15 January 2004 Travel Tour Expo ’04 offers great travel deals
A bargain paradise offering the most comprehensive array of reliable travel resources, numerous options and privileges await business and leisure travelers at the 11th TravelTour Expo 2004 slated on Feb. 6-8 at the SM Megamall’s Megatrade Halls 1 & 2 in Mandaluyong City.
Organized by the Philippine Travel Agencies Association’s (PTAA), the TravelTour Expo 2004 is touted as the largest and most prestigious travel trade show in the Philippines. Participation by exhibitors and buyers alike has been constantly increasing ever since the show was launched in 1994.
This year’s exposition is in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT), EquitableCard and Philippine Airlines (official credit card and official carrier, respectively), WG&A SuperFerry and Globe Handyphone.
PTAA executives said the travel show keeps getting bigger each year and covers pretty much every aspect of tourism. The event also serves as a venue where diverse cultures are showcased. The 3-day event likewise features some of the world’s best known brands in travel and retail.
A flagship project of the PTAA, the TravelTour expo was founded to foster unity in the travel industry and to promote the welfare of its members and the traveling public. PTAA, on the other hand, is the largest travel association in the country, widely recognized by international airlines, hotels, resorts, insurance and cruise companies, and works closely with the DOT, Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Conventions and Visitors Corporation, Bureau of Immigration and Deportation, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and various embassies and consulates.
Among the participating travel agencies/tour operators for this year are Ark Travel Express; Catholic Travel; Cencorp Travel; Citi Advantage Tourism Consortium; Crimson Travel; Cruise Ship Travel Corp.; DOT Travel/Yoyo Holidays; Eidref Tours & Travel; Golden Sky Travel; G&S Travel; Horizon Travel & Tours; Las Palmas Travel; New Era Travel & Tours; PCC COOP Travel & Tours; Pan Pacific Travel; Panda Travel Services, Inc.; Philscan Travel & Tours; Rajah Travel Corp.;Rakso Travel; Sinai Travel and Conventions; The Baron Travel Corp./Royal Carribean; TopVacation; Transnational Travel & Tours, Inc.; Tri C’s Corp./Travel & Tour; Uni-Orient Travel; Universal Holidays, Inc.; Velca Travel; Warner Barnes Travel; Winlink Travel; Win Travel & Tours, Inc.; Wintrex Travel; and World Master Tours & Travel, Inc.
Airline exhibitors include Air Philippines; Asian Spirit; Cathay Pacific Airways; Cebu Pacific; China Airlines; Continental Airlines; Eva Air; Garuda Indonesia Air; Japan Airlines; Jet Airways; Lufthansa German Airlines; Northwest Airlines; SouthEast Asian Airlines; Singapore Airlines; and Thai Airways.
Cruise companies joining the event are Costa Crociere/TravelWide; Cruise Professional; Holland America Line/Travel Wide; Star Cruises; Sun Cruises, Inc.; and TravelWide Associated.
Tourism organizations who have signed up for the travel show are China National Tourism Office; Hong Kong Tourism Board; Guam Visitor’s Bureau; Macau Government Tourist Office; Malaysia Tourism Board; Spain Tourism Board; and Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Participating hotels, resorts and theme parks include Boracay Regency Beach Resort; Bayview Park Hotel; Buri Beach Resort; Club Noah Isabelle; Days Hotel; Discovery Suites Hotel; Edsa Shangri-La Hotel; Enchanted Kingdom; Fort Ilocandia; Legend International Resorts; Le Soleil de Boracay; Lexber Holidays Int’l; Marco Polo Hotel Group; Marriot Hotels International; Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel; Nurture Spa; Pearl of the Pacific; Puerto del Sol Beach Resort & Hotel; Seawind Resort Boracay; Subic International Hotel; Sunrise Holiday Concept; The Barcelo Pearl Farm; The SunVillage Boracay Resorts and White Rock Beach Resort Hotel.
Heading the list of travel and shop exhibitors are Antiquariants; Anything Enterprises; Binas Handicraft Center; ELP Shellcraft Center; Fenor Food Products; Getzon Enterprise; JRG Tatak Pilipinas; Omaque Arts & Crafts; Precy’s Creation; Rasella’s Enterprise; Sulu Handicraft; and United Tourist Promotions.
Other participants areAbacus Distribution Systems Phils.; Ace Insurance Company of North America; Amadeus; Assit. Card Lacturan Holdings, Inc.; Blue Cross Insurance Inc.; Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.; Philippine Leisure & Retirement Authority; and Sage Corporation.
For inquiries about the travel expo, call the PTAA at 552-0026 to 29 or email traveltourexpo @fastmail.i-next.net.
