1st Western Visayas international travel fair kicks off in Iloilo City

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=947245
• Friday, December 9, 2016

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ILOILO CITY, Dec. 9 (PNA) -- The first International Travel Fair here of the iEvents Philippines in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) 6 kicked off in this city, Friday.

The travel fair gathered key players from the tourism industry, including international Tourism Boards to exhibit their products and engage in a Business-to-Business Networking Session.

Christian Garrido, iEvents Philippines event director, in an interview, said that the three-day event will give Ilonggos and the people of Western Visayas a chance to have a taste of travel fairs, which are usually held only in Manila.

The travel fair, which was participated in by more than a hundred travel agencies, both domestic and international, provides exclusive discounts and packages for both local and global destinations, as well as insightful workshops and conferences from tourism organizations.

“We are bringing everyone in one group to showcase their products for promoting inbound and outbound travel budget,” he said.

Garrido also said that the travel fair will help boost the tourism industry in this region and create strong connectivity among tourism stakeholders to create more competitive tourism products for the international market.

He is also expecting to be able to organize more travel fairs in the coming years in this region.

The exhibit is available at SM City Iloilo during mall hours from 10:00 am until 9:00 pm until December 12.