by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jan 11, 2020 | Good Travel
The most scenic gateway to world-famous Mayon Volcano is set to open in July, 2020, as Bicol International Airport rises in Daraga, Albay. The new airport in the Philippines is anticipated to welcome some 2 Million passengers every year. The Department of...
by Io Carpiso | Jan 7, 2020 | Good Travel
An image of the Philippines’ Mayon Volcano during sunset has won the top Tourism Prize at the 2019 PR-Bild Awards in Hamburg, Germany. The photo “Volcano Life/It’s More Fun in the Philippines”, shot by tourism photographer Per-Andre Hoffman,...
by Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Good Travel
With chili-flavored “lava ice cream” in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in an impoverished region of the Philippines where tens of thousands of others have fled for...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Nov 19, 2017 | Featured, Good Travel
As travelers from around the world seek out the warmth of the Pinoy welcome, a guide to the most-visited and lesser-known but equally charming destinations can prove useful – even to Filipinos coming home for the holiday season. GoodNewsPilipinas put together...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Sep 29, 2017 | Featured, Good Travel
The viral “FollowMeTo” couple of Murad and Nataly Osmann are featuring the Philippines in their new season episodes. The Osmann’s released in September the first four You Tube episodes of their adventures in the country, going to travel spots, sampling local...