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Conquering Korea
Juan for
Fun!
PDOT, CEB push for more Korea tourist arrivals with Yeosu Expo
CEB takes university
students on the ultimate
Backpacker Challenge
Fly direct from
Davao to Palawan
CEB HAS PARTNERED
with the Philippine
Department of Tourism (PDOT) for the
ongoing Yeosu Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South
Korea, which will run until August 12.
An airline partner of the Philippine Pavilion,
CEB will support the country's tourism efforts
by providing tickets, tour package rates and
exposure to organizers throughout the three-
month expo. It operates thrice-daily flights
from the Philippines to Seoul (Incheon) and
eight weekly flights to Busan.
“The Korean market is of utmost
importance to the Philippines' hospitality
industry. Koreans accounted for nearly a
quarter of the archipelago's tourism arrivals
last year, and they have been our number one
market since 2006,” says PDOT Secretary
Mon Jimenez.
PDOT reports also indicate that 925,000
Koreans visited the Philippines in 2011, a 25%
increase from the previous year. Meanwhile,
CEB flew more than 380,000 passengers
to and from South Korea, a 51% passenger
increase compared to 2011.
The Philippine exhibits at the Expo will
carry the theme “Islands of Diversity, Seas
of Connectivity” to entice tropical holiday
seekers, honeymooners and other special-
interest groups to visit.
www.7107.co.kr/
philexpo2012/default.aspx
ATTENTION,
adventure-loving university
students! Pack your bags and prepare for
the ultimate travel adventure, courtesy of
the country’s largest airline.
CEB's Juan for Fun Backpacker
Challenge, a five-day cross-country
adventure competition from August 29 to
September 2, 2012, brings five teams of
three university students to six exciting and
scenic destinations all over the Philippines.
Armed with PHP30,000 in cash, the
teams get to test their resourcefulness and
adventurous spirit in select destinations with
some challenges along the way. The team
that gets to do the most number of activities
on the lowest budget wins.
To join, teams composed of three
students aged 18 and above must submit
a video that answers the question: “How
far will your team go for a fun adventure?”
Wonderful prizes and CEB tickets are at
stake! For more information, visit
www.
juanforfun.com
Time for
anupgrade
SINGAPORE'S
Budget Terminal will
close on September 25 to make
way for the construction of a new
terminal in Changi Airport. Airlines
currently operating in the Budget
Terminal, like Cebu Pacific, will start
operations in Terminal 2 starting at
6am on September 25. Guests can get
information from the check-in counters,
FIDS (Flight Information Display
System TV screens) at the departure
hall, or on Changi Airport’s departure
page at
www.changiairport.com
CEB STRENGTHENS
Philippine tourism
with its new direct flights from Davao to
Puerto Princesa in Palawan and Kalibo,
gateway to Boracay, starting August 1.
Both Davao-Kalibo and Davao-Puerto
Princesa routes will be on a four-times-
weekly schedule.
“We are proud to offer even more
connectivity to and from Davao, a region
with a lot of potential for tourism. Now
passengers can take direct flights to two
of the Philippines’ most popular beach
and diving destinations,” says CEB VP for
Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
Visit
www.cebupacificair.com
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Guests on flight 5J 804 from
Singapore to Manila on September
25 will still need to check in and go
through immigration at Singapore's
Budget Terminal on the night of
September 24.