Frasco congratulates PTAA for success of travel trade expo
TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia- Frasco congratulated the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) for the success of the 31st edition of the travel trade expo that was concluded yesterday.
She lauded the association’s relentless dedication to fostering growth and innovation in the tourism sector.
The Tourism chief highlighted the expo’s critical role in propelling the industry forward, especially in the wake of global challenges.
Frasco formally opened the PTAA Travel Tour Expo at the jam-packed SMX Convention Center, MOA Complex in Pasay City on Friday (Feb 2).
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰 2024. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘛𝘈𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 44 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦,” Frasco said.
The PTAA Travel Tour Expo, a cornerstone event for the travel industry, offers an unparalleled opportunity for adventurers and holidaymakers to discover a plethora of travel packages, exclusive deals, and promotional offers from a wide array of airlines, hotels, resorts, and tour operators. With over 300 exhibitors and an expected turnout of nearly 100,000 visitors, the expo serves as a vital platform showcasing some of the favorite getaways, hidden gems and emerging destinations in the Philippines.
PTAA President Patria Chiong also encouraged the attendees to explore the booths a wide variety of travel offerings suited for different kinds of travelers.
Other VIPs who attended the opening ceremony were Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Phillippine Airlines President Stanley Ng, Pasay City acting Vice Mayor Joey Calixto-Isidro, Embassy of Brazil Deputy Chief of Mission Minister Sergio Taam, representatives from the Taiwan Tourism Board, DOT Undersecretaries Shahlimat Hofer Tamano and Ferdinand Jumapao, Assistant Secretary Maria Rica Bueno, DOT Regional Directors from all across the regions, and travel and hospitality stakeholders.
