Before the pandemic, outbound tourism expenditures enjoyed a 4% CAGR between 2015 and 2019. By 2019, Filipinos spent PHP 61.4 billion in shopping overseas alone. Shopping was one of the fast-growing components of spending over a 5-year period, only second to travel agencies and reservation spending (+8% CAGR) and tied with F&B (+6%). In 2020, …
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Hilton’s Flagship Brand Returns to Manila
Hilton Manila features 357 guest rooms and 5 F&B outlets all within a short distance from NAIA Terminal 3.
Marriott’s first Courtyard Hotel in the Philippines to open in Iloilo City
The Courtyard by Marriott brand will make its debut in the Philippines in Iloilo City, Philippines in May. Featuring an innovative lobby space as well as Courtyard's latest contemporary room design, the Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo will feature 324 rooms. It rises in Iloilo's new central business district at Megaworld Boulevard in Mandurriao. The new …
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80% of Filipino Trips Still Local, says Agoda
Filipinos took 4 trips locally vs. 1 internationally over the last 12 months
Road Less Traveled in Rizal Leads to a Secret Lake House
Lily Vacation Farm House is a lakeside resort 2 hours away from Metro Manila and perfect for families, corporate travel and events.
Social tourism breeds a new army of travelers
Is social tourism the future of travel in the Philippines?
Vask crowned as ‘Best Restaurant in the Philippines’
Gallery Vask in Bonifacio Global City is No. 35 among Asia's best restaurants, according to a recent ranking.
Filipinos made at least 5.1 million international trips in 2015
Updated on August 27, 2016 -- Have you ever wondered how many Filipinos go out of the country just to travel for leisure or business? Outbound tourism — travel made by locals to international destinations — has largely been an unknown area versus inbound tourism, which the Department of Tourism tracks. Judging from my Facebook news …
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