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Lapu-Lapu City tourism officials to promote Mactan Island as Cebu’s tourism hub

Jul 8th, 2010
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Lapu-Lapu City officials are mapping out plans to promote Mactan Island to the international community as Cebu’s tourism hub.

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza and other city officials have met with executives of different hotels and resorts in the city to discuss the matter and to come up with a collective idea on how to promote Lapu-Lapu city to the international community as Cebu’s tourist hub.

Lapu-Lapu City hosts several word-class hotels and resorts, among them, the Shangrila’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Plantation Bay Resort and the Waterfront Mactan Airport Hotel.

It also hosts the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the country’s busiest airport outside of Manila.

Radaza said among the concerns raised were the peace and order situation and traffic.

Radaza had said she would focus on these two problems during her first 100 days in office. (more…)

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San Remigio Beach Club plans to establish a tourism academy

May 5th, 2010
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The San Remigio Beach Club is planning to establish a tourism academy for residents of the northern Cebu town of San Remegio.

“In towns like San Remigio, it is very difficult to gain a good education. I was born there. That is why I know how it feels to strive for a better life and push for a college degree. This is the reason we are conceptualizing this tourism academy,” said Antonio Ynoc, president of San Remigio Beach Club.

The academy will provide six months training on tourism-related work like housekeeping, bartending and food handling. The students will then have their internship in the beach club.

After training, they will be able to work in Cebu City while gaining a bachelor’s degree or earning a living for their families.

Ynoc was hailed by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) as the “Countryside Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2009. (more…)

Cebu Flowerpecker is species champion in United Kingdom bird fair

Sep 27th, 2009
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The country’s Cebu Flowerpecker recently received the Bird Life Species Champion award in the recently held British Birdwatching Fair 2009 in Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom (UK).

Known as the ‘Woodstock of Birders,’ the British Birdwatching Fair is an exclusive event where all sectors in birdwatching and wildlife conservation from all over the world gather.

Presented by BirdLife International, the award was given to the Department of Tourism (DOT) which was also named as the Species Champion for the said endemic bird.

“This award seals our country’s status as a premier birdwatching site in the global birders’ community. More importantly, it will draw further support for biodiversity awareness and wildlife preservation from our local sectors,” said Tourism Secretary Ace Durano.

The Cebu Flowerpecker has been rediscovered by renowned birder and zoologist Dr. Rob Timmins who saw it in 1992, 100 years after its last sighting. The bird was found in the village of Tabunan, and small numbers can also be seen in Nug-As and Mount Lantoy, also in Cebu. Presently, an estimated 100 birds of this specie may be living in the area. (more…)

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Cebu’s best beaches, dive spots continue to lure tourists

Sep 27th, 2009
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A Cebu-based tour operator noted that the beaches and aqua sport like diving remain among Cebu’s top attractions that lure foreign tourists such as those from the United States and Europe.

Jenny Franco of Travelvision also urged the public and private sector to work together in ensuring a clean and protected environment in the province to sustain a regular influx of tourists.

Franco, also chairman of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies—Cebu chapter, said she will join the Philippine delegation in promoting the country’s diving shops and spots in the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (Dema) Show 2009.

The international trade-only event for diving, action water sports and adventure industries will be held in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 4 to 7.

”This will really be a good opportunity for the Philippines to increase its tourist arrivals and to promote the country as a diving destination,” Franco said. (more…)

Korea, Japan, United States is still Cebu’s top tourist markets

Jul 28th, 2009
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South Korea, Japan and the United States have remained as Cebu’s top three tourist markets although visitors from these countries declined during the first six months of the year, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7.

The South Koreans made up 27.83 percent of Cebu’s tourist market, followed by the Japanese at 21.38 percent and the Americans at 9.90 percent.

However, the size of each tourist market has decreased compared to figures in the same period in 2008.

The Koreans who came to Cebu decreased by 13.37 percent from 103,139 during the first semester last year to only 89,346 during the same period this year. (more…)

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Foreign tourists directly arriving Cebu Philippines grew by 5% in January 2009

Mar 2nd, 2009
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Bolstered by the incessant in-market tactical programs by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its partner stakeholders which include tour operators, hotels, resorts and transportation sector, Chinese arrivals in Cebu posted a remarkable growth of 204%, while Hong Kong visitors went up by 163% in January 2009 during the Chinese New Year and other celebrations.

Hong Kong tourists Kayaking in El Nido
Hong Kong tourists Kayaking in El Nido

Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism further attributed the increase in arrivals to three travel considerations of the Chinese market which include cost, Chinese-friendly culture and quick and affordable facilitation of visa processing. “We are strong on all three factors. We have value-for-money destination packages, pervasive Chinese influences, and visa-upon-arrival for tourists,” Durano stressed.

Nine direct chartered flights from Shanghai to Cebu also served to accommodate the huge inbound traffic of Chinese arrivals. (more…)

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