Mercury Rising by Bob Zozobrado
WTTC Global Summit
Not only is it the biggest tourism gathering in the country this year, it was also the biggest event hosted...
Trip ko ang Tryp
“Trip” is actually a variation of “type” which is a popular slang for “like.” Every time I pass by that...
Interesting launches are back
These days, you can easily see that the metro’s social life is breathing once again. After being empty for more...
Conrad’s Got Talent
I couldn’t help borrowing the title of that famous talent search on TV when I came to know of the...
Travel musings with the press secretary
The current Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Jose Ruperto Martin Marfori Andanar, is only 47 years old...
The elegance of Ikebana
I was first introduced to this Japanese art of flower arrangement several decades ago when I was still in Cebu...
My Pico De Loro escapade
I was one of the thousands who immediately embarked on “revenge travel” when alert levels were lowered in the metro...
What lies ahead for the tourism industry?
It’s been two years since we, at the Pacific Asia Travel Association, conducted our Business Assemblies face-to-face. So, now that...
Haliya, a culinary paradise
When I first heard of Haliya, the new restaurant that opened at Nuwa Hotel, I immediately said to myself, “Wow,...
Our Quezon escapade
It all started with an invitation from long-time travel industry colleague and Quezon resident Annette Feliciano for us to visit...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.