By HENRY EMPEÑO | June 17, 2021 IBA, Zambales — Slowly, safely, surely. Despite the onset of rains and safety restrictions from the lingering Covid-109 pandemic, local tourism stakeholders, from fruit vendors to hotel owners, are now hoping to catch up with the tail-end of the summer season when beaches and mountain resorts in the… Read More Zambales cautiously reopens doors to tourists and visitors
By HENRY EMPEÑO | June 9, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The long wait for the chance to enjoy beaches, parks, forest trails and other tourism sites in the Subic Bay Freeport is finally over after the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) allowed leisure travel here for persons of all ages—even for residents of the… Read More Leisure travel for all ages, even from NCR+ OK’d in Subic Freeport
CLARK FREEPORT – ‘Bleisure’ travel is becoming a trend here as more accommodation facilities continuously encourage business and leisure travelers to visit this Freeport. In a recent interview at Clark in Action (CIA), a public affairs radio program of Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Hilton Clark Commercial Director Francis David said that one of their emerging target… Read More More ‘bleisure’ travels shaping up in Clark
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has opened several hotels here for the temporary accommodation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were brought home under the government’s emergency repatriation program. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said close to 400 OFWs were given temporary lodgings in quarantine… Read More Subic hotels temporarily open to returning OFWs ‘trapped’ by Typhoon Rolly
DESPITE the inactive sports scenario in the first half of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, moves are underway to revive the sector with the opening of the nominations for the 4th Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA) to be held late this year. The only one of its kind in the country, PSTA seeks to… Read More Subic, Clark to lead sports tourism revival
Story and Photos by HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport TOURISM is breathing life back into this free port, as businesses make the painful transition to the “new normal” after a long hiatus since March when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was imposed in Luzon to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19).… Read More Tourism leads business revival in Subic Bay Freeport
By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Another cruise ship operated by the Italian firm Costa Crociere made its maiden port call in Subic Bay on Friday (Jan. 17), becoming the second cruise ship to arrive here this month as the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) predicted a surge of tourist vessels in Subic… Read More Italian cruise ship makes maiden voyage to Subic
By HENRY EMPEÑO | January 8, 2020 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Subic’s cruise tourism program kicked into high gear on Tuesday, January 7, as MV Spectrum of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship operating in Asia today, docked here for the second time in just two weeks. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and… Read More Subic Freeport cruise ship tourism kicks into high gear
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Despite an overcast sky, the Subic Bay Freeport warmly welcomed the arrival here on Friday of MS Spectrum of the Seas, the largest cruise ship operating in the Asian region today. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma, who personally welcomed the disembarking passengers, said the event… Read More Asia’s biggest cruise ship makes maiden call in Subic Freeport
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — More cruise ships are expected to arrive in this free port next year, as the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) strengthened its program to increase cruise tourism traffic by upgrading maritime facilities and tourist attractions here. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the Subic agency… Read More Subic Freeport expects more, bigger cruise ships in 2020
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