The Kadagayaan 2008 Festival opened here yesterday (June 23) amidst pomp and pageantry at the sprawling RDR Gym Grounds, marking the opening of the weeklong celebration of the 41st Araw ng Davao del Norte.
Rodolfo del Rosario will lead the opening program today along with the province’s key officials and guests from the Department of Trade [...]
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Davao del Norte’s Kadagayaan Festival opens
Davao listed in Department of Tourism’s priority Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Eco Tourism program
Davao is already in the priority for the Greet (Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Eco Tourism) program of the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said the details are being finalized but this would come after the three pilot areas are completed. The Davao area will have four sites and two of these are in [...]
Davao’s Kadayawan Festival 2008, a celebration of abundance
The 2008Â Kadayawan Festival of Davao City this August will be a celebration of abundance.
Art Boncato, chair of the committee on publicity and media of the Kadayawan festivities this year during the Club 888 Forum of the Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday stressed that as Davao celebrates its bounty there is a need to value the [...]
The “secret” of Mati
Last February was my “semi annual” trip back to Davao City. This time we decided to go south of Davao, particularly Mati Davao Oriental. On our 3 days 2 night stay, our first stop over was of all places, along the highway overlooking the “sleeping dinosaur”. The view was very, very nice.
After depositing our stuff [...]
Medical Tourism : Davao-born cosmetic surgeon to open beauty hotel
Determined to go into medical tourism, a Davao born cosmetic surgeon and dermatologist ventured into operating a beauty hotel now named as Oroderm Hotel where guests could indulge into various services from spa, facial or body massage.
Dr. Neil Oropesa who first practiced his profession seven years ago in Davao City and made good in treating [...]
More Davao hotels undergo facelift in preparation for 2008 Kadayawan Festival
More hotels are coming in and more facelifting are being done for old hotels in Davao to make the facilities respond to the growing demand of the industry.
Fernando Aquino, resident manager of Royal Mandaya Hotel in an interview said the hotel will be adding 14 new rooms to add to its existing 147 rooms making [...]
Promotion of “Wow Davao” specials pushed
City Tourism Operations Office OIC Belinda Hementera urged tourism-related establishments based in Davao City to adopt the “Wow Davao Specials” tagline and logo in promoting their business establishments, products and services.
The “Wow Davao Specials” is a project initiated by the Davao Tourism Association (DATA), supported by the Tourism Council of Davao City wherein all licensed [...]
