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Dream Cruises takes any meeting, convention or event to the max

Thanks to the world's increasing interconnectivity, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events) travel industry has boomed in the Asian region. Organizing an event is tricky and, truth be told, a logistical nightmare. Luckily for all events planners out there, luxury cruise line Dream Cruises is offering to help set up a one-of-a-kind event…

Rolex China Sea Race 2018 wraps up in Subic Bay

The final yachts arrived in Subic Bay last April 2, wrapping up the 2018 Rolex China Sea Race. A total of 29 boats took part in the 2018 edition with 265 competitors hailing from 22 territories. The 18-year-old multihull record was broken by Karl Kwok’s MOD 70 Beau Geste with…

Ferrari’s 812 Superfast introduces a new era for Ferrari in the Philippines

The Ferrari 812 Superfast officially made its debut in Philippines yesterday, April 11, 2018, one year since its International Premiere at the Geneva International Motor Show. The model opens a new chapter in Ferrari V12 engine history and marks the 70th anniversary since Ferrari released its first Cavallino Rampante sports car —…

Rustan’s summer travel fair sizzles with prizes and surprises

Rustan’s makes your summer adventures more memorable this 2018, as it kicks off the hottest season with a travel fair. Give in to you wanderlust and find all you’ll ever need to plan your most exciting summer escape yet with Rustan’s. Whether you’re a jet-setting traveler who’s smitten with the…

Israel’s magnificent treasures

By Pinky Icamen Photography by Ramon Joseph J. Ruiz As one sets foot in Israel, a country overflowing with culture, history and diversity, one can hear its heartbeat like a hypnotic incantation that seeps into the soul and lingers in the mind. Embraced by a unique energy, Israel is so…

DOT Secretary Wanda Teo speaks up on Boracay

By Alex Y. Vergara If it were up to her, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo would want to close Boracay for a much-needed general cleanup and rehabilitation for no more than two months. But the decision isn’t hers alone to make. Yes, it’s definite. Boracay will…

Escape to Winter Wonderland

(In a state of near paralysis due to the sweltering Philippine summer? Perhaps it's time for you to take a short break by hieing off to colder, more remote places. The author travels to the Arctic Circle and finds a snow-white playground that unleashes the child in her. Except that…

Splendours of Southern France: J’adore!

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ “The French are glad to die for love,” sang the courtesan Satine in the movie Moulin Rouge. Eight days in Southern France is all it takes to know why those words were coined, immortalized in song, and recited with such passion and conviction. Seventeen hours flew…

Leading budget airline brings back era of talk TV with travel webisodes

AirAsia, one of the region’s leading low-cost carriers, has again teamed up with TV host, producer, entrepreneur, blogger and UNICEF special advocate Daphne Oseña-Paez for the second season of RedTalks, a series of travel webisodes (web episodes) that premiered in AirAsia’s Facebook page last year. The second season of AirAsia’s RedTalks with…

Baguio in bloom

After 22 consecutive years of being staged in Baguio, the Panagbenga flower festival continued to wield its brand of magic on Filipinos and foreigners alike. City officials led by Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan welcomed guests from various parts of the world to the two-day festival last weekend (Feb. 24 to…