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DOT takes the lead in hosting Hot Air Balloon fest 2014

MANILA, Dec 25 (PNA) -- The Dept. of Tourism (DOT) is now set tot!e chr"e in or"ni#in" the $ot-Air %&&oon 'iest nnu&& he&in *&r!, Pmpn".

DOT si it wi&& wor! in tnem with *&r! De+e&opment*orportion, *&r! Interntion& Airport *orportion n PA' AirDi+ision (th Air %se in") in or"ni#in" the uni/ue0&&oonin" e+ent.

The hot 1ir 0&&oon est, the DOT si, is scheu&e to 0e he&on Apri& 3 unti& 34 t the *&r! 'reeport one, Pmpn".

Tourism 6ecretr 7mon 8imene# 8r. si in sttement tht

since the e+ent hs 90ecome so hu"e n wie: it ws ;ust 0outtime it 0e supporte 0 0oth the "o+ernment n the pri+tesector.

%se on pre+ious ers< recor, the on& ir-sportin" e+ent in thecountr rws to *&r! more thn 3, specttors fromPmpn" n ner0 towns inc&uin" Metro Mni&.

=ch specttor, the DOT note, is estimte to spen i&+er"e of P2,5 for ccommotion, trnsporttion, foo n

sou+enir items or n e/ui+&ent of P5 mi&&ion in &ost re+enues.It wi&& 0e rec&&e tht the 0&&oonin" e+ent, which is si to 0ethe rst of its !in mon" 6outh =st Asin ntions (A6=AN), wsrst initite 0 the DOT in 3>>?.

The DOT note tht support from L@s wi&& &so 0e re/ueste tocontri0ute to cu&tur& performers n street ncin" contin"entsfor wht m 0e c&&e the 'esti+& of 6trs.

It si tht st"e performnces from poo& of &oc& n ntion&

0ns wi&& &so 0e feture s sponsore 0 6n Mi"ue& *orp.

Lst&, i& rewor!s isp& wi&& hi"h&i"ht the ni"ht cpinc&uin" coo!-oB competition courtes of hote&s n resturntsin the pro+ince of Pmpn" n *&r!, the DOT stte.

Prt of the procees from the e+ent wi&& 0e onte to +riouschrities &i!e the reconstruction n reh0i&ittion of Lete n6mr, it e.

The e+ent wi&& 0e oBere free entr to the "ener& uience,eCc&uin" pr!in" fee, which wi&& 0e pe""e t P5 for crs nP3 for 0uses. (PNA)'PEANP

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Fun but erratic year for tourism

Mni&, Phi&ippines 1 The Deprtment of Tourism (DOT) !ic!e oB234 on hi"h note 0 nnouncin" tht 232 eren +isitorrri+&s crosse the four-mi&&ion mr! with tot& of ?,2J2,K33forei"n +isitors 1 rst in Phi&ippine tourism histor.

In 8nur, Tourism 6ecretr 7mon 7. 8imene# hum0& si thtit,3J forei"n +isitors n thecount&ess cco&es the Phi&ippine estintions repe in +rioustr+e& e+ents, m"#ines, n on&ine tr+e& sites the tourismsector cme to stnsti&& when J.2 m"nitue erth/u!e n6uper Tphoon o&n pre tourism tre n cti+ities in*entr& iss, Lete, =stern 6mr, s we&& s few res inP&wn.

An whi&e the prospect of rechin" the +e-mi&&ion tr"et hs now0ecome 0&e!, 8imene# is sti&& optimistic tht the Phi&ippines wi&&c&ose the er s si"nicnt p&er in 6outhest Asi. In recent inter+iew with Mni& %u&&etin

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Moreo+er, 234 pro+e to 0e fun &0eit errtic er for tourism.Mni& %u&&etin roune up the top +e stories tht me si"nicnt impct on the tr+e& inustr n tr+e&-&o+in" PinosF

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This er, the Phi&ippines ws on winnin" stre! in the "&o0&tourism st"e, pro+in" tht more n more stise tr+e&ers reprou& sprein" the wor 0out the countr. The Phi&ippinesws wre s one of the 0est tourist estintions for the*hinese 0 the Orient& Mornin" Post, whi&e the 6hn"hi Mornin"Post cite it s The Most 7omntic Destintion.

The 'rm t 6n %enito in %tn"s ws ;u"e the %estMeic& e&&ness 7esort wor&wie t the Interntion& Tourismus%orse (IT%) he& er& Mrch in %er&in, @ermn. =& Nio 7esorts inP&wn recei+e the *ommunit %enet Awr urin" the or&

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Ri"hts to the 2K-ntion 0&oc. DOT si source mr!ets from thisre"ion re eCpecte to ie& hi"her +o&umes s PAL &reresume its Ri"hts to Lonon.

The eprtment &so eCpects "reter mo+ements from the = s

the *i+i& Aeronutics %or mo+es to strt ne"otitions for newir ser+ice "reements with other =uropen countries.

The &iftin" of the = 0n cme on the hee&s of the Interntion&*i+i& A+ition Or"ni#tion (I*AO)

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of omestic n interntion& tr+e&&ers n of the communitiesQthe ssessment of tourism infrstructure n ssets to 0eprioriti#e for reh0i&ittion 0 "encies concerne, interntion&onors, e+e&opment prtners, ntion& n &oc& "o+ernment"encies, n pri+te sector.

It &so inc&ues prouct e+e&opment for new tourism circuits,"o+ernnce pro"rms, n &on"-term inititi+es to sustin"rowth, miti"te ris!s of crises, n increse prepreness oftourism estintions.

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&en$an air3ort 3uts u3 tourism desk

@=N.6ANTO6 *IT, Phi&ippines - The irport here hs n&& putup tourism informtion es! to ssist e+er pssen"er comin"to *entr& Minno throu"h this cit, the "tew to the re"ion.

The tourism es! ws &unche 0 &oc& oci&s n thetheDeprtment of Tourism in 7e"ion 32 &st Mon, ccorin" toNe&& Di&&er, re"ion& tourism irector.

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There were roun 4.5 mi&&ion tourists in the Phi&ippines from8nur to 6eptem0er this er, or 0out 33.? percent hi"herthn the 4.3 mi&&ion poste &st er for the sme perio,ccorin" to the Deprtment of Tourism. Of the tot&, morethn >, were +isitors were from 6outh ore, thecountr tht ho&s the &r"est shre of interntion& tourist

trc in the countr.Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research

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Tra;eling to the *hili33ines< Here#s a guide to disaster:hittourist sites

The ust h hr& sett&e from the estructi+e erth/u!e in%oho& &st Octo0er when super tphoon o&n struc! thefo&&owin" month, cuttin" wie swthe of e+sttion from6mr to northern P&wn. ith the twin issters && o+er theforei"n mei, it

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Airports n seports in the entire pro+ince re opertion&,Vuichon si.

6uper tphoon o&n cuse mssi+e power out"es in the

pro+ince, which "ets its e&ectricit from Lete, 0ut ener" hssince 0een restore, %oho& @o+. ="r *httoto& meie&e"tion &st wee!.

A %n"on Tour inititi+e wi&& 0e hi"h&i"htin" some of therestortion eBorts in ruine churches, Pro;ect ismehe 8oe&A&or to& @MA News On&ine. 9The re0ui&in" of the churches cn&so 0e me tourist ttrctionin n of itse&f, s the re0ui&in"m t!e three to +e ers,: he si.

As for the popu&r wie-ee mscot of %oho&, Pro"rm Mn"er8onnie Mr *0i&&o of the Phi&ippine Trsier 'ountion si in teCt mess"e to @MA News On&ineF 9The tphoon ws not +erstron" in *ore&&. %ut we h tremenous rop in +isitor countri"ht fter the storm. Thn!fu&&, the fountionUs opertions re0c! to norm&, so we hope 00&i! n" m" 0isit.:

9N0ot nmin po un" > peop&e crrin" cpcit rw-rw,: pr! superintenent %eth Mc&n" si in phone

inter+iew.

Pro+inci& Tourism Ocer Mri0e& %uWi &so to& @MA NewsOn&ine, 9$ini nmn n"sr un" irport n seports sP&wn, m&i0n s *oron, n n"-c&ose for two s fter

o&n t opertion& n u&it noon" No+em0er 33.:

isitors to *oron, the ur0n center in %usun"is&n, wou&nee to chec! the sttus of the hote&s where the me 0oo!in", s mn suBere eCtensi+e tphoon m"e n re

runnin" on "enertor power. In terms of ttrctions, howe+er, the"oo news is tht popu&r &!es n 0eches in *oron h+ereopene.

The hi"h-en Amnpu&o 7esort in Pm&icnis&n, &so innorthern P&wn, suBere irect hit n h to c&ose ownfter o&n struc! &st No+em0er K. %ut it hs since reopene,n poste this sttement on its we0siteF 9Amnpu&o wi&& re-openon Decem0er 35th with && its fci&ities, inc&uin" the %ech *&u0,fu&& opertion&. e were +er fortunte in tht the propert

sustine minim& m"e.

9Our "retest ch&&en"e hs 0een restorin" &n&ines, internetn mo0i&e reception to the sme &e+e& s prior to the tphoon.e o not h+e enite te when this wi&& resume, ntherefore h+e inst&&e ste&&ite 0ro0n.:

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Another upsc&e chin, =& Nio 7esorts, &so reporte minim&m"e. Their 0i""est ch&&en"e ws c&enin" the e0ris fterthe powerfu& storm, which fortunte& &eft the &"oons, white sn0eches, n &imestone c&iBs unhrme.

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Northern *e0u suBere the 0runt of tphoon o&n, especi&&the is&ns of %ntn n M&pscu where mn of theresorts suBere eCtensi+e m"e.

%ut ccorin" to post on tr+e& "enc 6cu0 Tr+e&Us 'ce0oo!p"e, M&pscu =Cotic Is&n Di+e 7esortUs opertions re 0c!to norm&, n the thresher shr!s h+e returne. The re isfmous for the shr!s, s seen in this &0um.

In n e-mi& inter+iew with @MA News On&ine, the resortUs 6&esn Mr!etin" Mn"er $ro& 'e&icino si, 9As of the momentwe re rushin" the reconstruction of the m"e we h urin"the tphoon ... At the resort we re sti&& opertin" e+en fter thetphoon n we h+e 2? hours e&ectricit.

9e &ost KX of our 0oo!in"s for this month n 8nur fter ourc&ients sw how terri0&e the sitution ws, 0ut we wou& &i!e tot!e this opportunit to te&& the wor& tht M&pscu is sti&& here

n if the wou& &i!e to he&p the is&n, the cn come n pus +isit.:

$e si K per cent of their stB re &oc& is&ners who h+e tomeet the nees of their fmi& fter the stron" tphoon. 9If therere no +isitors, there wi&& 0e no wor! for the &oc&s s we&&,: hee.

9*e0u, s estintion, is &so Becte 0 the eBects of im"esof estruction current& epicte of the Phi&ippines,: 6enior

Tourism Ocer for 7e"ion J 8ui&n Vuichon conrme in n e-mi& inter+iew with @MA News On&ine.

Bohol

Pn"&o Is&n, the min 0ech estintion in the pro+ince, wshr& Becte 0 the Octo0er 35 erth/u!e tht estroemn 6pnish-er churches. A&& ccreite est0&ishments reopen for 0usiness, Vuichon reporte.

9A hnfu& of *hoco&te $i&&s sustine crc!s or erosion from theerth/u!e. The *hoco&te $i&&s *omp&eC +iew ec! sti&& nees to0e reh0i&itte, 0ut nother +iewec! is +i&0&ethe*hoco&te $i&&s A+enture Pr! (*$AP),: she continue.$amar

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me &nf&& &st No+. K, is stru""&in" to re"in its reputtion s tourist-frien& town on the e"e of the Pcic Ocen.

nfortunte&, o&n m"e mn of the resorts, inc&uin"the +enue of n interntion& surn" competition to 0e he& neCt

er tht hs now 0een postpone.

Other Becte res re the i+in" spot Per& Is&n, se+er&historic cther&s, n the *&icon 6urf *mp tht si on itswe0sitethe resort is current& uner construction.

Mr!etin" =Cecuti+e 7ichr O&&i of L Lun %ech resort &sosi in teCt mess"e to @MA News On&ineF 9& n n" LLun, s to s wshe out n.: $owe+er, he e tht thewou& strt re0ui&in" the resort in two months.

96o0rn" m&!i t&" n" nw& s min,: si @uinmunicip& tourism ocer Auror e&os 7ees in report on @MANewsU 92? Ors.: 9Ns ts n n" !mi, 0i"& !min"&um"p!.:

Oci&s cou& not s when the reh0i&ittion of m"ecu&tur& sites n tourist estintions wou& 0e comp&ete.9P&non" ""win (humin"i n") tu&on" from ntion& "o+ernmentto restore historic& sites,: si =stern 6mr 7ep. %en

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Mrio L#rito, &icense tour "uie from the Deprtment ofTourismUs I&oi&o oce, to& @MA News On&ine in phone inter+iewtht tours roppe the wee! fter o&n 0ut much of thepro+ince hs re0oune.

9ItUs 0usiness s usu& in I&oi&o *it n other res, eCcept for

Northern I&oi&o, which too! month to "et 0c! on its feet,: heshre. 6m&&er est0&ishments re s&ow& "oin" 0c! to0usiness, he note.

Is& e @i"ntes, "roup of is&ets oB the cost of *r&es n=stnci n mrine 0ioi+ersit hotspot, is seein" the return of0oth &oc& n forei"n tourists. $umnitrin wor!ers re stin"in the re, n resort opertors h+e reporte tht +er few"uests cnce&&e their reser+tions.

Boracay

A&thou"h the popu&r 0ech estintion ws not irect& hit 0the super tphoon, &oss of e&ectricit n internet fci&itiesisrupte tourist ser+ices, resort owner Nennette @rf si in ninter+iew with @MA News On&ine.

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Im"es of the e+sttion fter the tphoon &so prompte someforei"n +isitors to cnce& their trips, 0ut tourism is strtin" to pic!up from No+em0er

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