Background: 

Travelers often find it helpful to obtain travel information from tourist centers or visitor information booths.  This is often considered to be more helpful than obtaining information from guidebooks or internet sources due to having the opportunity to ask specific questions and have them answered by a live customer service representative in real time.  Travelers interested in taking advantage of this option should contact the Philippines Department of Tourism for Manila.  The Philippines Department of Tourism has an information desk at the airport in Manila, making it easy to obtain information upon arrival in the area.  (More information about airport arrival is online at http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g29... .)

Where to find the Department of Tourism:

Visitors traveling throughout the Philippines can visit the main branch of the Department of Tourism in the city of Rizal Park to obtain extensive information about travel in the area.   Information about other locations of the Philippines Department of Tourism throughout the Philippines is online at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/SitePages/r... .   In addition to offices in the Philippines, the Philippines Department of Tourism has numerous offices throughout the world for the convenience of foreign travelers.   Offices are located in such diverse cities as San Francisco and Los Angeles in The United States and Singapore, Tokyo and Taiwan.   More information about foreign offices is online at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/SitePages/o... .   More information about the department in general is available online at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/ or by phone at 2/523-8411 or 2/524-1660.