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PHILIPPINE TOURISM CAMPAIGN PHILIPPINE TOURISM CAMPAIGN "IT'S MORE FUN WITH YOU IN THE PHILIPPINES" AT THE HYUNDAI SEOUL


14 June 2022, Seoul - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega attended the opening ceremony of the "It's More Fun with You in the Philippines" at The Hyundai Seoul on 14 June 2022. The hybrid campaign is a special project of the Philippine Department of Tourism Korea (PDOT-Korea) aimed to promote the Philippines as a fun and safe travel destination in the new normal. It likewise aims to position the Philippines as a top-of-mind destination for Korean travelers with the opening of Philippine borders to foreign tourists and easing of pandemic restrictions.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was joined by Philippine Department of Tourism-Korea Director Maria Corazon Jorda-Apo, Mr. Alex Macatuno of the ASEAN-Korea Centre, Mr. Chang Sup Kim Senior Managing Director of the Hyundai Seoul, Ms. Misun Song CEO of Hana Tour and Mr. Intae You CEO of Mode Tour during the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially launch the tourism campaign. Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) COO Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones is also in Korea to visit the event site and to meet with Korean Travel and Tour industry companies and travel media.

Guests and participants enjoyed a brief tour of the pop-up event with an interactive display of Philippine tourism destinations like Palawan, Boracay, Clark, Bohol, Cebu, Manila, Siargao and the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal. END

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