DOT to intensify promotions amid slowdown in SoKor outbound travel
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to intensify its marketing and promotion in South Korea, its top source market for visitors, as it frets over the slowdown of Korea’s outbound travel.
April 2025
Air India flights to Manila expected to take off late 2025 – DOT
Air India is expected to launch flights to Manila later this year, a development seen to lure more Indian tourists to the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday.
April 2025
Marcos to attend Pope Francis funeral
Marcos will go there with First Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos. The funeral service for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m. Vatican time in St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the Basilica, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT)
April 2025
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic
The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city, and aftershocks are continuing, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).
April 2025
Japan to introduce new authentication system to strengthen immigration checks
The system is called the Japanese version of the United States' ESTA, or Electronic System for Travel Authorization. But on Wednesday, Justice Minister Suzuki Keisuke told a Diet committee that the process must be accelerated in response to the recent increase in foreign visitors to Japan. He said the government will now aim to launch the service in the fiscal year starting in April 2028.
