Palau Visitors Authority joins the
2nd International Travel
Festival, December 18-20, 2014 at SMX Convention Center.
According to Lonely Planet, “the Republic of Palau is
inimitable. Most tourists who come here like to spend their time underwater,
for Palau is among the world's most spectacular diving and snorkeling
destinations. It features coral reefs, blue holes, wartime wrecks, hidden caves
and tunnels, more than 60 vertical drop-offs to play with, and an astonishing
spectrum of coral, fish, and rare sea creatures. There are also some outright
miracles of evolution: giant clams that weigh a quarter of a ton, for example,
and a lake teeming with 21 million softly pulsating, stingless jellyfish.
But you don't have to get wet to enjoy Palau. On land the
republic embraces Micronesia's richest flora and fauna: exotic birds fly around
the islands, crocodiles slip through the mangrove swamps and orchids sprout
profusely in backyards. The Palauan archipelago is incredibly diverse,
encompassing the polyglot state of Koror; the marvelous Rock Islands; Micronesia's second-largest island, Babeldaob (the land that Pacific standard time forgot); Peleliu, once war ravaged, now just ravishing; tranquil, tiny Angaur; the coral atolls of Kayangel and Ngeruangel; and the
remote South-West Islands.
Toss into the mix some of Micronesia's most sociable (and
responsible) people, and it's no surprise that parts of Palau are known as the
'beginning of everything', a template the rest of the world would do well to
follow.”
The 2nd International Travel
Festival is an event that aims to boost tourism in the Philippines. Experts
point to tourism as one of the sunshine industries in the country. The advent
of affluence in across Asia that includes the Philippines being one of the
fastest growing economies, this augurs well to the tourism industry. Add to the
equation the lowering of airfares and the curiousness of the world to visit the
Philippines, and you will get a massive growth in this particular area.
The Philippines is
aiming to hit 10 Million visitors by 2016. For this year 2014, the Philippines
is poised to hit the 6.8 Million-tourist target.
According to Department of
Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. tourists were spending, on average, more
in the Philippines compared to its neighbors. Total revenues earned from
international visitors grew by 15.1 percent in 2013 to $4.4 billion (about P192
billion). Average daily expenditure of foreign tourists was estimated at $101.1
(P4,425), or 8.7 higher than the $93 (P4,075) recorded in 2012.
Some of the
exhibitors of the 2nd
International Travel Festival are DOT
Region IV-A (CALABARZON), SouthWest Tours (Boracay) Inc., Advil Travel &
Tours, Fort Wally Travel and Tours, Create Tours and Services, Camaya Coast,
Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium Inc., Mulan Travel Services, Enchanted Kingdom,
DOT Region IV-B (MIMAROPA), BCTA Travel Tours, Bandung Culture & Tourism,
DOT Region VI, DOT Region 11, Utravel , Bakasyunan Resort, KEG Travel, Klick
Travel & Tours, Comfort and Leisure Travel Agency, Palau Visitors
Authority, Island Cove, Busuanga Travel Lodge, One Tagaytay Place, El Puerto Marina Resort and Villa Ana.
The 2nd
International Travel Festival is a December Travel Sale where all of the exhibitors offer
affordable and cost-saving travel packages.
Besides the
lower packages, lucky visitors get to win travel packages coming from sponsors
of the event.
In addition, it
has a co-located event 11th
MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo, an event for OFWs wanting to become entrepreneurs.
The event is produced and organized by
Exlinkevents, one of the leading event management and professional exhibition
organizers in the Philippines.
For more information you may call tel . no.
643-3887.
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