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| The Jungle Trail inspired Booth of Puerto Princesa City Tourism Office. |
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| Every Island An Adventure. Palawan Provincial Tourism Booth. |
THE Last Frontier Province of Palawan is
still the top destination and the bestselling product in the recently concluded
Philippine Travel Mart last Sept 5 to 7 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
The 3 days exhibit who now turn 25 years old have a total of 245 exhibitors
from all over the region in the country mostly tourism related products and
establishment. Thirty percent of it
comes from Coron, El Nido and Puerto Princesa City mostly tour agencies, island
resorts, hotels and local Tourism office.
Palawan delegates mostly offers cheap
and lower tour packages and accommodations to the guests and buyers of this
annual travel trade exposition, even Manila base Travel agencies offers
exciting tour packages for Palawan.
Department of Tourism Regional Director
for Region 4A & 4B Rebecca Labit said that Palawan still hold the title as
the Jewel of the region because of its iconic destinations such as the underground
river. Labit also announce that while having the travel mart her Marketing team
is in Palawan with buyers from Europe, Australia, Thailand Vietnam and Canada.
She also emphasize that she is using
photos of Underground river in all marketing campaigns they are doing here and
abroad, most likely it will be a front runner for the upcoming ASEAN summit
next year and for next year department campaign the “Visit Philippines
2015”.
Labit’s region is the featured
destination in this year’s Travel Mart which is organizes by Philippine Tour
Operators Association (PHILTOA).
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| DoT RD 4A & 4B. Becky Labit |
Feud
with Mayor Bayron.
Labit also clarify the issue with City
Mayor LuciloBayron regarding the remarks she made about the tourist arrival in
the City that figures tip down. She stand by it and saying she only doing her
job, and as for her its non-issue anymore since its ages ago, however she admit
that she is not in speaking terms with the Mayor due to her busy schedules as a
Regional Directress. “I don’t blame them
for feeding the Mayor the wrong information, but if they blame me nasinisiraankoang
Puerto Princesa, I think I’m not that person to do that, anglakingpagodkosa
Tourism ng City, close nasa akin yan, I’m just doing my job.”Labit said.
She also express support for Gov.Jose
Alvarez statement declaring Balabac as the next Maldives, she said that truly
it has a beautiful sea and its part of the super region of the past
administration, but she suggest to improve more on the infrastructure in many
destinations in the province to achieve such goals.
For nine months now after she assume the
post in the Region, Labit said that she focuses on straightening the
relationship between the Public and the private sector , continuous development
of product and professionalizing standards and services in all Tourism
establishment. She is appealing to all
Palawan base tourism product to accredit them with DOT so they can be updated
with the latest and current trends in tourism industry.
Puerto
Princesa goes Vibrant with Agriculture and Tourism.
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| CTO Aileen Amurao |
Aileen Amurao, the City Tourism Officer
claim that Puerto Princesa’s Tourism industry is so vibrant now a days, this is
due to the lines of Cruise ship that visiting port of the City in the past and
will be boom again this coming November up to 2015.
Amurao said that Bayron’s leadership is
gearing up for Agri-Tourism that give chance to other Baranggay in the City
that don’t offer any tourist spot, they will convert them as suppliers of foods
for tourists that visits the City, organic farming is the one they encourage
the most.
Amurao also reveal plans of his office
to boost Tourism in the City in the coming months, this are putting up floating cottages in Puerto Bay that offers
a lot of activity, they are also reviving the sports tourism plans, and reviving
heritage parks such as Eulalia Park, Rizal Park and the Plaza Cuartel.
On her nine months as well in the said
office, Amurao said that she is working double time focusing on the follow ups
for many infrastructure projects that need to be accomplish with in the year
since majority of this is for the benefits of existing tourism destinations of
the City.
In terms of tourist arrival, Amurao
stress that under her leadership they don’t rely to it so much since its only
figures, “I don’t really bump on tourist
arrival, puedesyanggamitin for planning purposes , and mostly galling yansamga
accommodation and hindinamanyanlahat tourist”,Amurao said.
The City Tourism office along with Provincial
Tourism Office of Palawan is an active exhibitor of Travel mart way back then,
the booth of the Cit
y this year features the jungle trail
experience going to the famous underground river, it made it as a finalist this
year in booth design contest.
PHILTOA is the organizer of Travel Mart
is a non-stock and nonprofit organization of DOT accredited tour operators and
allied members actively involved in the advocacy of responsible tourism. Membership includes tour operators, hotel,
resorts, transportation companies, handicraft stores and other tourism oriented establishment and associations.
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