The National Competitiveness Council is pleased to note that recent government efforts to revitalize the local travel and tourism industry have been recognized and acknowledged by the international community. The 2013 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has listed the Philippines as “the most improved country in the region, ranking [...]
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Promoting eco-cultural tourism in Batanes #itsMoreFunInThePhilippines
Everybody says Batanes province is beautiful, even those who’ve never been there. Our idea of the place has been shaped by popular images of steep, picturesque cliffs meeting the pounding surf. First time visitors therefore have high expectations. And I venture to say that they are never disappointed. I went to Batanes for the first [...]
“It’s More Fun in the Philippines” on target for 2012, hits 1.148M tourist arrivals in Q1
Visitor arrivals to the Philippines hit an all-time high of 1,148,072 during the first three months of the year (January-March 2012), posting an increase of 16.03% versus last year’s arrivals of 989,501 for the same period. “During this period, visitors to the Philippines increased by 16 percent to hit almost 1.15 million. From this record, [...]
Video: Filipinos™ tease Times Square
15 Electronic Billboards. 5 Minutes of Billboard Airtime. 100 Million Filipino™ global superstars. 1 Brand. Change the way you look at a nation on June 12, 2012. Watch this video: This looks like it is part of the Department of Tourism campaign. If it is branding the Philippines, I am sure it will cater to [...]
Video: DOT #itsmorefuninthePhilippines CNN MEME TVC (International Campaign)
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The video of DOT first TVC first aired on CNN. The video is being shared via social networking sites, in “keeping with the DOT’s strategy of making “It’s More Fun” a viral and social campaign as well.” Watch Department of Tourism (DOT) MEME TVC (International Campaign) The video with “What will you come up with?” [...]
MeetManila launches PH’s newest travel portal
This is MeetManila.com’s press release for April 26 launching. MeetManila is the newest and Philippine travel portal. MANILA, Philippines — On April 26, 2012, Meet Manila joins the community of travel bloggers, groups, and enthusiasts in promoting the Philippines’ destinations of interest through the power of social media. Its website, www.meetmanila.com, serves as a travel [...]
Making PHL tourism campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines” work #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines
Do you like “”It’s more fun in the Philippines” , the new Philippine campaign slogan? Ted Te in his Facebook Note says For some strange reason, when the new tourism tag line “It’s more fun in the Philippines” was revealed, I identified with it. It wasn’t the graphics, the colors or even the slightly awkward [...]
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