The Department of Tourism (DOT) said that the Philippines bagged four major recognitions at the prestigious 2023 World Travel Awards (WTA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week.
For the first time, the country received the Global Tourism Resilience Award for demonstrating 'global leadership, pioneering vision, and innovation to overcome critical challenges and adversity.'
As one of only five countries and destinations in the world cited for this inaugural award, the WTA said the Philippines and other 'inaugural winners will serve as benchmarks for best practices in tourism resilience'.
The country also won the World’s Leading City Destination for its capital, Manila, another first. Meanwhile, the Philippines defended its title as the World’s Leading Dive Destination and the World’s Leading Beach Destination.
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