Miss Tourism International
Philippines to host 30th pageant edition By Earl D.C. Bracamonte The Phililpines will host the 2026 Miss Tourism international in mid December. This was announced by ALV Pageant Circle president Arnold Vegafria during a presser at the Newport Performing Arts Theatsr. “This pageant aligns with our organization’s platform on local and global tourism. It is a platform to promote our national tourism, culture, heritage, food/cuisine, arts, and music (especially with the P-Pop’s growing popularity). We have collaborated with cities and provinces for venues of the swimsuit preliminary and the talent presentation,” shared the pageant’s national director. “This is the Philippines’ first time to host the pageant on its 30th anniversary. This was supposed to be held in China but the problem of visa procurement for the delegates necessitated the transfer. So we closed the deal with the international organization. This pageant will hand out two other titles, aside from the Miss Tourism...









