Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
The Department of Tourism, Region 2 has conducted the 2nd Tourism Awards and Appreciation Night at Zen Hotel, Santiago City. The Department of Tourism, Cagayan Valley Region recognizes the importance of the support of its stakeholders as partners in the advancement of its programs, projects and activities. Local Government Units and tourism stakeholders …
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Tourist arrivals as of December 31, 2018 registered an increase of 9.57% over last year – 2017. Tourist arrival totaling to 1,174,721 is composed of 904,198 domestic and 270,523 foreign. Data source for tourist arrivals are the accommodation establishments within the region. Same Day Visitor arrivals likewise registered an increase of 10.18% over 2017. …
The Department of Tourism, Region 2 takes pride in the success of the four tourism organizations in the region after being recognized and awarded during the ASEAN Tourism Forum on January 18, 2019 held at the FLC Ha Long Golf Club, Vietnam. For the second time now, the Palaui Environmental Protectors Association (PEPA) in …
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The Department of Tourism (DOT), Region 2 has conducted the first Regional Tourism Crisis Management Symposium last November 23, 2018 at Hotel Roma, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. The said symposium aims to build resiliency in every crisis situation that may arise and affects the tourism industry, and define issues and concerns to propose necessary …
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With Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) movement of flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Clark Pampangga, and having its new route to the City of Cauayan in Isabela, the Department of Tourism, Region 2 partnered with this airline company to provide a gateway for travelers to explore the Northern Cagayan Valley and the Provinces …
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The Department of Tourism (DOT), Region 2 endorsed Andoy to a free training that will further improve and enhance his skills and talents in guiding. The free training was offered to Andoyby the members of CATOS after the Philippine Airline (PAL)-DOT Familiarization Tour held last November 12-17, 2018 in the Province of Cagayan, Kalinga and …
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The Department of Tourism Region 2 hosted the regional launching of the month-long celebration last October 1, 2018 with the theme “Exploring Philippine Wonders in Numbers: Statistics Towards Sustainable Tourism Development”. An advocacy lecture for the participants of the regional launching emphasized the importance of collecting the right statistics as well as using statistics …
The Department of Tourism hosted a three-day Basic Tourism Statistics Training (BTST) for the Province of Isabela last October 9-11 at the Piazza Zicarelli, Gamu, Isabela in line with the 2018 National Statistics Month (NSM). The statistics training is a technical assistance being extended by DOT to local government units and accommodation establishments all …
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To prepare the tourism attractions for the influx of tourists, the Department of Tourism designs and implements relevant Product Development Programs in the destinations of local government units. In the recent roll-out of the program, the municipalities within the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) in Isabela and East Coast Cagayan, were the recipients …
The Department of Tourism, Cagayan Valley Region started the celebration of th e Tourism Weekwith a Eucharistic celebration lastSeptember 21, 2018. Industry partners, other line agencies and members of non-government organizations were present during the said mass. In observance of the World Tourism Day (WTD) 2018 with the theme, “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”, …