Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s premier five-star resort Shangri-La Tanjung Aru received the prestigious “Asean Green Hotel Award” from Asean Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR – reaffirming the resort’s commitment to sustainability and eco-friendly practices in the hospitality industry.
Aerial view of Baguio City (File photo) MANILA - The cities of Baguio and Ilagan in the provinces of Benguet and Isabela are among this year's Asean Clean Tourist Cities awardees, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday. Nine other Philippine hotels also bagged various Asean Tourism Awards, reflecting the tourism sector's commitment to ensuring a high standard of tourism despite the challenges posed by the prevailing pandemic. "This recognition of our local cities and hotels and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Convention and Exhibition) venues not only serves as a testament to the Philippines' commitment to uphold the best tourism standards, it also mirrors the strong Bayanihan spirit we have exhibited to overcome this crisis," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a statement. "The current health crisis is a bane of the industry. Nevertheless, local tourism offices and our stakeholders aren't backing down from this. By collaborating to
THE Philippines received high honors at the ongoing Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) in Preah Sihanoukville, Cambodia for its commitment to upholding the highest of tourism standards. In a news statement, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that Nobu Hotel, Nuwa Hotel, Hyatt Regency all in the City of Dreams as well as…