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A huge majority of Filipinos consider travel as a "form of therapy," according to data released by travel platform Klook from its "2025 Travel Pulse" study.

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Despite all the commercial developments going on around the country, there remains to be a lot of unexplored — or less explored — islands.

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For our largely Catholic country, the long weekend that ended our Lenten observance has always been associated with the holiday travel rush.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has issued a warning to all travelers during Holy Week: bomb jokes at airports remain strictly prohibited and carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment.

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If the Philippines ranks 74th in terms of travel freedom or global mobility, then what does that say about us?

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A huge majority of Filipinos consider travel as a "form of therapy," according to data released by travel platform Klook from its "2025 Travel Pulse" study.

[DatePublished] => 2025-05-01 12:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806731 [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/09/25/ai-travel2_2023-09-25_13-44-30658_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2422632 [Title] => Things to do in island getaway Samal Island [Summary] =>

Despite all the commercial developments going on around the country, there remains to be a lot of unexplored — or less explored — islands.

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For our largely Catholic country, the long weekend that ended our Lenten observance has always been associated with the holiday travel rush.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has issued a warning to all travelers during Holy Week: bomb jokes at airports remain strictly prohibited and carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-16 16:04:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/04/10/immigration_2023-04-10_22-29-04562_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2435520 [Title] => Travel freedom [Summary] =>

If the Philippines ranks 74th in terms of travel freedom or global mobility, then what does that say about us?

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