HOTEL sales and marketing professionals are seeking government clarification on the application of the elderly discount after a five-star hotel in Metro Manila was cited for violating laws covering consumer rights and senior citizens’ (SC) privileges. “We are currently conferring with the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) on the…
SOME 33,000 airline passengers have been affected by the closure of several airports in the country due in the aftermath of typhoon Odette. Bulk of these passengers include stranded domestic tourists, sources indicated. This developed as reports by regional offices of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in typhoon-affected areas remained…
METRO Manila residents are making their travel plans and top on the list are destinations more accessible via land trips instead of air routes. The Hotel Sales and Marketing Association Inc. (HSMA) has just concluded its month-long September Online Sale (SOS), and about 32 percent of the purchases were for…
BOTS, travel apps, and QR codes. Many of these digital technology innovations were adopted by the tourism industry struggling to survive in the Covid-19 pandemic. But many of the tourism leaders who spoke at the recent government-led Tourism and Technology Forum (TTF 2021) underscored the importance of the “human touch”…
HOTELIERS are seeking permission to offer staycations soon to boost their revenues amid the continuing international travel restrictions on inbound tourists due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a Viber message, Philippine Hotel Owners Association (PHOA) Executive Director Benito C. Bengzon Jr. told the BusinessMirror, “We are hoping that the authorities…