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How to save money on Online Hotel Reservations

Back in the 80’s, most of the travelers rely on travel agents to book our online tickets, hotels and transportation services. Thanks to the wonders of Internet, we can now book our accommodation and hotels with online tour operators that offers cheap hotel booking facility for their clients.

The use of Internet for reserving a cheap hotel becomes a phenomenal way of travel planning for almost everyone nowadays. Not only you have so much options, you also save precious time and money with the use of promo codes and travel coupons that we can avail in some online travel portals. By booking online, cancellation and change of itinerary is easy which makes your travel planning seamless and hassle free.

With the use of online reservations system, you can also compare the prices with other hotels in your hotel price classification. If you choose to stay in a Class A hotels, make sure what your perks are or otherwise you may just choose to stay in a hotel room with lower classification.

Select the online hotel reservation portals related to your destination and check for the hotels that are providing better facilities for low and discounted prices. Try to look for discount coupons, believe it or not – the most popular coupon now is Las Vegas Coupons due to high public demand.

Once you are done with your hotel bookings, you can simply review your trip itinerary and check out some of the best restaurants that you can possibly visit while enjoying the destination. After all, this is the primary reason why you decided to plan for a holiday.

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Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010 sees to highlight Clark’s tourism potential

Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president Benigno N. Ricafort has expressed optimism that this year’s 15th Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010 slated on Feb. 11- 14 will highlight Clark’s role as a major tourist attraction and investment destinations in Asia.

Ricafort said the promotion and media mileage to be generated by the hot air balloon fest is expected to create more interests among prospective investors on the potentials of Clark as an investment destination.

He said that the annual event helps bring to Clark more foreign and local tourists during the month of February.

“We cannot deny the fact that the event bring to Clark thousands of aerosports enthusiasts from the local and international communities,” Ricafort said.

Tourism-related industries in Clark also get a boost as villas and hotel rooms are all fully booked during this time, including those outside the Clark Freeport, he said. Continue reading →

Philippine Department of Tourism welcomes Swiss travel agents

Top Swiss travel operators, Wettstein, Ad Gentes, Tourasia, and Stohler Fantasia arrived in the Philippines recently to hold their ‘Discover Philippines Seminar’ at the Hotel Sofitel Manila.

Photo shows (7th from left) Undersecretary Eduardo Jarque, Jr., Tourism Planning and Promotions, with (2nd from right) Venus Tan, Tourism Attaché of DOT Frankfurt, and (3rd from left) Verna Buensuceso, Team Europe Head, with representatives of the top 4 Swiss travel operators.

The DOT welcomed the group with a colorful performance by the Bayanihan National Folk Dance Company.

The travel agents are slated to visit their market’s top six destinations, namely Manila, Bohol, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan and Northern Luzon.

Together with partners KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Annset Holidays, 16 local tour operators will host these familiarization trips.

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Lakbay Norte 2010 goes to Cagayan Valley

Twenty (20) media travel practitioners from national dailies, local Chinese newspaper, in-flight magazines, pinoy travel bloggers and officials of the Norht Philippines Visitors Bureau (NPVB) were in the province recently for the Lakbay Norte from January 24-31, 2010.

Lakbay Norte will tour for eight days the following places by bus: Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Baguio City, Pangasinan, Subic Bay, Tarlac, Pampanga to include Clark Free Port Zone.

In the Province of Cagayan, Lakbay Norte visited the Callao Caves Tourist Zone (Callao Cave Adventure), Piat Basilica Minore (Pilgrimage) and Visita Iglesia at Iguig, Alcala, Lallo, Camalaniugan and Pamplona. A formal dinner and press briefing was also held at Paseo Real last Monday, January 25 with Governor Alvaro T. Antonio and other officials.

Director Blessilda Diwa of the Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed strong support to the private sector initiative by sponsoring some of the activities as well as promoting the event.

“DOT Region 2 believes that the Lakbay Norte will greatly encourage inter-regional travel considering that North Philippines is very accessible through good road network and with diverse and exceptionally beautiful destinations, products and services”, Diwa added. Continue reading →

How to Choose the Best Outdoor Gear for your next Adventure

If you are traveling this summer season and you are planning to have some boredom-busting activities then you should consider hiking or some nature trip activity in the northern part of the Philippines where there’s a lot of destinations to explore.

Hiking or Nature tripping requires for you to have an outdoor gear but buying an outdoor sporting gear doesn’t have to break the bank and prevent you from enjoying the most awaited summer adventure.

Your defense gear during an outdoor activity needs to be reliable, durable and best of all – it should be affordable right? Locally you can buy outdoor accessories from outdoor gear shops like ROX in Bonifacio High Street but you can also buy it online eg. YourDefenceGear.com.

If you are looking for a trusty luggage, a good camera bag or a plain backpack, you should visit the yearly Travel Gears Bodega Sale in Binondo organized by Travel Gears Bodega Sale in Binondo organized by Primer Group in State Centre Building. Checkout brands on sale which includes Sanuk sandals, Samsonite, Columbia Sportswear, The North Face, Victorinox, American tourister, World Traveller, Tough Jeans etc.

You can also find camping gear and equipment, ranging from backpacks to electronic gadgets to camping tents. Camping gear categories, which we supply, include backpacks, books, clothing/apparel, clothing/footwear, cookware, electronics & instruments, flashlights & lighting, food and food processing, furniture, insect control, kayaks, canoes, rafts, camping knives & accessories, personal care, poles, staffs and canes, ramps, carriers & vehicle acc, recreational, camping sleeping bags, stoves and fuel, tent accessories, camping tents, videos, dvds, cds, water treatment & transport, you name it and we have it.

You can find some great camping equipment like tents, stoves, etc. in most specialty shops here in Manila but I would suggest for you to consult mountaineers or a friend who is a member of an outdoor club to get a referral as to where to go and buy this things.

Even in a tight budget, you can still enjoy this year’s summer break! Try to borrow outdoor gears and equipment if you cannot buy your own. Or you can watch out for online sales and promotions if take advantage of the largest selection of high quality gear and tools related to the great outdoors.

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Caticlan airport expansion and other Tourism News

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is extending its full support to the Caticlan airport expansion project which, upon completion, is expected to accommodate 1.2M passengers annually, from its present capacity of 700,000.

“One of the world’s best beaches deserves a first-class airport. We join Boracay’s stakeholders in upholding this milestone as it aims to haul in a sizeable traffic of tourists and create more jobs for the people,” said Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism. The DOT and the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) were present at the project’s recent groundbreaking led by President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo.

The P2.507B Build, Operate and Transfer project granted to private consortium Caticlan International Airport Development Company (CIADC) began its first of three construction phases, which cover a total 7-year period. Continue reading →


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