Philippines And The India Focus

Strikingly similar in landscape and culture, the beaches and Christianity, Goa was the venue for Focus Philippines 2018, the first interactive and inclusive event of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippines, which was held at The LaLiT Golf and Spa Resort in south Goa

- Steena Joy

Different regions of the archipelago of the Philippines converged at the LaliT Golf and Spa Resort in Goa recently to participate in its very first interactive and inclusive event to promote the destination in the India market. DOT representatives from the four regions of the Philippines (Central Visayas, Mimoropa, National Capital Region and Western Visayas) as well as 14 companies and 24 delegates including tour operators, MICE specialists, hotels and transport operators from the Philippines participated in the event along with two airline partners, Philippine Airlines and Singapore Airlines. On the buyers’ side, more than 120 travel operators from across India were invited to conduct fixed meetings with the Philippine delegation. The event used a different format by dividing the Indian operators regionwise and organising the fixed meetings for each region – West, East, North and South India - across four days.