Cebu

Once again the Department of Tourism (DOT) will be holding its 3rd Tourism Jobs Fair on February 13-14, 2008 at SM City Cebu.

According to DOT-8 Regional Director Karina Rosa S. Tiopes, the Jobs Fair is a “ONE –STOP” venue for employers and suppliers of tourism jobs; and fresh graduates and other applicants who seek a career in travel and tourism, where both can meet, assess each others needs, and create an employment match.

It was learned that the qualifications for job applicants who wish to register should be fresh graduates of any course who want to build a career in travel and tourism; those employed and are ready for a career change; and those underemployed or unemployed who are looking for job opportunities in tourism.

To name a few, some of the tourism-oriented establishments and other entities that are in search of new or fresh talents for staffing needs are: airlines and shipping/cruise companies; hotels and resorts; car rental companies; restaurants; travel agencies and tour operators; retail and entertainment establishments; convention and exhibition Centers and organizers; tourist transportation companies; national government agencies; local government units; overseas employment agencies; banking sector; and many others. (more…)

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Koreans top arrivals and departures at the Mactan Cebu International Airport in 2007 with 277,454 arrivals and 273,040 departures, that made them the top foreign visitors in Central Visayas.

According to the Bureau of Immigration, Japanese that used to be the top foreign visitor in Cebu are now 3rd on the list with 103,467 recorded arrivals while “our overseas Filipino workers, especially those coming from the Middle East countries ranked 2nd in the arrivals at 185,154,” BI-7 director Geronimo Rosas said.

The other foreign tourists arrivals include the Americans at 42,555; Taiwanese at 30,975; Hongkong with 21,847 and British nationals placed at the 7th with 19,605 arrivals.

These foreign arrivals in Cebu had earned the BI-7 some P226.5-million in tax collection in 2007, P16.5-million higher than that of 2006, Rosas claimed. (more…)