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The official account of Philippine Department of Tourism Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands Region. Email at [email protected]/ [email protected]

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𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

The DOT Office of Product and Market Development (OPMD) with support from the DOT Region VI office hosted the Philippine Creative Tourism Congress (PCTC) 2023...

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𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: The three-day maiden edition of the Philippine Creative Tourism Congress (PCTC) is held at the Orange Project Hall in the Bacolod City Art District from December 6 to 8.

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𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 ��𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀' 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗕𝗕𝗠

DOT Secretary Frasco on Tuesday (Dec 19) proudly presented before President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. the recent global accolades earned by The Philippines...

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𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: The Philippines, represented by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, has been elected as Vice President of the 25th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) The last time the Philippines held the position was in 1999.

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𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: The Commission Meetings of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) officially start at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel in Cambodia today, 15 June 2023 (Thursday).

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𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗕𝗕𝗠 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗡𝗪𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗨𝗠

DOT Sec. Frasco takes the UNWTO stage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to represent the Philippines...

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𝗔 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹

During the high-level discussion in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) gathered tourism ministers in the Asia Pacific region on Thursday (Jun. 15)...

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𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Aiming at maximizing the potential of the tourism industry, DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the Philippine tourism delegation to Los Angeles county in California, USA to formally launch the online referral system, Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) Program.

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“We are all targeting 100,000 but I hope you know and you understand that we’re here [more than targeting 100,000.] We are here because we want the 100,000- the quantity and the quality of the program that we are giving our future attendees,” she reminded.

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From 2018 to March 24, 2023, the DOT has conducted a total of 967 FBSE training sessions, with 40,464 participants.

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Meanwhile, Professor Eric Zerrudo of the University of Santo Tomas, who serves as one of the framers of the FBSE, affirmed the hard work that the DOT and stakeholders have put into the program’s framework...

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..and said: “It’s really heartwarming to see how this program has taken off over a decade.”

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“It is important that you ground the people that you are sharing this skill, competency, and technique [with]. Ground them well in the history of this program...

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..particularly the philosophy of this program. Where does it emanate? Aling parte ng pagka-Pilipino natin ang hugot nito? I think that’s very important,” enthused Zerrudo as he led the group in his session to have an in-depth look on our culture and heritage as Filipinos.

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The FBSE Train-the-Trainer Program will conclude on Friday (March 31).

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𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: In her lecture during the DOT Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE) Train-the-Trainer Program for regional trainers, Ms. Malu Galang, an FBSE Master Trainer, emphasized that the FBSE program is an avenue for building relationships with guests.

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𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞: Tourism movers and shakers from Central Europe offered their invaluable insights and suggestions on topics ranging from connectivity, training, and marketing and promotions as they met with the officials of the DOT on March 8, 2023 at the Messe Berlin in Germany.

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𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞: The Department of Tourism (DOT) gathered the biggest names in the travel and tourism industry in Central Europe in a productive dialogue with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco as part of the tourism chief's "Listening Tours".