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Philippines Tourism Industry expects robust growthDavao, Philippines - Nov 15, 2005 The Philippines tourism industry is expected to be more vibrant next year than what it is today. With Davao City Philippines hosting the 2006 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), Davao Tourism Association president Arturo Boncato, Jr. anticipates an increase in the foreign market.
Boncato noted that more Koreans are coming in now and even noticed the presence of Korean-based airline representatives here. "These are indications of their interests in Davao and we expect more than a 100 percent increase in the number of Korean visitors by next year," he said. Boncato however said that the tourism industry key players are not abandoning their long haul market and is also aware of the change in the marketing tack. He bared the strong interest of the Koreans, Japanese and the Chinese on the various destinations in the region. In fact, he said Cebu is the most favored destinations of the Koreans apart from Palawan and Boracay. He said among those interested are the golfers aside from the huge honeymoon market. According to Boncato,there are already efforts made both by government and the private sector to sell the destinations. He said the Department of Tourism in coordination with the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation is organizing a group of top media personalities from Korea for an eight-day visit to Davao. "They need to see the place for them to come up with good stories about Davao," he said. A good promotion of Davao could encourage interested Koreans to come, and we need to give them idea on how Davao looks like," he said. Meanwhile Boncato said that the ATF would change our future just like what happened to other host cities. (PNA)
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