Quezon City launches new tourism slogan, website

The Quezon City government on Monday launched its new tourism campaign, which includes a new web portal and the slogan, "QC Welcomes You!"

“As the birthplace of many important milestones and ‘peaceful’ revolutions that shaped the nation’s history, Quezon City is again [in] high gear as we create another legacy, this time for the future generation, through this fortified tourism campaign,” said Mayor Herbert Bautista at the event, which gathered stakeholders in the tourism industry as well as members of the media.

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and former Tourism Secretary Mina Gabor reveal Quezon City's new tourism slogan and logo at the Bulwagang Amoranto in the Quezon City Hall Complex on September 5, 2016. Photo: Quezon City Tourism Department

Bautista said that a thriving tourism industry will lead to better opportunities for the city's continuing development. “If the tourism industry is robust, then businesses will be encouraged to open. If businesses will flourish, there will be employment. If there will be employment for all, then crime and lawlessness can be eradicated,” he said.

The new campaign includes the unveiling of QCTourism.net, a new official website that promotes the city's many attractions, including Quezon Memorial Circle, the University of the Philippines' Diliman campus, food hub Maginhawa Street, and the interactive museum Quezon City Experience (QCX), as well as the city's festivals, hotels and malls.

Quezon City will host the third Global Mayoral Forum later this month and the Metro Manila Tourism Summit in mid-October. — BM, GMA News