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E Visayas tourism gets boost with return of int l cruise ships

FOREIGN GUESTS. A cruise ship off the coast of Kalanggaman Island in this Feb. 10, 2023 photo. The return of cruise ships to Eastern Visayas after nearly three years of pandemic restrictions is a big boost to the local tourism industry, the Department of Tourism said Thursday. (DOT Eastern Visayas photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The return of cruise ships to Eastern Visayas after nearly three years of pandemic restrictions is a big boost to the local tourism industry, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Thursday. DOT Eastern Visayas regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes said the tour operator of a local event organizer managed to create a "paradise-feel" experience for the 228 guests on board Silversea's Silver Shadow. "The DOT regional office is so proud to say that our local service providers and their respective team managed to deliver above-par experience," Tiopes said in a phone interview. "The extent of the requirements of the cruise company equated to oppo

DOT eyes Yolanda memorial museum, learning center

RUBBLE. A scene along a major street in Tacloban City in this 2014 photo just a few months after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck the central part of the country. The Department of Tourism is pushing for the setting up of a Yolanda memorial museum and learning center in Leyte province. (Photo courtesy of Sambo Yaokasin) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism is looking at the possibility of building "Yolanda" memorial museum and learning center in Leyte province to tell the story of the country's strongest typhoon and how survivors recovered. DOT Eastern Visayas regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes said they have been meeting with tourism stakeholders and local government officials to draft a detailed plan to build the structure. "Most of the tourists we have engaged with came because they want to see what has happened to us after 10 years. They want to see the progress and how we are as a people. It may be a negative event, but people look at us," Tiope

3 cruise ships to bring in over 1K tourists in E Visayas in 2023

SEA VOYAGE. A cruise ship off the coast of Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte shown in this photo. At least three cruise ships bringing in over 1,000 foreign guests and crew members will make a stop in picturesque islands in Eastern Visayas this year, the Department of Tourism regional office here announced on Thursday. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - At least three cruise ships bringing in over 1,000 foreign guests and crew members would make a stop in picturesque islands in Eastern Visayas this year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here announced Thursday. The first to arrive is a ship owned by Silver Cruises with 382 guests and 295 crew members. It will make a port of call on Kalanggaman Island on Feb. 10. "The cruise company requested to transform the setting of the island into a festival place. Everything is being paid for by the cruise company. They just pick a specific site to do this production," said DOT Eastern Visayas regional director Karina Ro

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