7th TravelXchange: Bigger and more Exciting

Western Visayas’ biggest and grandest travel expo is now on its 7th year, the TravelXchange 2013, which will be held in Bacolod City from July 19 to 21, 2013 at the Robinsons Place Bacolod. This was announced by the event organizers Selrahco, a leading tourism marketing and public relations consulting company in the country.

The three-day travel fair will offer special airfare discounts, hotel room rates and holiday packages including cruises to various popular tourist destinations in the Philippines as well as the region. Visitors to the fair will also be introduced to new hotels, resorts and theme parks in all regions in the Philippines.

“This year’s event will be bigger and the offerings will be greater,” stated Charles Lim the founder of TravelXchange. “We hope to bring to Bacolod and the province all specters of the travel industry to stimulate tourism growth in Western Visayas.”

The Department of Tourism, Province of Negros Occidental, City of Bacolod, Robinsons Place Bacolod are co-presented by TravelXchange 2013 with Cebu Pacific, TIEZA, PAGCOR Bacolod and Resorts World Manila.

Lim mentioned that tourism is a two-way flow and one of the objectives of the annual event is to connect buyers and sellers of the travel industry in Bacolod City during the fair. Tourist establishments can also learn from each other in improving service standards and technology.

Lim hopes for the local support of the LGUs, tourism officials and the private sectors, particularly the hotels, tour operators and transportation companies to develop a strong brand for Negros tourism. “Once you have developed a good product and a strong name, it is easy to attract the investors and airlines,” Lim said.

Among the participants for this year’s TravelXchange are Maxims Hotel, Sheridan Hotels, Diamond Hotel Cebu, Puerto Princesa City Tourism Office, Remington Hotel, Go Hotels, Cebu Pacific, Department of Tourism regional offices, Resorts World Manila, Summit Hotels, Marco Polo Hotels, Pushtechnology, Travel Adventure Group, Province of Negros Occidental, Travel & Beyond, Banaue Hotel & Youth Hostel, Balicasag Island Dive Resort, Club Intramuros Golf Course, Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village, Intramuros Light and Sound Musuem and Zamboanga Golf Course and Beach Park.

Visitors to the mall can also expect various cultural and touristic presentations by the participating establishments as well as competitions and raffle draws during the three day.

For inquiries and information to participate, email travelxxchange@gmail.com or contact Kirk at 0933-354-2822.