In the center of action
THE newest addition to the AccorHotels properties stands 25 floors high in the middle of the ever-busy Araneta Center in Cubao.
The Novotel Manila Araneta...
Travel expo draws large crowd as tour agencies offer cheap rates
ONE of the Philippines鈥 most popular travel trade shows, Travel Tour Expo (TTE), has closed its curtains after three days of long lines which...
Iloilo鈥檚 Dinagyang Festival聽gets Korean spice
Text and photos by
Louine Hope U. Conserva
ILOILO CITY鈥檚 annual Dinagyang Festival, held every fourth weekend of January, is similar to Cebu鈥檚 Sinulog and...
Tons of flying fish grilled聽in Bangsi Festival
MAITUM, SARANGANI -- Visitors and local folks feasted over two tons of flying fish grilled along the main street of the town as the...
Scottish islanders don helmets for Viking fire festival
LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM 鈥 Residents of Scotland鈥檚 remote Shetland Islands brandishing swords and shields celebrated their Nordic roots on Tuesday at a spectacular fire...
Baybay: beach, heritage and adventure
FOR THE TYPICAL Filipino traveler, the beach would always be on top of the list of desired destinations. And as an archipelago of over...
Ian McKellen to host London bus tours for Shakespeare film season
LONDON 鈥 Having tackled Shakespeare鈥檚 works on stage and screen, actor Ian McKellen will host bus tours of locations used in his movie adaptation...
Shopping + beaches + mountains = Davao
By Maya M. Padillo
DAVAO CITY -- A number of tour packages in the Davao Region covering April 3 to May 1 will be offered...
Beyond surfing
THE ISLAND of Siargao has become synonymous to surfing, and for good reason. After all, in 2012 this once obscure island in Mindanao鈥檚 Pacific...
Top of the city
By Zsarlene B. Chua
SEEKING to be the 鈥渢op-of-mind hotel in the area鈥 (in the words of general manager Frank Reichenbach during a press lunch...
Coming soon: M枚venpick Boracay
By Zsarlene B. Chua
鈥婱脰VENPICK Hotel and Resorts have added another Philippine property to their portfolio as they are set to open M枚venpick Boracay in...
Sky high
A KILOMETER away from Tagaytay鈥檚 famous Taal Vista hotel sits a new entrant to the city鈥檚 growing hospitality market, one from a family who...