Nara, JAPAN – Tourism Ministers from the Asia-Pacific region stressed the importance of achieving sustainable and inclusive growth in this key industry, on the opening day of the 6th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010.

Opening the meeting, Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Sumio Mabuchi, said tourism, like the rest of the economy, had suffered from the global financial crisis, natural disasters and the H1N1 virus in recent years.

You can't say that you've been to Manila if you haven't had the chance to ride the cultural icon of the Philippines , the jeepney!

The Jeepney is a unique transportation that can only be found in the Philippines . It was originally made from the US military jeeps that were left to the Filipinos after World War II; giving it the powerful engine of an army jeep.  With great.

LONDON (July 16) -- The British government has amended its travel advisory to the Philippines allowing "essential travels" to most parts of Mindanao but at the same cautioned its citizens against all travel to south west Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago "because of ongoing terrorist and insurgent activity."

In May 2009, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) amended its travel advisory to the Philippines by lifting travel restrictions to the “east side of Mindanao.”

LONDON (May 15) -– The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has amended its travel advisory to the Philippines by lifting travel restrictions to the “east side of Mindanao,” the Philippine Embassy in London reported.

The amended travel advisory, which took effect on May 12, was requested by the Philippine Embassy in London and the Department of Foreign Affairs to their British counterparts.

MANILA (Apr. 20) Filipino officials have been urged to help in efforts by the national government to make The Philippines into a "dive capital" of the Asian region.

Ronaldo Puno, Interior Secretary of the country, asked local government units to take measures that would standardize the collection of recreational diving fees and utilize such revenues to implement marine conservation and coastal livelihood programs.

RICHMOND, Va. (Apr. 23) — In honor of the 40th Anniversary of "Virginia is for Lovers," one of the most recognizable and enduring state tourism slogans, select Virginia wineries will bottle limited edition anniversary wines.

CAMBODIA --  In Cambodia, where a decade-long tourism boom has been driven almost entirely by safe and easy access to the ancient Angkor Wat temples, the rebirth of a seaside resort town is helping lure visitors to the country’s long-neglected coastline.

The sleepy town of Kep on the southeast coast has been earmarked as Cambodia’s first boutique tourism destination, but for now it bears few of the characteristics of the countless backpacker Meccas and resorts scattered throughout Southeast Asia.

McLean, Va. (March 31) – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today declared April as "Virginia Green Travel Month," in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Virginia is for Lovers campaign and the upcoming 2009 Earth Day.  Virginia Green Travel month kicked off with a special event at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, one of over 200 Virginia Green certified hotels across the state.

In celebration of Virginia Green Travel Month, the Virginia Tourism Corporation will highlight green travel packages, green getaways and spotlight Virginia Green travel options statewide on VirginiaGreenTravel.org, the state's green travel web site.