The Philippines’ Department of Tourism can learn a thing or two from their American counterparts in their efforts to push...
The launch of the Department of Tourism’s new “It’s More Fun In The Philippines” campaign has led to debates between people who either love or hate it.
It’s a happy coincidence that along with the Department of Tourism’s social media-heavy tourism campaign, Naia rolls back its terminal fee from P750 to 550, as its five-year initiative requiring the additional P200 finally ends in February.
Would the notorious history attached to Imelda Marcos’ jewelry be enough for tourists to travel all the way to Manila to view them?
Even before the Department of Tourism proclaimed that “it’s more fun in the Philippines,” Filipinos had been upbeat about traveling around the country. With promo fares every now and then and various websites offering do-it-yourself tours, discovering the country has become more inexpensive and effortless.
The Philippines has twice hosted the Miss Universe pageant—in 1974 and 1994. Since they were spaced 20 years apart, one wonders if the Department of Tourism would be keen on bringing the event here in 2014.
The Philippines is at it again. After the successful “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” tourism campaign, which observes its first anniversary on Saturday, two more respected international publications have included the country on their list of the top destinations in the world for 2013.
At long last the Philippines will have a Museum of Natural History.
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