Leaders of the global tourism industry praised the Philippines for its successful hosting of the 21st Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) last April 20 to 22, 2022 as it closed with high hopes for an industry battered by two years of the pandemic. “I’m not often stumped for words, but I am now.
With the tourism and travel industry slowly getting back on its feet amid the relaxed restrictions on movement, a hotel group seeks to highlight the endeavor of the hospitality professionals through its annual Virtus Awards.
“Travel is a caprice in childhood,” our national hero Jose Rizal once said. It is “a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood and an elegy in old age.” What better advice to follow than to rediscover the beauty of the Philippines that magically shines through?
The country's tourism and hospitality industry was still able to "adapt, restrategize, and thrive" (ART) despite being among the hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic as shown in this year's prestigious Virtus Award.
(Photos from Hotel Sales and Marketing Association) Organized by the Hotel Sales