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MEDIA RELEASE
24 March 2020

DOT RESPONSE TEAMS ASSIST OVER 10,000 TRAVELERS

MANILA - At least 10,300 individuals, mostly foreign travelers affected by the enhanced community quarantine, have been assisted as of Tuesday, March 24, 2020 by the Department of Tourism (DOT), Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat disclosed.

A virtual COVID-19 command center coordinated the skeletal workforce of the DOT regional offices throughout the country.

From this number, 7,915 are tourists assisted through sweeper flights that transported stranded tourists from various destinations to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Clark International Airport, in joint efforts with Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Air Asia and Air Swift. Chartered flights were also made available to move stranded tourists.

“The Department of Tourism has been doing everything within its resources to ease the congestion in the different regions by facilitating the movement of foreign tourists stranded in the different islands of the country,” stressed Secretary Puyat.

Five sweeper flights carried stranded tourists out of Siargao to Clark Airport last Saturday and Sunday.

At least four sweeper flights will fly out of Boracay Island over the weekend, with two more scheduled on Thursday March 26.
Meanwhile, additional sweeper flights will fly out of Iloilo, Tacloban, and Cagayan de Oro tomorrow, March 25.

Three sweeper flights are set to leave from Davao and Puerto Princesa on March 26.

Meanwhile, DOT regional offices are facilitating the transport of travelers by land in Luzon and by sea with inter-island vessels, like the Philippine Coast Guard boats used to sail tourists from the islands of Bohol, Siguijor, and Negros to Cebu.

Also arranged were shuttle services and hotel accommodations provided to some stranded tourists. Free food and hygienic items, called MalasaKits, were distributed at the NAIA terminals.

CONTACT:

CZARINA ZARA-LOYOLA
Director
Public Affairs and Advocacy
czloyola@tourism.gov.ph
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2 weeks ago

PHILIPPINE TRAVEL ADVISORY
Updates and status report in handling the COVID-19 (as of March 18, 2020)
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MEDIA RELEASE

18 March 2020

DOT Welcomes Lifting of Travel Ban For Outbound Passengers

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to lift the 72-hour window for individuals departing overseas.

DOT coordinated with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employments to provide the joint guidelines for the lifting of the ban.

OFWs, Balikbayans, and foreign nationals will be allowed to leave at any time during the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, provided they travel only to the airport within 24 hours of the date and time of their departure. Outgoing passengers must provide documents of their departure, such as an electronic ticket or flight itinerary.

Filipino citizens are strictly not allowed to take outbound international flight to countries where travel restrictions are in place.

Outbound passengers may be accompanied only by one companion/driver to and from the airport, who shall likewise carry a copy of such e-ticket or itinerary.

Select Hotels To Remain Open

Hotels and similar establishments shall remain closed under the guidelines of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, except for the following:

1. those with foreign guests that have existing booking accommodations as of March 17, 2020;

2.those with checked-in guests on long-term leases;

3.those accommodating employees from exempted establishments under the provisions of the March 16, 2020 Memorandum from the Executive secretary.

Hotels and similar establishments except for those classified in #3 above are not allowed to accept new bookings.

Assistance to All Tourists

The DOT has created a Tourism Airport Team to provide 24-hour service to tourists at airport including assistance in arranging flights, securing bookings, transportation, meals and accommodation. DOT is in close collaboration with local government unit (LGU) officers, local airport staff and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for this effort.

The Regional Offices of DOT have been proactive in informing tourism stakeholders such as hotels, island resorts, tour operators and local government units to communicate the intensified travel restrictions of the Enhanced Community Quarantine to foreign tourists in each destination, especially those in remote islands.

"The DOT is committed to working with all stakeholders, especially the LGUs and the inter-agency task force (IATF), in ensuring that the safety and the needs of our domestic and international tourists are addressed and resolved," stated Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.
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Office of Public Affairs and Advocacy
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351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., 1200
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4 weeks ago

PHILIPPINE TRAVEL ADVISORY
Updates and status report on Covid-19

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4 weeks ago

NINE WAYS TO GUARANTEE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)

1. See Sunrise on Mount Pulag
2. Feast on the Lanzones Festival
3. Immerse Yourself in Intramuros
4. Explore in Caramoan
5. A Boat Ride on the Abatan River
6. Have a Halo-halo
7. Take a Dive in the Tubattaha
8. Make it to the Masskara Festival
9. Savor Some Adobo

A nation made up of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines has a lot to offer intrepid travellers looking for adventure.

Source:
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