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VALENTINE’S DAY PROMOS: These 7 Hotels Offer Great Deals for Love Month

VALENTINE’S DAY PROMOS: These 7 Hotels Offer Great Deals for Love Month

If you're looking for great hotel deals this month of February, the Philippine Primer listed it for you.
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  • Makati
  • Hotel
    • GUIDE: Best staycation hotels in Metro Manila

    GUIDE: Best staycation hotels in Metro Manila

    Here's a definitive list of the best staycation hotels in Metro Manila.
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  • Metro Manila
  • Hotel
    • DOT launches “ASMR” tourism videos project

    DOT launches “ASMR” tourism videos project

    The Department of Tourism has launched a unique program that would take tourists to local destinations online through ASMR videos.
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    • Home Away From Home: Agoda listings to visit on your next trip to the south

    Home Away From Home: Agoda listings to visit on your next trip to the south

    Here are Agoda spots you should check out if you're planning to visit Laguna and Batangas soon.
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  • Batangas
  • Laguna
    • OH NO! Baguio Limits Leisure Travelers due to COVID-19 scare; Here’s What You Need to Know

    OH NO! Baguio Limits Leisure Travelers due to COVID-19 scare; Here’s What You Need to Know

    Baguio City limits borders for leisure travelers due to the COVID-19 omicron variant scare.
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  • Baguio
    • WTA names PH as ‘World’s Leading Dive Destination 2021’

    WTA names PH as ‘World’s Leading Dive Destination 2021’

    The 2021 World Travel Awards named the Philippines as the World's Leading Dive Destination for 2021 for the third time in three consecutive years since 2019.
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  • Diving
    • DOT promotes Calabarzon with ‘visitor-ready’ tourism circuits

    DOT promotes Calabarzon with ‘visitor-ready’ tourism circuits

    The Department of Tourism launched an easy way to travel in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.
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  • Batangas
  • Cavite
  • Laguna
  • Rizal
  • Quezon Province
    • BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Discovery Shores Boracay offers Great Deal to Boracay Island

    BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Discovery Shores Boracay offers Great Deal to Boracay Island

    The Discovery Shores Boracay is offering its Black Friday Sale this Nov 26 until Dec 3, 2021.
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  • Boracay
  • Boracay
    • DOT: Entry of Fully Vaxxed Tourists from Green List Countries Approved; Formal Guidelines to Follow

    DOT: Entry of Fully Vaxxed Tourists from Green List Countries Approved; Formal Guidelines to Follow

    The Department of Tourism officially announced that fully vaccinated tourists from the 'Green List' countries will be allowed to travel to the Philippines soon.
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  • Philippines
  • Travel
    • Boracay Lifts Mandatory Swabs Tests for Fully Vaxxed Travelers, More PH Tourist Destinations Follow

    Boracay Lifts Mandatory Swabs Tests for Fully Vaxxed Travelers, More PH Tourist Destinations Follow

    The Department of Tourism released the updated list of tourist PH destinations that lift swab tests as a requirement.
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  • Philippines
  • Tourist spot
  • Travel Guide
  • Travel
    • DIVE IN: Anilao in Batangas Reopens this Dec for ‘World Cup of Underwater Photo Competitions’

    DIVE IN: Anilao in Batangas Reopens this Dec for ‘World Cup of Underwater Photo Competitions’

    DOT announced the Anilao diving spot in Batangas will reopen for the Anilao Underwater Shootout, the world cup of underwater photo competitions this December.
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  • Batangas
  • Anilao
    • FULLY SUBSIDIZED: Free Swab Tests Now Available For Domestic Tourists

    FULLY SUBSIDIZED: Free Swab Tests Now Available For Domestic Tourists

    The DOT, together with PCMC, is offering free swab tests for all domestic travelers.
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  • Philippines
    • DOT: List of Local Destinations that lift Swab Tests for Fully Vaccinated Tourists

    DOT: List of Local Destinations that lift Swab Tests for Fully Vaccinated Tourists

    The Department of Tourism officially announced the list of PH destinations that lift swab test for fully vaccinated tourists.
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  • Boracay
  • Bohol
  • Ilocos Norte
  • Cebu
  • Philippines
  • Negros
  • Airlines
  • Tourist spot
  • Travel Guide
  • Travel
    • National Museum of the Philippines Reopens This Week, Here’s What You Need to Know

    National Museum of the Philippines Reopens This Week, Here’s What You Need to Know

    The National Museum of the Philippines reopened and only accommodates fully vaccinated visitors.
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  • Metro Manila
  • Historical landmark
    • 2021 World Travel Awards Recognizes PH as Asia’s Top Beach, Dive Destination

    2021 World Travel Awards Recognizes PH as Asia’s Top Beach, Dive Destination

    The World Travel Awards recognizes the country as Asia's Top Beach and Dive Destination once again.
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  • Boracay
  • Palawan
  • Cebu
  • Philippines
  • Diving
  • Tourist spot
    • TOP ISLANDS: 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards Includes Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay

    TOP ISLANDS: 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards Includes Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay

    The Conde Nast Traveler 2021 Readers' Choice Awards includes the island of Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay in Asia.
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  • Airlines
    • DOT, IAFT-EID Lift Age Restrictions for Fully Vaxxed Travelers

    DOT, IAFT-EID Lift Age Restrictions for Fully Vaxxed Travelers

    The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and DOT announced the easing of age restrictions for travelers below 18 years old and above 65 years old.
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  • Transportation
  • Travel
    • DOT: More than Half of PH Tourism Workers Already Vaccinated

    DOT: More than Half of PH Tourism Workers Already Vaccinated

    The Department of Tourism announces that more than half of tourism workers in the Philippines are already vaccinated.
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  • Airlines
    • DOT, IAFT Approve Expanded Indoor Seating in NCR Restos

    DOT, IAFT Approve Expanded Indoor Seating in NCR Restos

    The Department of Tourism announced the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force's newest resolution to expand indoor capacity up to 20 percent in the NCR restos.
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  • Metro Manila
    • Filipino Gen Z, Millennials Lead the Way for Inclusive Tourism Recovery as Airbnb Hosts

    Filipino Gen Z, Millennials Lead the Way for Inclusive Tourism Recovery as Airbnb Hosts

    Airbnb announced that Filipino Gen Zs and millennials are the driving force behind Airbnb’s growing community of Hosts in the Philippines.
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  • Philippines
  • Real Estate
    • #GandaMoPinas: DOT x TikTok Launch New Campaign as Local Borders Reopen

    #GandaMoPinas: DOT x TikTok Launch New Campaign as Local Borders Reopen

    The Department of Tourism launches a new campaign through Tiktok influencers to promote tourism as local borders reopen.
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  • Airlines
    • DOT: PH to Host International Tourism Conference Next Year

    DOT: PH to Host International Tourism Conference Next Year

    The Department of Tourism announced the Philippines will host the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in March 2022.
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  • Airlines
    • DOT: Leisure travel from NCR to GCQ, MGCQ areas Allowed; Restrictions Subject to LGUs 

    DOT: Leisure travel from NCR to GCQ, MGCQ areas Allowed; Restrictions Subject to LGUs 

    The Department of Tourism released a statement allowing leisure travel from NCR to GCQ and MGCQ areas.
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  • Airlines
    • LOOK: DFA, Taguig offer ‘PASSPORT ON WHEELS’ on October 7-8

    LOOK: DFA, Taguig offer ‘PASSPORT ON WHEELS’ on October 7-8

    The Department of Foreign Affairs and the city of Taguig tied up for the "PASSPORT ON WHEELS" project to provide a passport satellite in the city from Oct 7 to 8.
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  • Airlines
    • The Art of Travel Planning Made Easy with Airbnb Wishlists

    The Art of Travel Planning Made Easy with Airbnb Wishlists

    Airbnb rolls out Wishlist sharing, a feature that lets users share their favorite Airbnb Wishlists with friends, family, and even followers on social media.
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  • Real Estate
    • BOOK NOW: PH Hotels to Offer Biggest Sale of the Year on Sept 15

    BOOK NOW: PH Hotels to Offer Biggest Sale of the Year on Sept 15

    The Hotel Sales and Marketing Association will hold a month-long online hotel accommodations selling from Sept 15 to Oct 30.
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  • Airlines
    • DOT: Tourism Workers in NCR Vaxxed at 95% Rate

    DOT: Tourism Workers in NCR Vaxxed at 95% Rate

    The Department of Tourism reaches 95% of vaccinated tourism workers in NCR.
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  • Tourist spot
    • SOAR HIGH: Clark International Airport Gets Nominated as Finalist at Prix Versailles in France

    SOAR HIGH: Clark International Airport Gets Nominated as Finalist at Prix Versailles in France

    The prestigious award-giving body for architecture Prix Versailles nominates Clark International Airport as a finalist under the airport category.
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  • Airlines
    • SUSPENDED: DOT, TPB Hold the 50% OFF RT-PCR for Tourists until August 31

    SUSPENDED: DOT, TPB Hold the 50% OFF RT-PCR for Tourists until August 31

    The Tourism Promotions Board and the Department of Tourism announced the suspension of discounted RT-PCR for tourists until Aug 31.
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  • Airlines
    • ‘Survivor’ Producer to Start Shooting in Palawan Soon

    ‘Survivor’ Producer to Start Shooting in Palawan Soon

    Monday Media Production chooses Palawan as their next filming site and will start filming there soon.
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  • Palawan
  • El Nido
  • Puerto Princesa
  • Coron
  • Airlines