | January 10, 2016 - 9:00am

The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the tourism department to utilize its Tourism Development Fund (TDF), which has remained idle at the National Treasury the past seven years.

Headlines

New star rating system launched for hotels, resorts

By Louise Maureen Simeon | September 10, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines is now better positioned for tourism growth and competitiveness after a new star rating system to standardize the accreditation of local hotels and resorts has been introduced, according to foreign...

Business

TIEZA remains hopeful on perks for tourism infrastructure projects

By Louise Maureen Simeon | September 2, 2015 - 10:00am

The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) remains hopeful the impasse on the guidelines on the grant of tax and other fiscal incentives by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to infrastructure...

Business

‘Paghihigpit sa mga insentibo sa turismo’

By Ben Tulfo | August 13, 2014 - 12:00am

NANINIWALA ang BITAG Live na isa sa mga mag-aangat sa ekonomiya ng bansa ang sektor ng Turismo.

PSN Opinyon

Removal of fuel tax on int’l carriers urged

By Louella Desiderio | February 28, 2014 - 12:00am

The government should scrap the tax imposed on fuel supplied to international airlines and invest more in infrastructure to...

Business

UP-AIT sets first nat’l confab to aid LGUs in tourism dev’t

November 17, 2013 - 12:00am

The University of the Philippines-Asian Institute of Tourism (UP-AIT), together with the Tourism Foundation Inc. (TFI) and the Department of Tourism (DOT), is staging the first National Conference on Tourism Governance...

Travel and Tourism

DOT to release new rating system

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | July 17, 2013 - 12:00am

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will release a new star rating system by November this year to further elevate standards in...

Business

Big players buck removal of hotel tax perks

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 31, 2013 - 12:00am

Big industry players are against the government’s proposal to remove the income tax holiday (ITH) being enjoyed by hoteliers...

Business

Gordon calls for jobs in tourism

April 30, 2013 - 12:00am

As the country commemorates Labor Day, former senator Richard Gordon has appealed to President Aquino to immediately implement the Tourism Act of 2009, which was envisioned to generate jobs and livelihood for millions...

Headlines

‘Tourism key to job creation’

By Jess Diaz | March 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Team PNoy senatorial candidate Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara yesterday expressed support to government efforts to promote the country’s tourism industry in order to open employment and economic opportunities for...

Headlines