I like so far what I am hearing from Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr,; so far he is sending the right messages to ignite our tourism industry to a new level.

Recently, he said that “Tourism as a business needs momentum and that to make it successful we need to create a momentum”.

Well said and I am hoping that the soundness of the theory can be translated to actions and implementations.

For the beauty of theories and ideas have no value at all if we cannot see the concrete actualizations of such lofty ideas.

On the other hand, in as much as the idea presented about momentum is beautiful my only reservation about it is that it places the ball on the court of the private companies to build momentum alone and forget about the important role the government must play in stimulating our tourism industry.

Again, it remains to be seen.  I agree about the momentum thing and that the momentum should be created by the government and the private sector.

Travel Philippines Expo is set this December 9-11, 2011 at Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall. Travel Philippines focuses on the advocacy of promoting the Philippines' beauty and attraction that Filipino should be proud of. With this year’s theme: “Travel the Philippines & Experience its Wonder” the expo aims to showcase national parks, eco-tourism sites, beach resorts, scuba diving,golf courses, trekking, festivities, medical tourism, regional delicacies and native products from Luzon,  Visayas  and Mindanao.

The objective of the event is to encourage OFWs and Balikbayan to spend their holidays in the different tourist spots that our country offer.

The Department of Tourism aims to target 32 Million local tourists in the country by 2016. Travel Philippines Expo was created to support and achieve this goal.

 With this, more local tourists travelling interisland would mean more job opportunities for Filipino especially at rural areas. This will fulfil the projection of making tourism a key to our country’s economic progress.

The event will also offer lots of fun filled activities and surprises that guarantee fun and entertainment to the visitors.

The event is organized by Exlinkevents for more information call tel. no. 6433887

The search for the Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA) is on. An annual event held in conjunction with the Megabalikbayan and OFW Expo (MBOX), OBRA aims to recognize OFWs and Balikbayans who are worth emulating by our countrymen because of their exemplary actions.

Now on its third year, OBRA has the following categories:

Outstanding Entrepreneur, Outstanding Community Builder, Outstanding Positive Character/Deed, Outstanding Family Builder, and Outstanding Work Ethic.

The Ram Charan Business Summit was a huge success. The event was held last September 29,2011 at the New World Hotel and was attended by more than 400 delegates, a very large turn-out compared to the expected 300 delegates.

Ram Charan discussed EXECUTION – the Discipline of Getting Things Done in the morning and got a lively interaction with the audience.

During lunch, a book signing took place and books on displayed in the book exhibitor’s area was sold out and left a large number of delegates requesting for additional orders of the book.

In the afternoon session, Profitable Growth is Anybody’s Business was discussed by Ram Charan followed by a CEO Forum. At this juncture, the discussion between Ram and the audience lasted for more than an hour. 

A lot of questions was answered by Ram and the answer gave audience incisive analysis on how to run a successful business.

The event survey’s show an above 90% approval rating of the event and an above 90% recommendation to repeat the same program for other CEO and Senior Executives to enjoy.

    

The first Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo held last September 24-25, 2011 at Crown Plaza was a success. As more than 200 therapists and rehab professionals attended the event to learn, network and share stories about their practice.

The event paraded different set of speakers that discussed topics that touched Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Child Therapy.

The event’s main speaker is Katherine Sherrington from Australia who discussed scientific studies on how to prevent fall from older people.

The positive and enthusiastic response of the attendees and the speakers to the event makes next year very promising and a positive addition to the promotion of knowledge and skills improvement of the therapy and rehab industry.

Around 30 companies supported the event.

Laughter Yoga will be discussed in the upcoming First Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo on Sept. 24 to 25 at the Crown Plaza, Ortigas Center.