1st Green and Gold Tourism Philippine Travel Mart to be held on May 4-6

The 1st Green and Gold Tourism Travel Mart (GGTTM) will be held at the Bonifacio High Street (amphitheater area) of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig City on May 4-6, 2018.

PHILTOA fully supports the objectives of the United Nations World Travel Organization (UNWTO) as enshrined also in the Philippines’ National Tourism Development, in declaring 2017 as The International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.

The 1st GGTTM intends to showcase of eco-cultural tourism products highlighting the involvement of community based tourism activities:

Green Tourism

Nature Tourism - Activities related to nature : canopy walk; mangrove ride; glamping, bird watching; research and study tours, photography/videography, garden tours, farm tour, animal encounters like whale-shark , dolphin watching, game fishing, firefly watching

Ecoadventure tourism – Strenuous activity that may require good physical condition: trekking, mountain climbing, camping, hang-gliding, bungee jumping, white-water rafting, surfing, scuba diving, ocean kayaking, canyoneering ; river trailing etc.

Agro-tourism– Sightseeing and visit to farms, plantations, and orchards with activities like, pick and pay, instructional activities farm immersion like growing, harvesting, and processing of crops and produce.

Gold Tourism

Ethnic tourism – Tourism activities for the purpose of observing cultural expressions and lifestyles of indigenous communities at its rawest form.

Cultural tourism – Experiential trip visiting communities, participating in their vanishing lifestyle activities like cultural immersion tour or festival tour, Kulinarya series program.

Historical tourism – Travel, emphasizing the glories of a country’s past like “museum tour”, “The last kilometer of Dr. Jose Rizal”; Westem Visayas Heritage Trail; CAMANA Tour, the countryside tour of Metro Manila; Philippine Artisan Program; Fiestas and Festivals

Faith tourism – Travel for a religious purpose like pilgrimage tour (Marian pilgrimage, Divine Mercy; UNESCO’s World Heritage Stone Churches); Philippine Islamic Trail; Halal Culinary; Holy Week Program

Health and Wellness – Trips to study or experience local medical practices; Western/Oriental Medicine combined; Traditional Wellness Program; Basic Medical Care Program

The organizer has also lined up activities, to be held at the center stage of the Purok Balangahai Exhibition area to further support the community based tour offering and promote a sustainable preservation of our culture and heritage.

- Selling of the tour packages ( domestic and international) under the theme of inclusive tourism:

• Community based organized tours
• Tour packages using homestay accommodation and green resorts
• Discounted sales of air tickets and tour packages for as low as 70% off
• Daily series of symposia and workshops on
• Climate Change
• Filipino artisans (handloom weaving, pottery, tapestry, folkloric arts)
• Culture of Tourism
• Empowering community based tourism activities
• Best practices on green and gold tourism

- Cultural events on stage featuring festival dances

- Tapestry showcase

- Pinoy Carinderia is the food section featuring local regional cuisines and cooking demo

- The “Balanghai” exhibition area will be under the cover of canopies representing the typical native houses: “torogan” for Mindanao area; “Bahay Kubo” for central and Southern Luzon; “Bale” for the Cordillera region and “Bhay na Bato” for the Visayan Region.

The Venue

Bonifacio Global City was once part of a multi-hectare portion of Taguig. When the Philippines was under a Commonwealth government, the United States government acquired the land in 1902 and operated as a military base making it the headquarters of the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Division of the United States Army. It was named Fort McKinley after US President William McKinley. Three years after getting the Philippine independence, the Fort was turned over to the Philippine government and became the permanent headquarters of the Philippines.

BGC is in Taguig City, one of the 13 municipalities of Metro Manila and the event is at the Bonifacio High Street, in its 400mx40m wide interactive park anchoring the modern aspects of good living amidst the outlets of diverse cuisines, shops, malls , hotels, business offices and residential buildings.

With the belief that Tourism continues to be one of the best positioned economic sectors to drive inclusive socio economic growth, provide sustainable livelihoods, foster peace and understanding and help to protect our environment, join us as,

We Travel. Experience. Respect. ………………and Feel good about it!

For any clarification or more details, please do not hesitate to contacts us.
PHILTOA Event Secretariat
Tel: 812-4513 | 822-6964
Fax: 817-4608
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Press release from PHILTOA