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Wanderers unite! Fly around the world at World Travel Expo 2018 at the SMX Convention Center on October 26-28. On the third year of the expo, expect affordable and amazing deals, says JC Baron, spokesman for  World Travel Expo 2018, during an interview at One Esplanade in Pasay City. "There will be sweet tour packages and treats you cannot resist. Also, there will be lots of tour package promos and deals for your next travel destination," says Baron. World Travel Expo aims to be the marketing platform for the travel industry. The event will serve as a channel between the international and national tour operators, airline companies, and travel authorities. Baron says that the event will showcase at least 275 booths in over 5,200 square meter of space and will consist of forums, workshops and activities related to travel and tourism which can provide useful and helpful information for both the exhibitors and visitors. Show activities will also include product la...

The 1st Food and Hotel Expo Manila which aims to promote local dishes and destinations will be held at Halls 3 and 4 of SMX in Pasay City on February 16-18. "We hope to promote pagkaing Pilipino sa gathering na ito. Every time nagkakaroon ng hotel and food expo, ano ba yung mga pini-feature? Nag iinvite pa nga ng mga foreign chefs when in fact nalilimutan na yung Filipino food," said JC Baron, spokesman for the Food and Hotel Expo Manila, during an interview at the press launch of the event at the Bayview Hotel in Manila recently. Baron said that the event aims to deliver access to business network opportunities where the industry players can come together, interact and share their view in promoting and strengthening the food, beverage and hotel sector locally and globally. "Ang Filipino food ay sobrang diverse at sobrang laki. Ang daming pwedeng ma achieve when it comes to Filipino cuisine. So 'yun ang gusto naming ibalik. Madalas nakakalimutan na natin...

A one-stop shop portal about the Philippines has been launched to help spread the good news about the country's tourism industry and its wonderful people. Dubbed Yapak.ph, the portal hopes to invite travelers, especially domestic tourists, to check out new places in the country where they can enjoy their activities. "One of the problems in local tourism right now is that the campaign is focused on inviting foreigners here. We forgot about the locals and they are bigger in number," said Diane Zoleta, founder and chief executive of Yapak.ph, during an interview at the launch of the portal at the Manila House Private Members Club at the BGC in Taguig City recently. Diane Zoleta (right), founder and Chief Executive of Yapak.ph and Trichie De Vera, Chief Operating Officer. Zoleta said that many establishments do not value the Filipinos as paying customers and they are more inclined to international visitors. "If you will notice, if it's the peak of ...

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) will have a soft launch of an online video contest on Aug. 31 which will highlight the reasons for “loving” to travel to any part of the Philippines. Open to both Filipino and foreign participants, the contest dubbed “Phil the Love” is expected to provide the various brand definitions to “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” based on the tourists’ own perspectives and experiences. TPB Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano said the contest would optimize the country’s online brand presence and visibility, broaden its value proposition, position it as a preferred global destination, and reach and capture a sizable block of the millennial market, both in the Philippines and abroad. “The campaign (Phil the Love) will virtually serve as an international and domestic market survey or census involving primary data sources, upon which we can base our future marketing strategies and tactics.  It will thus enlighten us on which of our selling poin...

Can exes really be friends? This is one of the classic questions that make everyone wonder. For most people, it doesn’t seem probable given the romantic history that the couple shared and even if they try to be friends, it may lead to different levels of awkwardness. But some people prove that exes, in fact, can still be friends. These are the people who have accepted the fact that they are not meant to be a couple, but meant to be great friends, “Bes-tiny” as we call it. If you want proof of “Bes-tiny”, just see how Ellen Adarna and Presidential son Baste Duterte have moved on from rumors of romance to becoming best friends. The real relationship status of the two has been the target of gossip sites and social media. Both have strongly expressed that they are nothing more than great friends. Ellen Adarna is the featured guest in the Cebu Getaway episode of Baste Duterte’s reality-adventure show, Lakbai. The episode explores Ellen Adarna’s hometown, the beautiful city of...

"Sayang ang trabaho." These are the words of Presidential son Sebastian "Baste" Duterte when asked why he decided to join show business during the launch of his reality TV program "Lakbai" which will air after PBA on TV5 starting May 21. Duterte, the youngest son of President Rodrigo Duterte, said that he never consulted anybody about appearing on national television. "Convince me? They did not convince me. Decision ko lang ito. Hindi ko na mapigilan kaya nag decide na lang ako ko try showbiz. Yun lang talaga yun. If it doesn't work out, uuwi na lang ako sa Davao," said Duterte during the press launch at the Aracama Restaurant at the Fort in Taguig City last Wednesday night. At the press event, Duterte and the cast of the show were welcomed by TV5 President Chot Reyes and TV5 officials Mell Yazon-Tolentino and TV5 Head of Marketing and D5 Lloyd Manaloto. Duterte also said that he never want to pursue acting when he joined sho...