RP Hailed as Asia's Most Popular Destination in World Trade Fair 2009
Philippine Wedding News
29 May 2009
In the advent of wedding
destination, the Philippines has just given soon-to-wed couples
from all over the world a better reason why they should hold
their special day here. More than its beautiful churches,
beaches and sceneries, professional local wedding suppliers,
and popular wedding culture, the country has recently been
named as the most popular destination in Asia at this year's
World Travel Fair (WTF) in Shanghai, China.
Held last April 9 –
11, 2009 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, the
Philippines was recognized as the most popular destination
in Asia after a public vote and an evaluation process done
by professional jurors from the Shanghai Municipal Tourism
Administration and VNU Exhibitions Europe.
In a statement released
by the Department of Tourism (DOT), Secretary Joseph ‘Ace’
Durano attributed the win to the country's competitive tour
pricing, the remarkable progress of the transportation sector,
and the Filipino's friendliness and hospitality to visitors
Furthermore, Sec. Durano
said, “the Philippines is one of the fastest growing
destinations in China’s outbound travel industry, recording
a 74% month-on-month growth rate in visa issuances for February
of this year. We are also the nearest tropical beach country
for the Chinese, as Manila is only 2 hours away from Guangzhou,
while Cebu is only 3 hours away from Shanghai.”
DOT Undersecretary for Tourism
Planning and Promotions Eduardo Jarque Jr. added that during
last year’s World Trade Fair, the Philippines garnered
the Best Leisure Destination for Boracay; Top 10 Island Getaways
for Chinese Summer Travel for Bohol; the only Asian entry
in the list of premier destinations in the acclaimed World
Traveller Magazine; and Top 10 Most Searched Destination among
Shanghai online users in Baidu, the biggest search engine
in China.
Ms. Arlene Alipio, head
of DOT Team China, disclosed that the outbound travel of China
has been profitable for the country. Ms. Alipio cited that
recent statistics from the China National Tourism Administration
shows that the number of Chinese travelers reached 34.4 million
in the first nine months of 2009.
Meanwhile, Turkey was awarded
as The Best Leisure Tour Destination while Switzerland was
hailed as the Most Popular Tourism Destination in Europe.
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Kasal.com thanks the following
sources for this article:
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Makes mark in World Travel
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Philippine News Agency. RP: Asia's most popular destination.
(Posted April 17, 2009)
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Manila Bulletin. RP is Asia’s Most Popular Destination.
(Posted April 18, 2009)
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is voted Asia’s most popular destination (Posted April
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