Batan Island, the gateway to Batanes, is one of three main islands of the province (the others are Sabtang and Itbayat) and home to four of the province’s six municipalities, including Basco ...

For the tourism industry of Batanes, less is definitely more. “We only want an average number of tourists, in order to preserve the quality and interest (in the island),” 68-year-old freelance ...

Parliamentary staff members are contemplating trade union action in protest against what they describe as a downward revision of their... Japan has funded a project to strengthen Sri Lanka’s ...

A fire has ripped through a restuarant next door to a famous Rangers themed pub. Emergency services raced to the scene on Duke Street in the east end of the city tonight, Monday, March 31 ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: No matter where you land on Seven Mile Beach, be sure to stop in at woto, a restaurant in the Westin Grand Cayman, for the island's best sushi and some seriously good cocktails.

HIGHEST POINT. The Tayid Lighthouse sits on top of a hill on Batan Island in Batanes province. Facing the Pacific Ocean, visitors also get a clear view of Mt. Iraya, the highest point in the province, ...

I enjoyed the hospitality).” Rather than putting up big hotels on the island, she said, it is more fitting for Batanes to host small boutique resorts and have more communities showcase Ivatan ...

Cows graze at the Rakuh a Payaman, a communal pasture in Mahatao, Batanes. This ranch, also called Marlboro Country, has become a popular destination for travelers visiting the northern portion of ...