Airline tax breaks bucked

RENEWED CALLS for the abolition of taxes imposed on foreign airlines will be opposed by the Finance department, which claims the current system is l

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Travel incentives

This is a re-posted opinion piece. On the first leg of my return flight from Vienna, the plane to Dubai was packed. On the final leg, which took off

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‘No PEACe in the skies’

This is a re-posted opinion piece. MANILA, Philippines - Most everyone who knows advertising man Mon Jimenez agrees that he is the perfect choice for

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Shepherding TEZ applications

This is a re-posted opinion piece. TWO years ago Congress enacted Republic Act (RA) 9593, otherwise known as the Tourism Act of 2009. This law, among

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Is PAL worth saving?

This is a re-posted opinion piece. We can perhaps look at what’s happening at Philippine Airlines today as something like birth pain. Maybe all the u

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DOT rebids brand campaign

TO generate a more “competitive presentation” for the widely anticipated new Philippine tourism slogan, acting Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr

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Storm at PAL

This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The wildcat strike at the Philippine Airlines staged at the height of Typhoon “Pedring” more than illustrated the ag

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Not welcome

This is a re-posted opinion piece. Between 2010 and 2014, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) sees a Southeast Asian country emerging

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