Archive for March, 2008
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) -– City Mayor Edward Hagedorn of Puerto Princesa in Palawan said the city will soon become the country’s “Sports Tourism Capital” as efforts are well underway in making the pristine city a haven for local and foreign outdoor sports enthusiasts.
Hagedorn said that while Puerto Princesa has long been one of the favorite tourist destinations of the country because of its scenic spots, the city government had, in the past years, undertaken efforts to woo another class of tourists – avid outdoor sports enthusiasts.
CALAYAN, Cagayan, March 25 (PNA) — In an effort to boost its own tourism industry and be able to make it a major income-generating one, this island-town will hold its first-ever month-long Tatus (coconut crab) festival in May this year.
Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said the local government unit here, with the support of the provincial government of Cagayan, the province’s three congressmen and the private sector, anticipate that the festival will be the turning point that will spur the town’s becoming a tourism destination.
CEBU CITY, March 25 (PNA) – Cebu tour operators have embarked on a program packaging “two-city destinations” as a tour product.
Alice Queblatin, former president of the Cebu Association of Tour Operators (Cato), said the package is in response to the call of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to create more innovative tour products.
MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DoT) has counted itself in making Boracay cleaner and safer for tourists with its continued participation in programs to help address dengue and residual waste in the world-class resort.
“The department is grateful for the zeal of the private sector and the local government of Boracay in upholding the integrity of the island as one of the country’s top tourist destinations,” Tourism Sec. Joseph Ace Durano said.
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