DOT launches website with exclusive travel deals for Balikbayans

Big discounts and great deals from airlines, accommodation establishments, tour operators and travel agencies await Filipinos who will come home this season. The Department of Tourism (DOT) launches the balikan.ph website - a one-stop site for Balikbayan-exclusive promos with as much as 50 percent discount on vacation packages including hotel and resort rates. 

Under the “Balikan ang Pilipinas” campaign of the DOT, the balikan.ph website aims to encourage Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to return home for the holiday season and rediscover the Philippines with their loved ones.

DOT inspires Balikbayans to Come Home with ‘Balikan Ang Pilipinas’ Campaign

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched the Balikan Ang Pilipinas campaign to encourage Balikbayans to travel to the Philippines this season and visit the country's sites and destinations with their loved ones.

"With the campaign, we welcome our balikbayans back home, who now have the opportunity to be together with their families and friends. This is the chance for them to create new memories while visiting destinations that are now open and safe for tourists." DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said.