Philippines needs to be better promoted as a holiday destination

It’s great to know that the Tourism Department is continually promoting our country as a tourist destination for all of us. This was evident on the Philippine Tourism video they produced a year go. I’m probably guilty of not being able to see much of the Philippines, particularly, the southern regions. But, I do my best each time I go home.

I strongly feel that the Philippines is poorly promoted as a holiday destination here in the UK. All this time, when they plan to travel in the Orient it’s either Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia or Hongkong. The UK website promoting our country is not enough without any publicity. As a matter of fact, the website itself could do with a bit of re-design. Rarely will you see a Philippine Catalogue in Travel Agencies here in England. I do help in little ways by showcasing some Philippine websites and my travel photos to my colleagues. They are probably doing something about it but it surely is not good enough. I did read in one Philippine UK newspaper that they promoted it in one agency but so unheard of, I can’t even remember the name, sorry.

Attention Philippine Department of Tourism in London. Surely, most if not all of the Filipinos here would be glad to give their opinions/advise if you need assistance. At the time of publishing this, I’m still awaiting response from the email sent to them a few days back.