October 11, 2021 | 1:17pm
MANILA, Philippines — The fourth quarter of the year is undeniably the busiest for the travel and tourism industry. Although it is among the badly hit sectors, it is slowly gaining back the market — starting with domestic tourism that is further boosted by the Department of Tourism.
Jumping off from this support and more ease-of-travel measures in major tourism destinations in the country, flyers can now think of their favorite Christmas and beyond destinations.
Raring to hit the beach and ride the waves? Cebu Pacific is expanding its flights to Siargao and Boracay. It flies to Siargao six times weekly and is set to raise its frequencies to Boracay from four to five times daily.
Missing the Chocolate Hills and its little, wide-eyed king, the tarsier? The airline’s flights to Bohol are now 10 times weekly.
“We believe reopening domestic travel and the promotion of responsible travel is critical to rebuilding the trust and travel confidence in the industry,” said Candice Iyog, Vice President for Marketing and Customer Experience at Cebu Pacific.
The airline also opened new destinations where mostly Filipinos are known to fly. It is set to resume its daily flights to Dubai last September 30.
For Japan, the airline will fly twice weekly to Nagoya starting October 2, and Osaka on October 4; and resume Fukuoka on November 5. The company will restart its flights to Kuala Lumpur on October 4.
Iyog also said that flyers can rebook their flights as many times as needed, a welcome news for most travelers especially since health and safety protocols tend to change depending on the COVID-19 situation in the country and its regions. The unlimited rebooking option has been in place following the permanent removal of change fees in March 2021.
In accordance with all the protocols in place, Iyog reminded the flying…