- Monday, December 05, 2011
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I know everybody will agree that the holiday season will bring out the best events in the land. For one, this part of the year is the best way to make a killing and laugh your way to the bank. The Corporate, School and Family Christmas parties are events that bring out the merriment of the season. Bazaars from every corner of the metro and the provinces sprout like mushrooms. Concerts and plays bombard us.
The malls and commercial establishments also come out with a lot of gimmicks, even extending their time of operations just to capture the spending spirits of the shoppers.
Indeed, we are all lost in this crazy season.
However, for the events management companies this is the time where their creative juices are challenged, and their struggle to be heard in the midst of the noise become an Everest – too high and too stiff.
I am enjoying the dynamic air of the energy that is everywhere and I am happy for all the projects that all the event and production companies are getting and implementing this season.
As for me, Exlinkevents still has one event to implement the MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo this December 9-11, 2011 at Megatrade, SM Megamall.
The turn-out of this trade show is very encouraging and broke all the pass records in terms of exhibitor participations and, hopefully, visitor attendance.
What can I say the sea of opportunities is so wide and the events industry is so big that it is dominating the holiday season like colorful and bright lanterns that adorn our streets, highways and homes.
- Sunday, December 04, 2011
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The Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA) for 2012 will be revealed this coming December 9, 2011 at the Megatrade, SM Megamall.
OBRA is now on its 3rd year and is an awarding platform where OFWs and Balikbayans are awarded and recognized for their important contribution in the society.
Since its inception, there have been 20 awardees already and this year’s eight awardees will be a welcome addition to the growing list of OFW and Balikbayan models that we can emulate because of their good characters and deeds.
OBRA has five categories namely: Outstanding Entrepreneur, Outstanding Community Builder, Outstanding Positive Character/Deed, Outstanding Family Builder, and Outstanding Work Ethic.
“OBRA aims to recognized OFW and Balikbayan who we can emulate in these trying times where it is really very hard to find someone where we can use as a guide in living a worthy life”, said Mitch Ballesteros, CEO of Exlinkevents.
OBRA is supported by Ritemed.
For more information about the event call tel.no. 643.3887 or like and follow Facebook/OBRAwards or email events@exlinkevents.com.
- Friday, December 02, 2011
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Looking for a perfect place to enjoy nature and leisure?
The 2nd Travel Philippines Expo brings you the Manila Ocean Park this coming December 9-11, 2011 at SM Megamall Trade Hall.
The 2nd Travel Philippines Expo is a back-to-back event of the 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo.
As most of the OFWs and Balikbayans are all looking forward for this holiday season, they all wanted to have a great experience of fun filled Christmas vacation spent together with their love ones.
From a spectacular marine themed park, Manila Ocean Park has finally evolved into Metro’s Holiday Destination where everything is all about life and living.
Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in Manila located behind the Quirino Grandstand. Manila Ocean Park had its first soft opening last march 1, 2008.
Many OFW and Balikbayan for surely will be in for a big surprise at more than 10, 0000 marine creatures that are indigenous to the Philippines and some parts of Southeast Asia.An array of exciting attraction, enticing view of bay, enriching marine life exhibits, entertaining dining and lifestyle shapes to mold into an integrated resort destination.
It offers lot of attraction that definitely will be enjoy by everyone, musical fountain lights up the night sky with grand display of water, music and laser light presentation, Fish Spa doctor fishes that will treat and tickle your feet, close interaction with marine creatures are best experienced in the Aquanaut Voyage, Glass Bottom Boat Ride and Shark Attack.
Its diversity is both an educational and amusing display that can be rivalled to some of the world’s best marine themed park.
For more information visit and like www.facebook/Travelphilippinesexpo or call tel. no. 643.3887 or email us at events@exlinkevents.com.
- Friday, December 02, 2011
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Gov. LRey Villafuerte of Camarines Sur will be the main guest in the opening ceremony of the 2nd Travel Philippines Show slated December 9-11,2011 at the Megatrade, SM Megamall.
The event features Camsur the new number one tourist destination in the country.
The 2nd Travel Philippines Show is an event back-to-back with MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo. Both these events are aimed at attracting the Balikbayan and OFW market to start and invest in a business in the country and travel the beautiful tourist spots of the country.
The 2nd Travel Philippines Show is an event created to support the promotion of local tourism in the country. The government is targeting 30 Million Domestic Tourists in the country. Last year, at total of P100 Billion was generated because of domestic tourism.
The 2nd Travel Philippines Show will release a calendar featuring different exhibitors of the event and gift certificates that have discounts. The calendar is limited only.
For more information, like and follow us at www.facebook.com/Travelphilippinesexpo. You may also call tel. 6433887 or email events@exlinkevents.com.
- Friday, December 02, 2011
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One of the rising star of food franchising joins 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo, December 9-11,2011 at Megatrade, SM Megamall.
Mr. Liempo introduced to the Metro Cebu market in 2009, MR. LIEMPO has become one of the leading lechon liempo and lechon chicken food service store chain in the Visayas Region. MR. LIEMPO stores operate in the major cities and towns of Lapu-Lapu City Mandaue City, Cordova, Consolacion, Argao, Cebu City, Talisay City, Bohol and Dumaguete City.
The warm reception of the market encourages the company to expand in Luzon, and thru 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo, as one of the vehicles of Mr. Liempo’s expansion OFWs and Balikbayan can have the first bite on franchising this very profitable business.
There are other new business concepts for franchising that is available in the 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo. This is in line with the event’s objectives to promote entrepreneurship and business in the OFW and Balikbayan market.
For more information and partnership opportunities call tel. 643.3887.
- Wednesday, November 09, 2011
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| More and more OFWs and Balikbayans are leaning to franchising to start a business |
National Franchising and Business opportunity Fair is a co-located event of 8th Mega Balik Bayan OFW Expo which will be held on December 9, 10 & 11 2011 at SM Mega mall Trade hall.
Christmas is the most celebrated season in our country and the time when even Filipinos working abroad scheduled there home coming to spend the occasion with their loved one.
Other than having a vacation for the mean time and spending quality time with their love ones, setting up a business is also one of the few goals OFW or overseas Filipino workers have planned. Although many OFW consider their work abroad as their main source of income for the rest of their lives, many of today’s OFWs consider their work as a first step for them to establish a life better.
This life is possible by starting their own business which will serve as their main source of income if managed well.
Owning a franchise business in the Philippines is fast becoming one of the most popular and most effective ways to gain financial stability. A lot of young entrepreneurs are getting into this type of business more and more each day.
True enough, with a 90% success rate franchising a business is booming. The industry has only been in the Philippines for about 11 years but according to the Association of Filipino Franchisers. Inc. (AFFI), there is now about 900 franchises all over the country! In fact, the Philippines is now known as the “franchise hub of Asia”.
For more information about the 8th Mega Balikbayan OFW Expo call tel. no. 643.3887.
- Tuesday, November 08, 2011
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DESPITE the availability of assistance programs and light payment or investment schemes, only two overseas Filipino worker (OFW) households out of 10 choose to invest or save the remittances they regularly receive.
Based on a study made by The Nielsen Co., only around 17 percent of households said remittances go to savings and investments, while a whopping 96 percent of OFW households spend it on basic needs, such as food, utilities, bills, rent and education.
This data is very alarming and it only makes the task compelling in creating avenues for OFW and Balikbayan to be educated in entrepreneurship and wise investment.
In 2010 OFWs sent a total of $18.7 billion worth of remittances. If a large chunk of this remittance is invested into creating business a lot of people will have jobs and the trend of going abroad just to earn for a living will be abated.
This is the reason why Mega Balikbayan OFW Expo, an eight year event advocating entrepreneurship and investment directed at OFWs and Balikbayan continue to grow and reach-out this segment of the society.
Business has a multiplier effect that can make the nation progressive. The OFWs and Balikbayan have the income to enter in a business provided they are guided and educated there is no reason they cannot be successful in this field.
Government figures showed that for the January-to-June period, OFWs already sent $11.3 billion worth of remittances, despite the global crises, which initially was expected to cut remittances in 2011.
This figure if only we can harness has a very promising potential in stimulating our economy to unprecedented growth.
As for Mega Balikbayan OFW Expo, the event is slated this December 9-11,2011 at Megatrade, SM Megamall.
For more information, call tel. 643.3887 or email at events@exlinkevents.com.
- Thursday, November 03, 2011
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Another tourism congress will be held this coming November 10, 2011 at the PICC. The goal is to rectify what was wrong in the first tourism congress and to elect a new leadership in the private sector.
Last time around, the result created disunity and stalled what could have been positive action plans to uplift our tourism industry using the new tourism law.
It is with high hopes that this second Tourism Congress will create unity and move forward the industry.
As in any other body, there are a lot of groups and individuals who are trying to grab a seat or voice in the congress just to satisfy their self interest and not the industry. This is what we have to guard and be vigilant about.
Our tourism is one of the sunshine industries if only all the members of the sector will keep this in mind that we first serve our country before our interest.
- Wednesday, November 02, 2011
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The increasing number of OFW and Balikbayan being sent home and going home this holiday season is one of the best times to provide them an avenue to see the opportunities of investing their hard-earned money and savings to starting a business.
This is the reason why the 8th Megabalikbayan OFW Business Expo set this December 9-11, 2011, at Megatrade; SM Megamall is getting bigger and attracting a lot of business participants to welcome the arrival of our modern day heroes.
The 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo boasts of an exhibit area of 2,530 square meters and more than 200 companies. Add to this exciting event the co-located event Travel Philippines Expo that showcase different local tourism destination that aims to stimulate and increase the number of local tourists to our country.
Among the participants in the Travel Philippines Expo are Indochina Strings Philippines, Midas Hotel, Southwest Tours Boracay, Imperial Palace – Cebu, DOT Region 2, Trio Queen Travel and Tours, Lolo Oyong's Pensione House – Palawan, Bio Safe (Medical Tourism), Hotel Kimberly, El Puerto Marina – Pangasinan, Lotus Garden, One Tagaytay Place, Club Balai Isabel and a lot more.
Besides this offering, the 3rd Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA) will recognize this year’s OFWs and Balikbayans who have shown exemplary behavior in the field of work, family, entrepreneurship, community and nation building. OBRA is much awaited by a lot of OFW associations who have nominated their members in this much coveted recognition.
An OFW and Balikbayan family fund day is also a highlight of this year’s event where OFW and Balikbayan families were invited and gets to be treated inside the event by lots of exclusive educational sessions, freebies and raffles.
“The event is getting bigger every year and is attracting a lot of business participants’ aim at attracting OFWs and Balikbayan to be part of their business”, said Mitch Ballesteros, CEO of Exlinkevents.
Some of the participants of the 8th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo are Filinvest Alabang Inc., Eton Properties Phil. Inc., Finds Convenience Store, Insular Bank, Marubeni, Phil. Prudential Life Insurance, Mr. Liempo, Bio Essence, BPI, San Miguel Coffee Mix, Waki Health Products, Snoe Beauty Products and a lot more.
Last year a total of 12,000 visitors attended the event. This year, the event expects 15,000 visitors an increase of 20% compared last year.
The event is produced and organized by Exlinkevents. For partnership and additional information call tel. no. 6433887 or visit www.exlinkevents.com.
- Friday, October 28, 2011
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