Amsterdam seeks ways to tame its flood of tourists
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — Some 17 million visitors flock to Amsterdam every year, but the tide of tourists is now threatening to swamp the...
‘Tourists go home’: Spain tourism surge brings backlash
PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN -- On the walls of the grand old houses of this Balearic port which attracts millions of foreigners every year,...
Planned strikes and protests threaten already battered Paris tourist season
PARIS -- As Paris tourism struggles to overcome last November’s Islamist attacks, the world’s most visited city faces a new threat: a wave of...
Time travel: Silay’s Hofileña Heritage House
Text and photos by Lourdes O. Pilar,
Senior Research Assistant
Silay City was once called the “Paris of Negros” — it was the center of the...
Visiting Duterte country
Text and photos by Zsarlene B. Chua
THANKS to Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Davao City mayor who ran for and won the presidency, the spotlight...
Finding Big Brother in Davao City: a newbie’s impressions of Digong’s home
THE FIRST THING a passenger might notice after disembarking then exiting Davao’s Francisco Bangor International Airport is the presence of the city mayor, now...
Sun, sand, music and mangroves at the SarBay Festival
JUST LIKE its tasty tuna which has tickled the world’s palate, South Cotabato’s Sarangani Bay will sizzle once more with the SarBay Festival, the...
Cuba scrambles to keep pace with US-fueled tourism boom
HAVANA -- The number of US visitors to Cuba has nearly doubled this year, its tourism minister said on Wednesday, as the island races...
A mountain bike trail in Tagaytay
TAGAYTAY’S Twin Lakes -- the country’s first vineyard resort township community -- has added a mountain bike trail to its attractions.
The new off-road track...
Star Wars comes to Hong Kong Disneyland
STAR WARS comes to Hong Kong Disneyland this summer, with a dogfight in space, lightsaber battles, and encounters with characters from the movies.
“Star Wars: Tomorrowland...
Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid ‘public flatulence’
TOKYO — A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public “belching or flatulence” in an etiquette guide which was...
Chinese cops to patrol Italy’s top tourist sights
ROME — Four Chinese policemen will patrol the streets of Rome and Milan alongside their Italian counterparts for the next two weeks to help...