PICTourism

04/08/2016

Hotel Jen and DLSU-CSB partnered to run pilot programs On-job-training (OJT) and Teachers Immersion under the Tourism Industry Skills Development of the Improving Competitiveness in Tourism which seeks to improve students’ experience and skills while doing their trainings and for teachers to be more knowledgeable of the new trends and developments in hospitality practices.

27/06/2016

The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently held a Tourism Skills Forum to present updates on the Tourism Industry Skills Development Program (TISDP), a key component of the Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism (PICTourism) project.

27/06/2016

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) remains committed to the Philippine tourism sector and is keen on extending more assistance to improve the latter’s competitiveness. In an interview with the Busine…

15/06/2016

The Tourism Industry Skills Grant Scheme video presentation during the June 14, 2016 Tourism Skills Forum held at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

01/05/2016

The Philippine tourism sector held trade roadshows across Bali in Indonesia, as it seeks to double foreign tourist arrivals. The DOT is ramping up its efforts to further ride on the tourism boom that the country has experienced in the past few years. The Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project (PICTourism), is assisting DOT to improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector through human resource development and improving the quality assurance aspect of tourism accommodations and services.

Philippines Tourism has held trade roadshows across the country this week, with the ambitious target to double Australian visitation in three years. Australians currently represent 250,000 tourists, which is the fifth largest source market. Recently appointed Philippines country manager Norjamin Del…

01/05/2016

The Philippines is now one of the new emerging markets which influence the world cuisine according to the Hong Kong-based marketing and communications agency, Catch On. DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr., in welcoming this recognition, said, “As more travelers are starting to choose their travel destinations and plan their itineraries based on the food culture of a place, this is definitely an added boost to Philippine tourism.” One of DOT’s programs, the Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project (PICTourism), focuses on enhancing the skills of tourism establishments and organizations including those that relate to Culinary and Food &Beverage training. In strengthening the human resource pool of the industry, the program seeks to improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector.

The Philippines has just been included as one of the New G-8 (Gastronomic 8) emerging markets of influence in world cuisine by the Hongkong-based marketing and communications agency, Catch On, in their new report titled The Future of Food. The report on The Future of Food states that there is a new…

22/04/2016

Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao has been declared the Philippines's ninth ASEAN Heritage Park. The 16,000-hectare mountain is considered a home to highly rare and globally threatened species of plants and animals. Davao is among the pilot areas of the Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project (PICTourism), which has introduced regulatory impact assessment to reduce regulatory burden in the scuba diving industry in the Philippines. In addition, PICTourism seeks to improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector by assisting DOT in the implementation of the accreditation and quality assurance scheme, as well as strengthening the human resource pool of the industry through skill grants, and addressing issues faced by tourism education.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations recently declared Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary as the Philippines's ninth ASEAN Heritage Park.

22/04/2016

International tourists for February rose 20.4 percent to 549,725, the highest in the past 62 months. DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. attributed this unprecedented growth through a professional, well-planned, and well-supported tourism industry. Among the programs that the DOT is implementing is the Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project (PICTourism). The program seeks to improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector by introducing the regulatory impact assessment to reduce regulatory burden, assist DOT in the implementation of the accreditation and quality assurance scheme, and strengthen the human resource pool of the industry through skill grants, and addressing issues faced by tourism education.

The tourism sector turned in a record feat in February as international arrivals registered the biggest growth rate and volume over the past five years.

08/04/2016

Ecotourism is recognized as one sector that is poised to be a driver for tourism’s success. In light of this, the Philippines Improving Competitiveness in Tourism (PICTourism) program, a technical assistance project for DOT, administered by the Asian Development Bank and funded by the Government of Canada, is reviewing the current ecotourism standards and regulations. Designed to help improve competitiveness of the country’s tourism sector, this review is being done under PICTourism’s Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) output, focused on the review of tourism-related regulations.

A pilot project implemented in Bohol, Cebu, Davao and Palawan, PICTourism aims to enrich our competitiveness in Tourism and make us on par with our ASEAN neighbors.

06/04/2016

The Emirates Airlines recently marked its inaugural flight to Cebu, which will allow the airline company to contribute to the development of tourism and trade in the Philippines’ regional economies. DOT welcomes the rise in number of international flights that will contribute to the growth of tourism in Cebu. DOT through its Regional office headed by Director Rowena Lu Montecillo continues to prepare for the influx of tourists, working with tourism establishments to provide the best service. One of the projects of DOT is PICTourism , which assists DOT to upgrade the service of hotels and resorts in Cebu through an industry skills grants.

DUBAI-BASED Emirates Airlines touched down at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Wednesday, signaling its first daily circular service in two cities in the Philippines—Cebu and Clark. A VIP delegation composed of Emirates executives and a contingent of international media were ab…

01/04/2016

Cuisine is an important avenue to promote tourism and the Philippines as a destination, and in the upcoming Madrid Fusion in Manila Filipino chefs will showcase the Filipino talent and cuisine, according to the Department of Tourism. One of the agency’s projects, the Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project (PICTourism), provided training grants aimed to elevate the food and beverage services and culinary skills of various hotels and tourism organizations.

The second staging of Madrid Fusion in Manila this year is the best proof yet that the Philippines is strongly positioned to become the gastronomy capital of Asia, according to Department of Tourism undersecretary B**g Bengzon at the “Paella Gigante” event, where renowned chefs cooked a10-foot-diame…