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TRIO CELEBRATION. Birthday celebrants (from left) Robby Alugar, Jose Santino Bunachita and Abigail Caruana.
HAVANA BY THE SEA. The Alugar family enjoying summer at JPark.
FAMILY. The Alugar bunch at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.
SALT WATER LAGOON. Robby Alugar with wife Rubilyn at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.
MOGAMBO SPRINGS. Robby Alugar with Plantation Bay Resort and Spa’s human resource manager Colleen Barcelona (right).
WATER BIKES. Having fun at JPark (from left): Nina Bolo, Robinson Keith and Rouise Kristianne Alugar.
PICTURE PERFECT. The Cayson family at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.
ALUGAR FAMILY. Robby Alugar and his family at the newly developed beach front at JPark Island Resort & Spa.
SunStar 9 hotel, resort properties in Cebu awarded with Safe Travels Stamp
BOOST OF CONFIDENCE. The 600-room Bai Hotel in Mandaue City, Cebu is one of the recipients of the World Travel and Tourism Council Safe Travels Stamp. (SunStar File)
+ April 22, 2021 SIXTEEN accommodation establishments (AEs) composed of city hotels and resorts in Central Visayas have been issued the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp.
Of the 16, nine properties are from Cebu Province while seven are from the island of Bohol.
The WTTC Safe Travels Stamp was issued to Bai Hotel, Cebu White Sands Resort and Spa, C Suites at 8 Newtown, Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Tambuli Seaside Resort and Spa, The Hotel Elizabeth, Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino (applicable to hotel operations only) and Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino (applicable to hotel operations only).
Published April 21, 2021, 3:47 PM
Thirty-three hotels accredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) comprise the new batch of recipients of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) “Safe Travels Stamp” from the country.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Wednesday, April 21, led the virtual awarding ceremony of the world’s first safety and hygiene stamp to accommodation establishments (AEs) located across six regions in the Philippines.
The WTTC Safe Travels Stamp has been granted to governments and businesses that have adopted global health standardized protocols to give travelers peace of mind amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The new batch of recipients fron Luzon include Aruga by Rockwell and The Peninsula Manila in Makati City; Grand Hyatt Manila in Taguig City; Joy Nostalg Hotels and Suites Manila in Pasig City; Solair Resort in Paranaque City; Baguio Country Club, The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay, and the Manor at Camp John Hay in Baguio
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+ February 10, 2021 KEEPING its promise to make the resort’s services more inclusive, 55 employees of Plantation Bay Resort and Spa (PBRS) have undergone its first autism sensitivity training hosted by the Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP).
“We aim to learn more about Inclusive Tourism in 2021, which is why we kickstarted the year by attending this training. From this, we can better understand and create a resort that is more inclusive through continued design and service improvements,” said Plantation Bay general manager Cherry Allego in a statement.
The autism-inclusive tourism training was held on Jan. 21, 2021.
Several employees have expressed understanding and appreciation of the importance of undergoing the training.
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+ January 06, 2021 THE Department of Tourism (DOT) in Central Visayas has issued a stern warning and a fine of P10,000 on Plantation Bay Resort and Spa over the response of its former resident shareholder to the online post of a mother who had complained about the treatment she and her son with special needs received at the resort.
In a letter dated Dec. 30, 2020 addressed to Plantation Bay general manager Cherry Allego, DOT 7 Director Shahlimar Tamano said they are tasked to implement the penalties imposed by the Office of Tourism Standards and Regulation, and as approved by the Office of Tourism Regulation Coordination and Resource Generation against the respondent, which is the resort.