Are you an overseas Pinoy or an OFW? I am too. Whether you have moved abroad temporarily or permanently, I think we all have a very important role to play in promoting Philippine Tourism.
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The Philippines is a Tourism gold mine
I have always believed that the Philippines is a Tourism gold mine, but somehow our 4.7 Million tourists in 2013 pales in comparison to Indonesia's 8 Million and Malaysia's 25 Million.
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| El Nido Miniloc Island Resort, Palawan, Philippines |
The Philippines offers fantastic beaches (in Boracay, Davao, Cebu, El Nido), unique land formations (Chocolate Hills, Hundred Islands), caves, an underground river, volcanoes (Taal, Pinatubo, Mayon), surf spots (Siargao), diving spots, mountain climbing, and those are just the natural wonders. You can also go to places of historical significance, 16th to 18th century churches, the massive fiestas and festivals, and the even more massive shopping malls. And we haven't even talked about the food, the services and the hospitality of the Filipinos.
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Earthquake Baroque Paoay Church (18th Century)
Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
Being OFWs and Pinoys outside of the Philippines, we should look at ourselves as tourism ambassadors. Hey, I'm proud to share that I've managed to convince a couple of colleagues here in Australia to spend their honeymoon in El Nido, Palawan (where my wife and I had our 1st honeymoon as well) and they thoroughly enjoyed it. They didn't even need much convincing - I showed them our photos from our Honeymoon, told them how great a time we had, and they were sold. Well, it also helped that in 2013 Palawan was named by Travel and Leisure Magazine as the
World's Best Island (and #2 was Boracay).
I encourage you to be a Philippine Tourism Ambassador. Here are 5 simple ways we can all help the Philippines become the Tourism darling it deserves to be...
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