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Camarines Sur leads tourist arrivals in Bicol

Jan 5th, 2010
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Camarines Sur garnered the highest visitor arrivals among provinces of the Bicol Region in 2008 cornering 55.2 percent of the total tourist arrivals in the region.

Last year the total tourist arrivals in Bicol Region is 1,306,972 (Domestic 1,057,735; Foreign 249,237).

Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Maria Ong-Ravanilla said the province had a total of 721.024 tourists who visited in 2008, an increase of 57.8 percent more than its 2007 level.

Of this number, 72.6 percent were domestic tourists while the rest were foreigners. The increase in foreign tourists though had surged to 332.7 percent in 2008, the highest increase in tourist arrivals among provinces in the region.

She said that Albay, which used to be the top tourist destination during the previous years, was edged out by Camarines Sur since 2006.

“It can be recalled that it was also in this year that the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC) started its operation,” Ravanilla said.

She explained that Camarines Sur is now the top tourist destination in the region based on reported tourist arrivals from the Department of Tourism. (more…)

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Camarines Sur now top RP tourist spot

Aug 15th, 2009
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Tourist arrivals in Camarines Sur reached 902,202 in the first six months of 2009, making it the most favored tourism destinations in the Philippines, a report of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said here Thursday.

Even Governor LRay Villafuerte himself was taken by surprise by the latest DOT figures. “CamSur ranked third most visited destination last year, but we were not expecting to rise to the very top in such a short time”, he said.

Caramoan Peninsula
Caramoan Peninsula

The province accounted for some one-fourth of the total tourist arrivals in the key destinations in the country with a robust growth in both foreign and domestic visitors by 52 percent and 260 percent, respectively. The rise in tourist arrivals in CamSur is largely credited Villafuerte’s judicious and timely investments in tourism projects.

At the forefront of the province’s main tourist attractions are the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC), which is now a wakeboarding mecca and a center of various water-based sports, and the Gota Village Resort, which is the leading eco-tourism destination in the world. (more…)

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International Reality TV adventure filmmakers eye Philippine islands

Jun 7th, 2008
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suvivor france caramoan peninsulaInternational adventure film producers of reality game show consider the Philippines as a good site after the 8th edition of “Survivor France” was successfully filmed in Caramoan, Camarines Sur.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano told Davao reporters that the successful filming of Survivor France led other international producers to consider the islands in the Philippines as the right site for adventure.

Durano graced the Ecotourism Congress in Davao City on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 where tourism industry players, property owners, tourism officers and planners talked on the new standards as guide for developing ecotourism destinations.

Several tourists would go for physical activity and not just sightseeing and Davao with authentic destinations has the ingredient for adventure travel, he said.

Durano said they had been pushing for that to include diving and scuba diving is another market segment. (more…)

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Camarines Sur among fastest growing Philippine tourist destinations

May 9th, 2008
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caramoan camarines surThe province of Camarines Sur is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the country with tourist arrivals in the same category as those in Bohol and Palawan, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano said he expects more foreign and local tourists to visit Camarines Sur in the coming months with the opening of the newest tourist spot in Gota Beach in Caramoan, Camarines Sur.

Gota Beach, located in the Caramoan Peninsula, was recently developed by the provincial government under Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte. Its beach and those of nearby islands like Lahuy, Bitanglaya and others, have white, powdery sand and the waters that surround them are crystal-clear.

It was the site where the French edition of the popular TV series “Survivor,” was filmed. Shooting was completed last week, to be aired soon in Europe.

Durano said being a location venue for shootings is one way of promoting Caramoan in the European and international market. (more…)

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Caramoan Islands declared as special tourist zones

Jun 19th, 2007
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caramoan peninsula in camarines surSix white beach islands off the coast of the Caramoan Peninsula in Camarines Sur province have been declared recently as tourist zones by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 9445.

The islands of Lahuy, Cotivas, Guinahuan, Luksuhin, Malibagon and Masag, located off the northern coast of Caramoan town are now national tourism zones.

Re-elected Congressman Noli Fuentebella of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur, who is the principal sponsor of the newly enacted law, said RA No. 9445 directs the Department of Tourism (DOT), its attached agencies and the Partido Development Authority (PDA) to come up with a tourism development plan for the Caramoan islands. (more…)

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Philippines to hosts world wakeboard tilt in 2008

Aug 30th, 2006
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THE PHILIPPINES won the bid to host the 2008 IWSF (International Water Ski Federation) Cable Wakeboard World Championships to be held in Camarines Sur.

 

international water ski federationCamarines Sur Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. made the announcement yesterday when he appeared in the PSA Forum yesterday at the Pantalan Restaurant in Manila.

“We really made a strong case to host the 2008 World Cable Championships,” said Villafuerte about the meet to be held at the Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex.

“We were very optimistic right from the start because we knew for a fact that the facilities and the technical specifications of the Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex are truly world-class, equal if not actually superior to those in other countries,” added the youthful governor in the public sports program sponsored by PAGCOR, Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and Manila Sports Council chairman Ali Atienza.

Villafuerte, also the Philippine Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (PWWF) chairman, said the hosting of the event is considered a tremendous feat as it bested other more established and popular ski cable parks in the United States as well as countries in Europe and Asia.

The six-hectare Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex, located within the provincial capitol complex, has a six-point cable ski system – the only one in the world.

It has a Wi-Fi hotspot for people who want to have fun while staying connected, as well as recreation facilities such as a pool, spa pavilions, a beach volleyball area, a clubhouse for dining, games and entertainment, a pro shop and an elevated grandstand for spectators.

Another additional attraction of the water sports complex is that it has the majestic Mt. Isarog for its backdrop.

It officially opened shop last May 21.

Villafuerte boasted that even IWSF president Kuno Ritschard was amazed by the excellent facilities and the enthusiasm and passion of the PWWF, as well as the international federation’s desire to host the championships outside of Europe.

The PWWF was also accredited by the IWSF and the World Wakeboard Council during the opening of the water sports park.

Source: Manila Bulletin

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