Sports tourism forum slated in Davao City
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00
THE Davao City government and the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), will hold a Sports Tourism Forum on Jan. 31 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao. Organized by Selrahco Management, a top corporate events and sports marketing company in the country, said the forum is open to all sports officials and organizers and tourism professionals from all over the country. It encourages local government units, event management companies, corporate event directors, sports officials, Schools, tour operators, hotels and resorts, sports clubs and anyone with the heart to promote tourism through sports.
Charles Lim, founder of Sports Tourism Forum, said high-caliber sports industry experts would share their expertise in the field during the forum. There will be lectures in staging, planning and management, sports marketing, sports promotion and partnering with media outlets and developing a top sports tourism destination. Speakers include Princess Galura of IMG Philippines; William "Butch" Ramirez, former chair of the Philippines Sports Commission; Cesar Cruz of Philippine Tour Operators Association; Vitto Lazatin of AKTV (TV5); and Matthew Cullen of Philippine Rugby Union (of the Philippine Volcanoes).
Also in attendance to share their expertise are Masrina Mohd Bakri, Tourism director of Malaysia; Blessie Labra Cruz of Cebu Pacific Air; and DOT regional director Art Boncato. Lending prestige to the forum is Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr., while Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will deliver the keynote address in the opening forum.
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