The past year’s top travel partners include Marget Villarica of Destination Specialist, Carlos Castells of Iloilo’s Amigo Travel and Tours, Fe Liguid of Davao’s Trans Air Travel, Marilou Pintor of Grand Holidays, Aileen Domingo of Davao’s House of Travel, Karen Tan of Cagayan de Oro’s Titan Travel and Tours, Jackie Uy of Thomas Cook, Aida Uy of Cebu Fortune Travel, Macrina Fuentes of Dumaguete’s Orientwind Travel and Bing Pasquil of Davao’s Pan Asiaworld.
In the course of the affair, Lofgren shared relevant information on the latest developments and innovations undertaken by the airline. She assured guests of their continued commitment to extend their utmost best in worldwide service and passenger accommodation. She also announced the grand launch early next month of Club Red – an exclusive membership circle for travel arrangers, travel managers and executive assistants of corporate accounts.
Northwest acting sales manager Ella Mae Lim explained how convenient it was to make reservations nowadays with the assistance of technology.
"Simply go online," Lim says, "and look up the flights which best fit your schedule. Click on the interactive seating map to see the choice of seats available. When you’re ready to confirm your booking simply pay for it on-line using your credit card. Our secure server ensures your credit card and personal details are fully protected."
Simple and easy as abc. Click www.nwa.com/asia, and book and fly.
David Giersdorf, senior vice president for marketing and sales, welcomed the guests, as he proudly led us to the theater for an armchair journey to some of the 280 ports of call and scenic cruising destinations.
We "sailed" through the vast Pacific Ocean, with the Polynesian isles all just over the horizon, saw the magic of Maui, exotic Asia, the Japan of the Shoguns and Marco Polo’s mysterious Middle Kingdom. We even did the gulf of Alaska with its massive glaciers.
We were then "transported" to the Caribbean, the gateway to the sun. The adventure went on until we heard it was time to move on.
An actual tour of the ship followed. We saw an extensive museum-quality collection of arts and antiques. We were astonished by the on-board facilities and marveled at the program of daily round-the-clock activities. And everywhere, we were greeted by the warm and friendly Filipino crew and staff.
As we stood on the deck, we wondered what better way to travel than in unconditional, impeccable service. The answer is Holland America Lines, the best way to discover the world’s extraordinary destinations – on a six-star cruise!
At a recent lunch she hosted for European journalists from the United Kingdom, Germany and France, who were in town to experience firsthand what Cebu has to offer, we learned from others who were present that the hotel just gave a check to SOS Children’s Village Philippine director Danny Latonio in support of the organization’s village expansion project.
When asked to confirm what we had earlier heard, she said, "We would like to contribute to the upliftment of people’s lives, especially the young ones. Through funds we have raised, we hope to further the development of the SOS Children’s Village in the Philippines and see more young people reach their goals in life."
Christiane Wasfy, you are indeed an active member of Cebu’s ever-growing expat community with a heart. We salute you!