I am reiterating my post yesterday! Let’s go to baguio!
Ad Congress pulls out of Baguio, cutting revenues for city’s rehab
MARIA ELENA GONZALES
10/15/2009 | 04:51 PM
BAGUIO CITY – Organizers of the 21st Philippine Advertising Congress have chosen to hold the event elsewhere, depriving the city of much-needed revenue for its rehabilitation efforts.
The Advertising Board, organizer of the annual gathering of the country’s advertising industry, has canceled hotel reservations, “even though the venues for the events were ready and waiting and none were affected by the typhoon,” Anthony de Leon, head of the Baguio Tourism Council said.
Slated for November 18 to 21, this year’s Philippine Advertising Congress was expected to bring over 5,000 participants to the mountain resort.
Millions of pesos worth of hotel reservations for both the Camp John Hay Manor and the Baguio Country Club have been lost due to the venue change.
Despite the cancellation, the council “will be working double time to bring back tourism and business here,” De Leon said.
The city is also set to host the annual Fil-American Golf Tournament in December where 1,300 golfers are expected to converge for two weeks of play.
“If these conventions take place tomorrow, we are still ready,” De Leon said.
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