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Chinese Love Dapitan

Popular resort, Dakak, is Zamboanga's pride

Popular resort, Dakak, is Zamboanga’s pride


There’s no stopping our Chinese visitors in coming to The Philippines. Recently, a delegation of Chinese journalists and media personalities went to Dapitan City (Zamboanga del Norte) to see what our country has to offer their people.
They were greatly pleased with what they saw but their experience was unforgettable. According to the government bulletin we gathered this news, the Chinese visitors, “experience the various tours ranging from river cruising to firefly watching and tour at the now famous Aliguay Island as well as aqua sports activities, horseback riding, rappelling, rides and shows at Gloria’s Fantasyland, historical tour highlighting Rizal’s legacies during his exile in Dapitan and many others.”
It was an unforgettable experience that they made known to their hosts, the Philippine Tourism Office based in Shanghai, China. The Chinese mission expressed their full support and they will promote this tourism spot when they return to their homeland. This expression of support is a total departure from their last stand, which threatens The Philippines with “consequences” when they pull their tourists from the country. This definitely backfired as predicted.
Our local Tour Operators should be ready when to receive a volume number of guests when these folks start arriving from China.
Good job, Department of Tourism and to the government of Dapitan!
 
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Five Reasons: Philippine Tourism can Survive Without China

Mountaineers can trek Mount Pinatubo and enjoy scenes like this in the country


The Philippines do not need to cry when China announced that they’re putting the country out of the Chinese tourists’ map. It’s not the Philippines’ lost when Chinese authorities campaigned against the country because of the Scarborough Shoal stand off. Here are some of the reasons why:
1. Language – English is the common language when people of different nationalities communicate and talk. Chinese can opt to go to Thailand, Vietnam, or Indonesia but they will not be able to communicate as clearly and solidly like Filipinos can.
2. Climate – The Philippines is blessed with warm tropical climate and tourists can enjoy the season with sunbathing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, and the likes in a lot of tropical destinations like Camarines Sur, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Palawan and not just Laoag and Boracay where tourists usually flock to.
3. Budget – Compared to Malaysia, Thailand, and even Guam, the Philippines can extend the value of any foreign currency. Can you imagine eating lunch – a la Filipino style – in Lucban, Quezon for just a dollar? Imagine all that food you can take in if you double, triple, or quadruple your budget and still feel like a millionaire with all the money to spare?
4. Hospitality – When it comes to hospitality, there’s nothing like the hospitality of this part of the continent. Where else can you feel closer to home than in a country that treats visitors with much care and love like the Philippines? It is something that Koreans and Americans know and sadly Chinese don’t think the same way.

Gota Beach. An upcoming attraction


5. Adventure – Boracay may have missed 200,000 visitors in May but there’s still a lot of nations it can tap to replace the loss the Chinese authorities are bragging about when they don’t see the beauty of other tourist destinations in Davao, Iloilo, Cebu, Albay, Zambales, Batangas, Pampanga, and a lot more other spots that they will not enjoy.
There’s more to the Philippines than the couple of hundreds of thousands of visitors the country is missing right now but it’s not really our loss when their government is trying to control the very freedom that each Chinese should experience flocking to a country that has yet to be explored. There is really more fun in the Philippines and 200,000 people are missing all the fun. It’s a pity that Crossroads Backpackers Hostel wishes that the Chinese will unveil themselves so they can soil in the fun and know how they can be part of the country’s beauty.
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