With a string of successful episodes, the Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) will once again be conducted in 2007. As with the previous handling of this event, the Department of Tourism (DOT) through its marketing arm, the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC), will take the lead in organizing the affair.
Now fast becoming an annual occurrence, PHITEX was conceived in 1996 to provide a venue for Sellers of Philippine tourism products to engage top international Buyers in business negotiations without the costly promotional approach of attending travel shows and sales missions abroad. (more…)
Tuguegarao City — The Pilgrimage on Bike, an annual Bike Ride for Mama Mary and Mother Earth starts on June 30 this year in time for the feast of the Nuestra Señora de Piat on July 2.
Wellness Media announces the return of SpaAsia Wellness Summit 2007 to be held on October 3- 5, 2007 in Manila, Philippines which will gather over 500 delegates and participants ranging from CEOs, directors, spa proprietors, journalists, healers, doctors, therapists and trainers to owners, financiers, investors, developers and development teams who have made invaluable contribution to the Asia Pacific spa industry.
Cagayan de Oro City (22 June) — STRENGTHENING government and private sector collaboration in the city, the Promote CDO Foundation, Inc. is set to launch the 2007 Kagay-an Festival on Saturday, June 23.
The 2007 SpaAsia Wellness Summit will be held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza formerly Westin Philippine Plaza on October 3-5, 2007. Last year, Close to 300 delegates from 30 countries converged upon Dusit Hua Hin to set the tone. They came to learn, inspire and be inspired by like-minded colleagues and experts in various related fields. Delegates included spa professionals, business owners, investors, hoteliers, and professionals in the medical retreat sector and spa brands. Everyone was challenged to see the need to look for a direction that will bring about positive and impactful changes within the industry.  Health and Wellness is considered by world leading economists as the next ‘trillion dollar industry’, yet the wellness industry is one that the world is only beginning to awake to. 
Siquijor – One Town One Province (OTOP) is one of the priority programs of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to promote tourism, encourage entrepreneurship and create jobs in the archipelago and somehow to heighten the progress of the nation’s economy.
