The Hotel & Summit Expo - One of the Biggest Hospitality Events this 2018!

According to the Hotel Summit & Expo 2018 website, 

"The hospitality industry is at an all-time high. With the Philippines in the top 50 leading global travel destinations, it has now become a very promising market in the region for investment, projects, and operations in the industry. Tourist arrivals for 2017 reached 6.6 million, an increase of 11% from 5.97 million in 2016, and the rise continues this year, with an expected number of tourists reaching 7.4 million. Indeed, this unprecedented growth of the country’s tourism industry is impressive. Thus, from the same organizers of the biggest and most effective food show (WOFEX) comes The Hotel Summit and Expo 2018 Philippines, now in its second year. Co-located with the World Food Expo (WOFEX),"

The Hotel Summit and Expo brings together the country’s hospitality stakeholders, with even bigger and better participation. All requirements of the hospitality industry will be at this momentous event – from the back of the house to front of the house, reception to rooms, architecture to design, marketers to brand experts.

Visitors will surely appreciate the line up of topics and activities in line for the said event:

The Filipino Hotelier author and founder, and The Filipino Hospitality's Chief Consultant and Trainer, Mr. Martin S. Aguilar, shall be at the event to cover the event and write an article for the Tourism Industry Board Foundation, Inc. (TIBFI).

Should you wish to contact the organizer regarding the event, whether to attend the summit as an attendee or an exhibitor, you may call 9280931 or 9297993 or visit this link.

Filipino Brand of Service/Front Office Training (Day 1)

An overview of the training facilitated by Mr. Martin S. Aguilar, founder and lead consultant of The Filipino Hospitality, designated as a resource speaker for the Department of Tourism - Region 12 Tourism Industry Skills Program held at Sarangani Highlands.

Video created by the Provincial Tourism Office of Sarangani.

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DOT holds Appreciation Gathering for Resource Speakers and Partner Agencies

Manila - The Department of Tourism, headed by the Office of Industry Manpower Development, held an appreciation gathering for resource speakers and partner agencies at the Diamond Hotel last January 5, 2017. Along with fellow ASEAN Master Trainers and Assessors as well as a variety of tourism stakeholders like representatives of Tourist police (TOPCOP), tour guides, accommodation personnel, waiters, cooks, tourist transport drivers, spa/massage therapists, retail staff, community guides, etc. we were called upon individually, to receive a Plaque of Recognition.

Opening the event was Director Rica C. Bueno, from the Office of Tourism Standards and Regulations (OTSR), who expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the resource persons and stakeholders. According to Dir. Bueno, their pool of resource speakers and range of training modules have expanded since 2010 from around 15 trainers & modules to more than 55 speakers/experts and 31 modules today and still growing.

“In 2017, DOT conducted 136 regular trainings and 187 Tourism Industry Skills Program (TISP) trainings, benefiting more than 7000 tourism workers, members of local government units and community-based organizations. With the growth of the Philippine tourism industry, the DOT’s Office of Industry Manpower Development (OIMD) will continue to implement programs, projects, Programand activities to improve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of tourism professionals. The various training programs to be delivered shall instill the Filipino values for Service Excellence: 1) Maka-Diyos (Maylikha); 2) Maka-Tao; 3) Maka-Kalikasan; 4) Maka-Bayan; 5) Masayahin; 6) May Bayanihan, and 7) May Pag-Asa”, said Dir. Bueno. “I have always believed in the Filipino spirit of genuine care and warm hospitality, the best elements in tourism service. Together with our dedicated resource speakers, DOT-OIMD will tirelessly work in transforming our tourism workers to be world-class Filipino STARs (Serving Tourists with thoughtful Attention and Respect), she added. 

For the event’s special message was Undersecretary for Tourism Regulation, Coordination & Resource Generation (TRCRG), Alma Jimenez, who also expressed her appreciation, but more importantly highlighted on her positive outlook of the industry; which was truly motivational, as there are still so much work to be done; and collectively, with the various tourism stakeholders, we can all work together and make things happen.

Tourism Industry Board Foundation Inc (TIBFI) Board of Directors with USec. Jimenez and Dir. Bueno (From L-R: Mr. Paul So, Usec. Alma Jimenez, TIBFI Chair Ma. Christina Aquino, Ms. Anabelle Ochoa-Moreno, Dir. Rica Bueno, Dra. Gloria Baken-Siy)

The author; The Filipino Hospitality’s Lead Consultant and Trainer, creator and author of The Filipino Hotelier blog, ASEAN Master Assessor Martin S. Aguilar, with Usec. Jimenez and Dir. Rica Bueno.

(From L-R) Charm Sy, Jefferson Sy, Martin Aguilar, Lax Mendoza, Tina Aquino, Belle Ochoa, Bien Claravall