Beauty titlists vie for Ms. WV Tourism crown ‘09

Title holders of the Department of Tourism (DOT)-recognized festivals like Miss Dinagyang, Miss Paraw Regatta, Miss Binirayan, Miss Manggahan, Miss Sinadya sa Halaran, Miss Masskara, Miss Panaad and Miss Ati-atihan will be competing for the crown of the Miss Western Visayas Tourism 2009 on Dec. 5.

            The Miss Western Visayas Tourism is one of the major activities in forthcoming Western Visayas Tourism Assembly slated on December 4-6 in the Villareal Stadium, Roxas City. This year’s host is the Provincial Government of Capiz which is now gearing up for the coming of the prestigious event.

Best of Western Visayas Tourism Awards

A. INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS – presented to those considered as the best in their respective areas in terms of expertise, professionalism and quality of facilities and services.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Hotel (First Class, Standard Class, Economy Class)
2. Western Visayas’ Best Special Accommodation Facility
3. Western Visayas’ Best Resort (Class AAA, AA, A, Special Interest Resort)
4. Western Visayas’ Best Restaurant
5. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Operator
6. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Event
7. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Convention/Marketing Bureau
8. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Council/ Association
9. Western Visayas’ Best LGU (Provincial/City/Component City/Municipal)
10. Western Visayas’ Best Tourist Transport Operator

B. CREATIVE AWARDS – presented in recognition of the professional skills and insights of individuals and entities in their marketing, advertising and promotional efforts, taking into account the creativity, imagination, ingenuity and factual presentation of information, organization and implementation.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Package
2. Western Visayas’ Travel Writer
3. Western Visayas’ Travel Publication
4. Western Visayas’ Best Travel Photo

C. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS – presented in recognition of individuals directly or indirectly engaged in the industry who lives up to the high standard of service and customer/client satisfaction.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Guide
2. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Frontliner
3. Western Visayas’ Best Taxi Driver
4. Western Visayas’ Best Tourist Transport Driver
5. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Office Award (Provincial/City/Component City/Municipal)

D.  DESTINATION AWARD – presented to a destination in recognition of its contribution to the development and promotion of the tourism industry through the cooperative efforts exhibited by both private and local government sector.

E. SPECIAL AWARDS

       Environmental Tourism   

1. Western Visayas’  Best Eco-Tourism Product
2. Western Visayas’  Best Business Practice.

F. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – presented to an individual in recognition of his/her noteworthy career as a tourism practitioner.

G. REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S AWARD – this special award recognizes an outstanding contribution by an individual or a private organization to the development and promotion of the tourism industry in Western Visayas. This contribution should have a significant impact and bring about long term positive benefits to the industry.

CAPIZ to host Western Visayas Tourism Assembly ‘09

The Provincial Government of Capiz is now firming up its preparation as the host of this year’s Western Visayas Tourism Assembly slated  Dec. 4-6.

The annual Western Visayas Tourism Assembly is a gathering of the tourism stakeholders from both the government and private sector and provides platform for exchanging and discussing critical issues of common concern, renewing ties and linakges, sharing and learning from best practice experiences, ideas and inspiring stories and marketing of new products.

This year’s assembly integrates wellness and tourism promotion and sessions on the National Tourism Act of 2009 and its impacts on domestic tourism development.

This year’s assembly theme is:“The National Tourism Act:Meeting the Challenges of Domestic Tourism.”

Proposed activities include tourism showcasing of destinations, services and facilities by local government units in the region, full gala parade of festivals to be participated in by popular festivals in the region during the opening day; tourism forum where experts will discuss new development in the industry and regional awards for outstanding and meritorious services and best practices in the industry.

Further, there will be a selection of Miss Western Visayas Tourism, food festival to be mounted by hoteliers and restaurant owners to be complemented by band concerts and fireworks display from the DOT; LGU nights to feature emerging, and discovered talents in culture and arts and invitational program for tour operators, travel agents, travel writers and photo journalists where they can stay in Capiz to feature new places, promote packages and talk to people to encourage clients to visit Western Visayas’ tourism destinations.

The three-day assembly seeks to:

1. Provide a venue for integrating regional and local efforts at touris promotion.
2. Recognize excellence by fostering showcase elements and tourism products.
3. Learn and interact with expert speakers on the National Tourism Act of 2009 and its implementing Riles and Regulations.
4. Strenthen LGU and private sector commitments to local initiatives and efforts.

Indicative Activities:

1. Travel Fair and Mart
2. Tourism Conference
3. Parade of Festivals
4. Cultural Showcase
5. Search for Miss WV Tourism
6. Tourism Awards
7. Travel Invitational
8. Food Festival