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Free hop on/hop off tours for Manila residents

By Ghio Ong | July 9, 2023 - 12:00am

Residents of Manila can enjoy free tours with the Philippines Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour program.

Headlines

Get the real deal from TravelTour Expo 2015

February 8, 2015 - 12:00am

For 22 years now, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) has been giving the Filipino traveler the chance to see the world or explore our beautiful country by mounting the ‘’Travel Tour Expo’’...

Travel and Tourism

Private tours no longer just for wealthy travelers

By Beth J. Harpaz | June 13, 2014 - 6:07pm

I had one night only in Medellin, Colombia. It was Christmas and I was determined to see Medellin's famous holiday lights....

Travel and Tourism

Hip hip hooray for historical tours

By Rey Gamboa | May 8, 2014 - 12:00am

Domestic tourism has never been so vibrant, perhaps because Filipinos are finding that they can afford to set aside part of their disposable income for travel.

Business

DOT extends Bangon Tours program

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | February 14, 2014 - 12:00am

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is extending its Bangon Tours program until end-2014 to allow more time for participants to extend help to Super Typhoon Yolanda victims, a tourism official said.

Business

From local tours to Asian destinations, travel firm expands to full-service agency

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | February 13, 2014 - 12:00am

A newly-registered travel and tours company found the need to modify its services to maximize the growing opportunities in the tourism market.

Freeman Cebu Business

Private sector supports Bangon Tours

January 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Tourism establishments and travel companies have signified their support for Bangon Tours by signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of...

The Good News

More firms join DOT’s Bangon Tours

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | January 10, 2014 - 12:00am

More tourism establishments and travel companies have signified their continued support for the Bangon Tours program of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT). ...

Business

Ghost stories and tours abound in southern US cities

By Melissa Nelson-Gabriel | October 26, 2013 - 8:00am

A doctor who used a guillotine to perform amputations, a wealthy family marred by insanity and a man murdered inside his sealed...

World

Biking in Beijing

By Joaquin M. Henson | April 11, 2013 - 12:00am

There’s a Filipino-Chinese, Vancouver-born entrepreneur who offers half-day, full-day and night guided tours of Beijing on an electric bike in an innovative venture that is promoted as an eco-friendly way to...

Sports