The guides of El Nido
LITTLE HAS CHANGED in Bacuit Bay, home of three of the four El Nido Resorts (ENR), in the last millennium. Its craggy limestone cliffs...
Puerto Princesa: Fireflies, an audio tours, and a penal farm
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
PALAWAN OFFERS the picture of the perfect island life, with beaches and secluded islets ideal for swimming and diving....
Above the clouds
By Zsarlene B. Chua
NEVER IN MY LIFE have I dreamed of climbing a mountain but somehow I found myself climbing Luzon’s highest summit (and...
Old favorite gets an upgrade
By Zsarlene B. Chua
ISLAND COVE Hotel and Leisure Park opens the new year with the completion of a major renovation of its accommodation facilities,...
A religious bicycle tour
THE LIMA PARK HOTEL once again provides devotees with a unique way to observe the season of Lent through Bisikleta Iglesia 2016.
Now on its...
Dapitan brought to the digital tourism space
An interactive marker in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, contains QR codes and Near Field Communication stickers which, when scanned or tapped via a...
Religious tourism
By Zsarlene B. Chua
WHILE FRANCE welcomes millions of tourists each year, many visit this center of culture as part of a more all-encompasing European...
Free tours of cultural treasure during Visita Iglesia
CATHOLICS have an opportunity to inject some culture and art during Holy Week’s traditional Visita Iglesia by including the San Sebastian Basilica in their...
Davao’s Chinatown gets all dressed up
By Carmencita A. Carillo
DAVAO CITY -- Four archways in different spots mark Chinatown here, which, at 44 hectares in what is mainly the central...
A return to Lingayen Gulf
GENERAL Douglas MacArthur’s oft-quoted one-liner “I shall return” has been associated with the massive landing of Allied Forces in Leyte Gulf during World War...
The five elements take the spotlight in HK
THE TRADITIONAL feng shui elements -- gold, wood, water, fire and earth -- are highlighted in the Hong Kong Pulse 3D Light Show, a...
Hotel operator says time is ripe for ‘boutique resorts’
By Zsarlene B. Chua
HOME-GROWN hotel brand, the Henry Hotels, is embarking on a quite ambitious expansion as its sights are set on having ten...