Palawan’s tourism stakeholders visit Cebu, Bohol

CEBU, Philippines - The city tourism office and tourism stakeholders of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, are now in Central Visayas to personally experience the tourism and beauty of the region.

The activity is to strengthen tourism ties between the two provinces, as aimed by the Department of Tourism (DOT) Central Visayas and Southern Tagalog regions.

The Palawan delegation is scheduled to explore Cebu and Bohol in order to sell the region’s best tourism sites to Palawenos.

The familiarization tour (FamTour) started Saturday with the visitors checking Lapu-Lapu City upon arrival.

They visited hotels and resorts as well as Mactan guitar factories and the Mactan shrine as part of the Lapu-Lapu City tour.

The group departed Sunday for Bohol following a Cebu City tour passing through key historical and tourism spots in the city.

They will be back in Cebu on Monday afternoon to check furniture industries before proceeding to the appreciation dinner hosted by DOT-7 led by Regional Director Rowena Montecillo.

The Palawan delegation is composed of 22 visitors.

Five were coming from the local government unit headed by Puerto Princesa City Tourism Officer Rebecca Labit.

DOT Southern Tagalog Regional Director Louella Jurilla also came with one staff member.

Ten hoteliers completed the delegation sent to Central Visayas.

Apart from the government offices in the two regions, the FamTour is in partnership with the Cebu Association of Tour Operators (CATO), Bohol Federation of Travel and Tour Operators (BOFETTO).

Last year, CATO and BOFETTO were also treated to a FamTour in Puerto Princesa City hosted by DOT 4.  (FREEMAN)