Philippines comes back with biggest delegation to ITB Berlin, bags sustainable tourism recognitions

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Philippines comes backmost with biggest delegation to ITB Berlin, bags sustainable tourism recognitions

Returning to the planetary country with the biggest delegation of tourism stakeholders to date, the Philippines made a large comeback astatine the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) 2023 Convention successful Messe Berlin, Germany connected 07 to 09 March 2023, spearheaded by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its selling and promotion arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines.

DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the combined radical of 26 co-exhibitors from the nationalist and backstage assemblage consisting of 40 delegates attending the event. TPB Chief Operating Officer Margarita Nograles and different DOT officials besides joined the Secretary. The Philippines is expected to item the country’s tourism developments and merchandise offerings to implicit 160,000 visitors expected to be the world’s largest question and tourism commercialized fair.

Filipino Cultural Dancers astatine ITB Berlin

T’boli Weaver ITB Berlin

The Philippines’ information astatine the ITB Berlin aims to fortify the country’s planetary tourism run done concern opportunities with assorted tourism backstage sectors, including circuit operators, online question agencies, caller online organisation platforms, question websites and communities, journalists, and influencers, among others.

“The ITB Berlin holds large opportunities for the Philippines to showcase to the satellite its award-winning destinations specified arsenic Boracay, Cebu, Siargao, and Palawan, and besides to see Banaue, Intramuros, and South Cotabato, among others. We besides look guardant to giving the satellite a presumption into our chiseled and divers culture, arsenic good arsenic the country’s champion asset: the warmth and hospitality of the Filipino people,” said Secretary Frasco.

“Our information is pursuant to further positioning the Philippines arsenic a tourism powerhouse successful Asia, and hopefully the satellite successful the years ahead,” she added, besides citing that the ITB attendance volition assistance fastrack the betterment efforts by the DOT of the pandemic-hit industry.

Travel Experts Inc with overseas buyers successful ITB Berlin

The Philippines booth astatine the ITB Berlin featured the country’s affluent civilization and sustainable tourism done the creator works of T’nalak weaver Myrna Pula of South Cotabato and Yakan Weaver and Entrepreneur Angelita Pichay Ilul of Zamboanga. Moreover, visitors got a sensation of Philippine java and chocolates done Kape de Filipina, a marque offering products meticulously grown by farmers and communities successful the Philippines.

The DOT and TPB hosted a cocktail reception for planetary buyers, Philippine sellers, and manufacture partners connected the 2nd time of the convention, wherever they were treated to accepted Filipino cuisine by Ayan, a Filipino thoroughfare nutrient edifice based successful Berlin, and unrecorded performances from Lapu Lapu Arnis de Abanico, Songwriter and Singer David Mercado and Princess Virtudazo.

“What we person showcased successful this year’s ITB is conscionable a glimpse of our country’s affluent civilization and wide scope of tourism offerings, curated to bring much ideas and inspiration to beforehand the Philippines arsenic a meaningful and purposeful destination. We are much than acceptable to invited you to our home. Come sojourn to witness, firsthand, the Philippine Experience,” enthused TPB COO Nograles.

The Philippine Pavilion astatine ITB Berlin 2023

This year, much tourism stakeholders joined the Philippine delegation to reintroduce the state arsenic a world-class tourism destination, specified arsenic Airtrav Philippines, Araw Hospitality Inc., Amorita Resort, Annset Holidays, Inc., Baron Travel Corporation, Blue Horizons Travel & Tours Inc., Bohol Beach Club, Chroma Hospitality Inc. (Crimson Hotels & Resorts), Club Agutaya Inc., CTPH manner & Travel Services, Divaishnavi International Inc., El Nido Resorts, Evasion Tropicale Travel and Tours, GI Philippines Corp., Intas Destination Management Inc., Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc., MyTRIPS Travel and Tours, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Rajah Tour Philippines, Sharp Travel Service, Sarah Lea Travel and Tours, The Funny Lion, Total Exhibit & Expo Solutions, Inc., Travelexperts, Inc., Travelite Travel and Tours Co., and the Philippine Retirement Authority.

Negros Occidental bags Green Story Destination Awards

Two Negros Occidental cities brought grant to the state during the Green Destinations Awards astatine the ITB Berlin 2023 aft being recognized for their inspirational sustainable tourism practices and efforts.

Sagay City bagged the People’s Choice Award and ranked 2nd nether Nature and Scenery Category with its entry, “Mangrove Forest Protection done Community-based EcoTourism Project”. The city’s Suyac Island Mangrove Ecopark, located wrong the Sagay Marine Reserve, is the archetypal afloat community-based ecotourism tract successful Sagay, that offers an unparalleled acquisition and allows travelers to link with quality and section culture.

Another pridefulness of Negros Occidental, Bago City’s introduction “Reviving the Majestic Diversity of Bago Watershed” was awarded 3rd among the finalists nether Environment and Climate Category. Bago City’s Watershed plays a captious relation successful steering the instrumentality of the system of Negros Occidental by supplying h2o to astir 19,000 hectares of cultivation areas. To protect, conserve and rehabilitate the watershed, the metropolis authorities mobilized its resources and strengthened assemblage engagement done Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach (Ridge to Reef Environmental Management).

The prestigious Green Destinations Story Awards astatine the ITB Berlin showcases the astir inspirational initiatives for sustainable tourism improvement from stories submitted to the yearly Green Destinations Top 100 Stories competition.

With the semipermanent extremity of securing accrued arrivals, receipts, and investments for the country, TPB annually participates successful the ITB Berlin, which provides the Philippine question commercialized an accidental to web with applicable decision-makers from caller and existing tourism markets crossed Europe, America, and Asia.

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Philippines comes backmost with biggest delegation to ITB Berlin, bags sustainable tourism recognitions
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