MANILA -- Airlines and tourism companies are expanding their services in the Philippines, anticipating a tourism boom in a country that, finally free of some of the world's tightest COVID-related restrictions, is preparing to host the basketball World Cup.
The expectations come now that airlines operating in the country have stopped requiring passengers to wear face masks, taken measures to enhance passenger convenience and expanded their routes, moves made possible by the government lifting its strict COVID public health emergency late last month.
