MALOLOS CITY – Tourism officials in Central Luzon expressed optimism that local tourism industry will not be affected by the recent tragedy in Japan.
As this developed, the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) will hold a two-day outdoor travel fair dubbed as “Tara na sa Norte” at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Shell Station in Balagtas town starting Friday.
Ronaldo Tiotuico, Department of Tourism (DOT) director in Central Luzon, said that recent tragedy in Japan will have little effect in the region’s tourism.
He said “based on statistics, there will be little effect in tourism in Central Luzon since Japan is no longer a major market for the region.”
In an earlier interview, Tiotuico said that foreign tourists that frequent destinations in Central Luzon are mostly coming from Korea and China.
He also said that Zambales is the leading tourist destination in the regions as its beaches drew over 500,000 tourists annually in the last three years.
Based on DOT records, Pampanga ranks second to Zambales followed by Tarlac, Bataan and on the fifth place in Bulacan.
For her part, Bulacan provincial tourism officer Dinia Quetua, affirmed Tiotuico’s observations.
She said that Bulacan’s tourism industry rely mostly on domestic tourists that visits over 120 swimming pools resorts in the province especially those with wave pools.
Quetua said that Bulacan is considered as the wavepool capital in the country as it is home to at least seven resorts with wavepools, the biggest concentration in any province in the country.
Wavepool resorts in Bulacan are located in Malolos City, and the towns of San Rafael, Calumpit, Pandi, and Bocaue .
Quetua said that wavepool resorts are making up for the absence of beaches in Bulacan whose bay area fronting the Manila Bay is being utilized for aquaculture production.
Francisco Dagohoy, media relations specialist of the Traffic Management Corporation (TMC) which operates the NLEX, said the fair is a project of the MNTC with the support of Tourism Educators and Movers (TEAM) Philippines.
He said the travel fair aims to promote tourism in North Luzon and at the same time help the business of the toll service facility and its locators by organizing activities that will increase the number of motorists who visit their station.
“Tara na sa Norte” is the only travel fair held outdoors and it is staged every year at the North Luzon Expressway where most motorists who traverse the highway are holiday travelers going to the north.
The travel fair will have 30 exhibitors offering bargain priced airfares, discounted room accommodations, affordable tour packages, hourly raffles, familiarization tours, rock bands, facebooth, free Wi-Fi, and more.
There will also be product presentations for the two-day affair to inform the attendees of the event on the different products and services offered by the exhibitors.
As this developed, the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) will hold a two-day outdoor travel fair dubbed as “Tara na sa Norte” at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Shell Station in Balagtas town starting Friday.
Ronaldo Tiotuico, Department of Tourism (DOT) director in Central Luzon, said that recent tragedy in Japan will have little effect in the region’s tourism.
He said “based on statistics, there will be little effect in tourism in Central Luzon since Japan is no longer a major market for the region.”
In an earlier interview, Tiotuico said that foreign tourists that frequent destinations in Central Luzon are mostly coming from Korea and China.
He also said that Zambales is the leading tourist destination in the regions as its beaches drew over 500,000 tourists annually in the last three years.
Based on DOT records, Pampanga ranks second to Zambales followed by Tarlac, Bataan and on the fifth place in Bulacan.
For her part, Bulacan provincial tourism officer Dinia Quetua, affirmed Tiotuico’s observations.
She said that Bulacan’s tourism industry rely mostly on domestic tourists that visits over 120 swimming pools resorts in the province especially those with wave pools.
Quetua said that Bulacan is considered as the wavepool capital in the country as it is home to at least seven resorts with wavepools, the biggest concentration in any province in the country.
Wavepool resorts in Bulacan are located in Malolos City, and the towns of San Rafael, Calumpit, Pandi, and Bocaue .
Quetua said that wavepool resorts are making up for the absence of beaches in Bulacan whose bay area fronting the Manila Bay is being utilized for aquaculture production.
Francisco Dagohoy, media relations specialist of the Traffic Management Corporation (TMC) which operates the NLEX, said the fair is a project of the MNTC with the support of Tourism Educators and Movers (TEAM) Philippines.
He said the travel fair aims to promote tourism in North Luzon and at the same time help the business of the toll service facility and its locators by organizing activities that will increase the number of motorists who visit their station.
“Tara na sa Norte” is the only travel fair held outdoors and it is staged every year at the North Luzon Expressway where most motorists who traverse the highway are holiday travelers going to the north.
The travel fair will have 30 exhibitors offering bargain priced airfares, discounted room accommodations, affordable tour packages, hourly raffles, familiarization tours, rock bands, facebooth, free Wi-Fi, and more.
There will also be product presentations for the two-day affair to inform the attendees of the event on the different products and services offered by the exhibitors.
