CARMELA G. LAPENA, GMA News February 8, 2012 8:26pm
Saying the best promoters of the Philippines as a tourist destination are Filipinos themselves, tourism officials and industry players on Tuesday urged Pinoys to travel more to both local and foreign destinations.
CARMELA G. LAPEÑA, GMA News February 6, 2012 11:53am
Placing the world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan among the top beach destinations in Asia, a popular travel website seems to agree that it is, as the latest tourism campaign says, more fun in the Philippines.
February 4, 2012 7:55am
Welcome to the airport terminal of the future. There are self-service bag drops but no check-in desks. Your passage is seamless, punctuated behind the scenes only by discrete Near Field Communication (NFC) sensors.
CARMELA LAPEÑA, GMA News February 1, 2012 2:51pm
A group has started a project which aims to save a living heritage by restoring Ifugao’s Batad Rice Terraces, a World Heritage Site, which were damaged by a series of typhoons.
January 31, 2012 11:16am
San Francisco Airport has opened what it calls a first of its kind yoga room, and while it's not quite a mountaintop in Tibet, airport officials say the low lights, and soothing blue walls aim to afford travelers, stressed out or sanguine, an oasis of calm in which to flex, twist and decompress.
By Alice Sun-Cua January 30, 2012 5:47pm
The very name sounded exotic enough: Sab-ra-tha, the three syllables rolling in the tongue like some sweet, mysterious fruit.
January 29, 2012 9:42am
Now that we are nearly at the end of the first month of 2012, it's time to consider new places to explore this year, which is why online travel consultant TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com) has offered a list of its top 15 destinations on the rise. Reuters has not endorsed this list:
CARMELA G. LAPEÑA, GMA News January 27, 2012 3:53pm
With its peaceful scenery and laid-back vibe, Antique in Panay is an ideal destination for exhausted city dwellers. Its view of the mountain range and calming water is perfect for those who wish to get away from it all.
January 18, 2012 8:50am
Negros Occidental is set to have its very own Chinatown after Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia signed City Ordinance No. 576 to redevelop Bacolod’s former prime commercial district, Capitol Shopping Center, into the Bacolod City Chinatown Center.
SISI TANG, Reuters January 16, 2012 4:52pm
Space-starved Hong Kong has long been plagued by high rents and steep hotel rates, vexing university students and tourists alike. But help may be at hand, thanks to one Hong Kong firm: tiny pods stacked up in tiers to create capsule lodgings at low cost.
