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                    [Title] => ‘Band-aid’ solutions not smart: Business leaders call for long-term solution to Cebu traffic woes
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Band-aid solutions to ease the traffic problem, especially during big events such as the International Eucharistic Congress, will not make Cebu an appealing destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibits (MICE), business leaders said yesterday.

                    [DatePublished] => 2016-01-27 09:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc
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                    [Title] => HRRAC: Cebu has enough room for new resto concepts
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The Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) is confident that Cebu has enough room for more investors in the food sector amid the steady flow of new entrants, especially the big buffet concepts.

                    [DatePublished] => 2016-01-19 09:00:00
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                    [Title] => Cebu hotels, resorts brace for Indian tourists influx
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While tourism bookings in Cebu is on a high due to the Sinulog Festival and the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), the hospitality and travel industry players are also preparing to accommodate the growing Indian visitors to Cebu.

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                    [Title] => Terrorism threats, polls to curb foreign arrivals
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Threats of terrorism and the projected chaos that the election year will bring may take toll on the country’s foreign arrivals in 2016.

                    [DatePublished] => 2015-12-29 09:00:00
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                    [Title] => Erratic momentum takes Cebu tourism on roller-coaster ride
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Although the robust tourism industry continued to feed a good profitability advantage to Cebu's hospitality sector, the year 2015 was however deemed as a "roller coaster" ride.

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                    [Title] => Cebu hotel braces for MICE influx, opens grand ballroom
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To help address Cebu’s lack of accommodation facility for big events, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu opened its expanded ballroom facility in anticipation to the influx of more MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conference, and Exhibition) events in Cebu.

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                    [Title] => Cebu hotels upbeat on MICE bookings
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As Cebu’s hosting of the APEC meetings is about to end, the accommodation sector’s high occupancy rate, however, is far from over as major hotels are now booked for more MICE events for the rest of the year.

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                    [Title] => APEC readiness to boost Cebu’s positioning as MICE destination
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The intensive preparation of hotels and other related service providers for APEC delegates is seen to boost the positioning of Cebu as premier MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) destination and further gain mileage to the global market.

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‘Band-aid’ solutions not smart: Business leaders call for long-term solution to Cebu traffic woes

By Ehda Dagooc | January 27, 2016 - 9:00am

Band-aid solutions to ease the traffic problem, especially during big events such as the International Eucharistic Congress, will not make Cebu an appealing destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibits...

Freeman Cebu Business

HRRAC: Cebu has enough room for new resto concepts

By Ehda Dagooc | January 19, 2016 - 9:00am

The Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) is confident that Cebu has enough room for more investors in the food sector amid the steady flow of new entrants, especially the big buffet concepts...

Freeman Cebu Business

Cebu hotels, resorts brace for Indian tourists influx

By Ehda Dagooc | January 14, 2016 - 9:00am

While tourism bookings in Cebu is on a high due to the Sinulog Festival and the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), the hospitality and travel industry players are also preparing to accommodate the...

Freeman Cebu Business

Terrorism threats, polls to curb foreign arrivals

By Ehda Dagooc | December 29, 2015 - 9:00am

Threats of terrorism and the projected chaos that the election year will bring may take toll on the country’s foreign arrivals in 2016.

Freeman Cebu Business

Erratic momentum takes Cebu tourism on roller-coaster ride

By Ehda Dagooc | December 18, 2015 - 9:00am

Although the robust tourism industry continued to feed a good profitability advantage to Cebu's hospitality sector, the year 2015 was however deemed as a "roller coaster" ride.

Freeman Cebu Business

Cebu hotel braces for MICE influx, opens grand ballroom

By Ehda Dagooc | October 11, 2015 - 10:00am

To help address Cebu’s lack of accommodation facility for big events, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu opened its expanded ballroom facility in anticipation to the influx of more MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conference,...

Freeman Cebu Business

Cebu hotels upbeat on MICE bookings

September 9, 2015 - 10:00am

As Cebu’s hosting of the APEC meetings is about to end, the accommodation sector’s high occupancy rate, however, is far from over as major hotels are now booked for more MICE events for the rest of the...

Freeman Cebu Business

APEC readiness to boost Cebu’s positioning as MICE destination

By Ehda Dagooc | August 12, 2015 - 10:00am

The intensive preparation of hotels and other related service providers for APEC delegates is seen to boost the positioning of Cebu as premier MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) destination...

Freeman Cebu Business