The Wutz Up in the Philippines!

MANILA, Philippines — It’s a good time to travel nowadays as air fares have been slashed by as much as 50 percent while room rates are down by 10 percent.

Philippine Travel Agents Association (PTAA) vice president John Paul Cabalza said air fares have gone down by more than 50 percent to encourage more people to take a trip.

“There are some airlines that offer airfares for as low as P1,500 roundtrip for Palawan or Boracay,” he said.

Room rates have also gone down by 10 percent, still in an attempt to prop up domestic tourism to offset the slack in international tourism.

Because of the slowdown in the global economy, the government said tourism will have a negative growth or a flat growth at best.   [Read full article...]

Companies and groups organizing major events, exhibits, trade shows, and conferences have found a perfect venue at the SMX Convention Center, the largest convention center in the country.

A three-storey, 46,647-square meter building, the SMX Convention Center features open exhibition areas, multifunctional halls, and flexible meeting rooms with modern exposition amenities at par with the region’s Meeting, Incentive, Convention & Exposition (MICE) industry standards.

It is strategically located at the 67-hectare Mall of Asia Complex, envisioned to be the country’s premiere business and entertainment destination. A fast-rising integrated urban center, the Mall of Asia Complex takes pride in its harmonious mix of office, retail, leisure, residential, and tourism components.

The SMX Convention Center carries a design that allows for maximum use of space and gives organizers and exhibitors’ flexibility and options in terms of specific area requirements. The exhibition area at the ground level has a floor area of 9,130 square meters, divisible into four halls while the function area at the third level has a floor area of 7,100 square meters divisible into five function rooms with ten meeting rooms. [Continue Reading...]