CAGAYAN DE ORO OFFERS TOUR PACKAGES TO HELP
FLOOD VICTIMS
MANILA, JULY 21, 2012
(MALAYA) Written by MADELAINE CABRERA -
Cagayan de Oro is offering tour packages that will allow visitors to help flood
victims and at the same time have some fun.
Tourists can choose from 4 "fun- help packages" the CDO branch of the
Department of Tourism is facilitating.
Visitors can choose from four "relief" operations-feeding program, cleaning,
tree planting or clearing the river- they can mix with their vacation.
DOT-Northern Mindanao regional director Catalino Chan said the tourists'
one-day immersion can either be the on first day of their package or after a day
of city tour or optional whitewater rafting or zipline adventure. This package
is also applicable for Iligan he said
Chan said the number of tourists going to CDO went down by 53 percent this
year but they saw a new kind of visitors-those wishing to help residents cope
with the after-effects of the great floods.
Chan said Sendong's destruction somehow helped boost hotel industry in CDO as
philanthropists and charitable institutions trooped and sought accommodations
while they conduct relief operations.
"But as I personally see it, I believe that the tourism increased, because
every body wants to help, Local Government Units (LGU)s and the private sector,
who are trying to help come in batches and they always return to monitor effects
of their assistance," he said.
Chan said there were only 101,936 tourists this year compared with 236,241
last year.
He said the DOT prepared the special package for "helping tourists"
facilitating their hotel accommodations, tapping 18 travel and tour member-firms
of the Cagayan de Oro Travel and Tours Association to house the visitors who are
expected to bring goods for "Sendong" victims.
Chan said the DOT also tapped the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurants
Association, Department of Health and Department of Social Welfare and
Development to come up with travel packages that would also encourage tourists
to stay with the intention to help the victims recover from the onslaught of the
flood.
DOT's special package include hotel accommodations at a minimum of P3, 350
only which already includes 2 lunch.
Part of the offer is a round-trip airport-to-hotel transfer with half-day
city tour, meals and entrance fees.
Optional tours include whitewater rafting, zipline adventure and an extra
night stay.
The regional tourism department's offer would be made available until next
year where part of the proceeds go to the flood victims.
Meanwhile, Chan also revealed another package which is called The Cagayan de
Oro City Tour, "though it is not daily, we make it a point to have it during
Friday, Saturday and Sundays, where you can tour at P599 for four hours," he
said.
DOT accreditation survey showed that Misamis Oriental is set to build 1,700
rooms that will be open next year with 859 for Cagayan de Oro alone.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) also offers cheaper rates with PAL's Payday Special
Domestic promo.
VIDEO: Uploaded by dongale on Dec
17, 2011
A collection of photos taken after the flood in Cagayan de
Oro and Iligan City (December 17, 2011)
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-brudoRLI
Donation for the Flood victims through RED CROSS. Any amount can help save
lives. On your mobile phones (GLOBE or SMART) please text:
RED (AMOUNT) send to 2899.
You can donate the following denominations: Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or
1000 Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
FROM TRAVEL BOOK PHILIPPINES
TOURS Philippine Voluntourism: Fun Help Packages for Sendong
Posted on: 13 February 2012 Author: TravelBook Tags: voluntourism,
volunteer travel, cagayan de oro tours, cdo tours, cagayan de oro, cdo, misamis
oriental, northern mindanao, typhoon sendong
Credits: Flashbox photo by Betty Tianco TRAVELBOOK BLOG: (VIEW PHOTOS AT
http://www.travelbook.ph/articles/philippine-voluntourism-fun-help-packages-for-sendong
Make a positive impact on your vacation with Northern Mindanao's immersion
and tour packages that benefit the victims of Typhoon Sendong.
In today's enlightened environment of global travel, taking a trip is about
more than just seeing the world and having a good time─more and more travelers
are looking for more meaningful journeys and finding ways to make a positive
impact on the places they visit.
Voluntourism, or volunteer tourism, is a movement that is fast growing in
popularity and appeal. Voluntourism runs the range of experiences from
contributing non-skilled labor at building sites, sharing professional skills
for medical missions, and donating time and resources for relief operations.
Locally, voluntourism is starting to gain a foothold as well. The Department
of Tourism Region 10 and travel and tour operators in the area are now offering
Fun Help Packages for Sendong. The Northern Mindanao Region had the heaviest hit
provinces during last year's Typhoon Sendong, and widespread relief efforts are
still ongoing.
The Fun Help Packages for Sendong for Cagayan de Oro have a three day, two
night itinerary that includes a half-day city tour, an immersion activity, and
optional tours for popular CDO attractions such as whitewater rafting, the
Dahilayan Park, and the Del Monte Philippines grounds. The tours cover roundtrip
hotel and airport transfers, accommodations, selected meals, and cash donations
to the beneficiaries.
For a minimum of ten persons, package costs range from P3,350 for pension
type accommodations; P3,800 for standard accommodations; and P4,400 for deluxe
accommodations. Fees for optional tours are as follows: Basic whitewater
rafting, P990/pax; Dahilayan and Del Monte tour, P1,999/pax; Dahilayan and
whitewater rafting, P1,999/pax; and Iligan twin city immersion, P1,900/pax.
For more information, email cotta2011@googlegroups.com.
Chief News Editor: Sol Jose Vanzi
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