News Philippines Tourism: Body of Filipino tourist who went missing found in Thailand
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Rescuers found Friday the body of one of two tourists from this city who went missing after big waves battered the Freedom Beach in Phuket, Thailand Wednesday. The remains ...
News Philippines Tourism: Farm tourism: Albay opens agri one-stop shop
To improve the lives of farmers and their productivity, especially in the midst of climate change, Albay’s provincial government has opened Farmers Bounty Village, a one-stop shop agricultural complex in Camalig town.
News Philippines Tourism: Underperforming Philippines Extends Tax Breaks to Attract Tourism Investors
Despite its beautiful beaches, the Philippines is a tourism underperformer in Southeast Asia. It keeps luring investors with tax breaks. Critics say maybe it’s better to prioritize peace and ...
News Philippines Tourism: Tourism contributes 12.7 pct to Philippine economy in 2018: gov't data
MANILA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tourism industries, measured by the share of tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) to the gross domestic product (GDP), contributed 12.7 percent to the Philippine economy ...
News Philippines Tourism: Tourism’s revenue share in economy falls to 5-year low amid Boracay closure
Amid the six-month closure of Boracay and other challenges, the tourism sector posted its lowest total contribution to the economy in five years, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority ...
News Philippines Tourism: Tourism contribution to national output biggest since at least 2012
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY’s contribution to the economy grew in 2018, according to data which the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Thursday. Preliminary data compiled by the PSA showed ...
News Philippines Tourism: Tourism’s contribution to Philippine economy grows in 2018
MANILA, Philippines — Tourism’s contribution to the Philippine economy grew in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday. Tourism’s contribution to the economy, as measured by ...
