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7 destinations to visit in Switzerland for a magical white Christmas

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 18, 2023

Switzerland is among the favorite countries of tourists when it comes to captivating scenery made up of majestic Alps, beautiful villages, and clear lakes. Also called the Land of Peace, it boasts a strong economy, a popular banking system, and an impressive service industry. “Switzerland ang isa sa pinakamayamang bansa sa mundo gayung dati, mahirap […]

Pia Wurtzbach is in the United Kingdom for Christmas

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 16, 2023

Pia Wurtzbach in London. Photo: Pia Wurtzbach/IG Pia Wurtzbach will be spending holidays in the United Kingdom! On her Instagram broadcast channel, the Miss Universe 2015 said that she always spends holidays in the UK because her family and husband Jeremy live there. “We always have a cold and sometimes rainy Christmas. We get snow […]

Get inspired to travel with these Korea tourism promotional clips with over 250M views

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 15, 2023

Philstar.com December 15, 2023 | 5:15pm Released last October by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), five Korea tourism promotional clips were viewed an estimated 250 million times as of this month. Among the five clips, What if [Vincent Van Gogh] visited Korea, which is the very first Korea […]

WATCH: ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie set in New Zealand

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 14, 2023

Kristofer Purnell – Philstar.com December 13, 2023 | 5:08pm MANILA, Philippines — Tourism in New Zealand saw a huge boost because of the “Lord of the Rings” films, and it remains a popular destination for visitors because of the Hobbiton Movie Set. The set served as a stand-in for the fictional town of Hobbiton in the […]

‘Worst Christmas ever’ in birthplace of Jesus as impact of war empties Bethlehem

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 12, 2023

A view of an almost empty compound of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 9, 2023. REUTERS/Lucy Marks BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, […]

DOT adds golf tourism in industry portfolio

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 11, 2023

Rosette Adel – Philstar.com December 10, 2023 | 3:01pm MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism is promoting golf tourism in a bid to widen its tourism industry portfolio. During the first Philippine golf summit last November 28, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco highlighted the potential of golf tourism to boost the Philippine tourism as the […]

Luneta, Intramuros draw visitors at start of long weekend

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 10, 2023

Time travel as opposed to long travel was an option of many on the first day of the long weekend by visiting tourist spots in Manila such as Intramuros where one can take a kalesa ride, the “Village of Lights” and Mehan Garden, according to Joseph Morong’s report on “24 Oras,” Friday. The tour of […]

Yasmien Kurdi and husband Rey Soldevilla recreate their old photos in Dubai

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 9, 2023

Photos: Yasmien Kurdi/IG Yasmien Kurdi and her husband Rey Soldevilla are the sweetest lovebirds in a recent post. On Instagram, Yasmien shared photos of them recreating their photos from 2008 when they traveled to the Dubai Desert Safari. The throwback photos showed them trying out the city’s food, wearing traditional garments, and visiting the safari. […]

PH ‘Leading Beach, Dive Destination’; Manila ‘Leading City Destination’ at World Travel Awards 2023

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 8, 2023

Kathleen A. Llemit – Philstar.com December 7, 2023 | 7:45pm MANILA, Philippines — The City of Manila has been named as the World’s Leading City Destination for 2023 at the World Travel Awards 2023. Likewise, the Philippines has been named as the best diving and beach destination at the annual awards. The World winners were […]

Do-it-yourself guide puts spotlight on Philippine heritage dishes, tourism

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)December 6, 2023

Dolly Dy-Zulueta – Philstar.com December 6, 2023 | 4:52pm MANILA, Philippines — Philippine tourism was experiencing a good ride and gaining more momentum when the COVID-19 pandemic happened, and travel, just like everything else, came to an abrupt halt. Aside from being personally affected by the lockdown and the strict safety protocol that came with […]

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