Cebu Beach Resorts News
- Alegre wins Gold in Cebu Goes Culinary Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:24AMAlegre Beach Resort & Spa gained the Gold Medal with Distinction award during the Cebu Goes Culinary 2010 besting all other teams from varying hotels and resorts in the Visayas.
- Nalzaro: Wari-wari sa kuwarta Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:21AMGRUPO sa mga Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) ang gikatakdang mo-adto sa Borocay Island alang sa usa ka seminar. Walay problema anang seminar kay makapalambo kana sa ilang kahibawo ug abilidad. read more
- Training for the tourism industry Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:36AMWhen President Benigno Aquino III spoke of Public-Private Sector Partnership in his State of the Nation Address last July 26, the foremost industry that came to my mind was tourism. Probably, with the possible exception of agriculture and agribusiness, tourism will generate the greatest number of jobs especially in the countryside, where 70 percent of the poor in the Philippines live. Various ...
- DENR almost done with demolition in Bantayan Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:20AMThe Department of the Environment and Natural Resources-7 has almost completed the demolition and removal of illegal structures and constructions along the beach resorts on Bantayan Island.
- Discovery Shores Boracay is one of Asia’s best resorts Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:33AMDiscovery Shores Boracay, the first small luxury hotels (slh.com) resort in the Philippines, is the only Philippine ranked resort among the Top 15 Related posts: Cebu is one of Asia’s best islands for 2009 Travel + Leisure magazine ranked Cebu as the fourth best,... New York Times says Boracay is SEA’s newest hot spot One of the world's most prestigious publications The New York... Top travel US ...
- Backpacking around RP (Part 1) Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 2:41AMA shriek in the middle of the night jolts me awake. We are on an unchartered island where electricity and mobile phone and Internet signals are practically non-existent. Naturally, alarm bells ring in my ears.
- Obenieta: Dayag nga dagway Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:20AMDAGHAN ang mahadlok og lapok. Mora’g makapuling ang buling. Bisan pa’g kubalon atong aping, wala gyod ta’y nawong ikaatubang kon gakamuritsing ta sa panan-aw sa uban. read more
- Pearl Farm: Gateway to tropical pleasure Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:54AMPEARL Farm Beach Resort has been rated triple A by the tourism department. That's an equivalent to a five-star hotel. read more
- ‘Lean’ time in Boracay Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:44PMHenry Chusuey says he started visiting Boracay in the 1980s “when the only accommodations available were nipa huts.” Today, he is the biggest hotelier on the island, with three resort hotels offering more than 600 rooms to visitors.
- Tourist cops deployed in Central Visayas Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 2:35AMCEBU — Local and foreign tourists should now feel more secure travelling around Central Visayas as 82 policemen, who underwent tourism training, were deployed in various tourist spots around the region. Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Director Lani-O Nerez said the tourist cops recently graduated from the intensive tourism training program of the PNP. They were trained to scuba dive, speak Korean ...
- Let it BE Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 11:32AMArelatively new comfortable accommodation, Be Resorts Mactan is a charming 161-room boutique hotel that is perched a few minutes away from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Standing tall along the white sand shoreline, Be is ideal for someone who’s lusting for a splash in Mactan’s pristine waters.
- Breaking News Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 4:50AMMANILA, Philippines - The number of tourists visiting the islands of Boracay and Camiguin -- both popular for powder white sand and crystal clear waters, increased by more than 10% during the first 5 months of the year.
- Conquering Compostela Valley Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 12:21AMKopiat Island (photo by HENRYLITO D. TACIO) Despite what you read in the newspapers and see on your television sets, Compostela Valley is a haven. As a tourist destination, it’s blessed with nature’s magnificent work of art. It brims with natural attractions like beaches, waterfalls, forests, mountain ranges, caves, lakes, rivers, and hot and cold springs. Name it, the province has it!
- Palawan: Could this be the way to paradise? Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 5:05AMThe Underground River (photo by MA. GLAIZA LEE) Sometimes, a place would grab a person even before he gets a chance to be there. Just as his imagination runs wild, his longing to be in that elusive place is already quite evident. That is the spellbinding charisma of Palawan. Palawan is a beautiful painting of a paradise imagined and created by a master artist. When in Palawan, one will never ...
- Cebu: The ultimate island destination Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 2:27AMThe province of Cebu, consisting of the Cebu mainland and a whopping 167 surrounding islands, has perennially been in Conde Nast Traveler's top 10 best island destinations in the Asia Pacific region.
- Integrated approach pushed to save Mactan Channel, Butuanon River Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 11:58AMProvincial Board member-elect Arleigh Sitoy is pushing for an integrated plan that would address the problems besetting the Mactan Channel and the Butuanon River in Mandaue City.
- China cites Cebu as Best Honeymoon Destination Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 3:29PMChina's tourism agency described Cebu as the “Best Honeymoon Destination” at the World Trade Fair 2010 in Shanghai, China. The DoT said the award is a major Related posts: Palawan in China’s top spots for elite travellers Palawan, the country’s renowned ecotourism site, is once again hailed... Romantic Philippines is top wedding destination Although the month of June is about to end, the ...
- No heavy equipment for DENR team – exec Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 2:07PMBut so far, the team was only able to remove the sea wall and five kiosks of Marlin Beach Resort. Since Bantayan is a protected area, the executors of the court order are prohibited from bringing in heavy equipment that would have made their job easier.
- DENR to assess beach resorts Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 11:21AMTHE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) will conduct an inventory of all beach resorts in Cebu.
- DENR demolishes resort kiosks in Bantayan Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 12:06PMIt took more than six hours to destroy the 100-meter wide seawall and another hour to demolish the kiosk.
- Boracay’s hidden garden Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 2:34AMOne would think that when a person already owns, say, almost a third of Boracay’s Station 2, he’d be lounging on one of his beach beds by now, sipping piña coladas while admiring the famous sunset of the paradise island.
- Top picks: Where kids find paradise Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 7:07PMThe best kid-friendly resorts not only offer what’s best for youngsters but also their parents. Here, DAVID Bowden picks the 10 best resorts in Southeast Asia that kids will not want to check out early from.
- Paradise on Earth Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 7:46AMMENTION Pearl Farm Beach Resort and what comes to your mind immediately? read more
- Philippines tourism up 7.9 percent in 2010 Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 8:27PMMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine tourism department reported a 7.89 percent growth in foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2010.
- Agoda goes low during South East Asia’s hot season Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:23PMAgoda, Asia’s global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, today announces fantastic low season summer deals for some of South East Asia's most beautiful destinations.
- Bluewaters: Far from madding crowd Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 9:57AMIF COMPARED with other islands in the Philippines, there is absolutely nothing like Samal Island. read more
- Agoda Goes Low During South East Asia’s Hot Season Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 2:01AMAgoda today announces fantastic low season summer deals for some of South East Asia's most beautiful destinations.
- Microtel Resort Mactan Tuesday, May 12, 2009 @ 11:08AMCEBU, Philippines – Walking into the Microtel Resort Mactan, located along Punta Engano Road, you will find yourself in the charming hotel lobby facing the beachfront, decorated with modern designs and furnishings.
- Cebu’s best-kept secrets Saturday, May 2, 2009 @ 11:14AMTHERE are plenty of regular haunts in Cebu that everyone knows about, from the five-star resorts in Mactan to the typical tourist spots in the city where everyone brings first-timers.