Philippine Daily Inquirer: A touch of local flavor in every branch
BY: IMELDA V. ABAÑO (September 9, 2012) A Hotel which is part of a chain and those with complete dining and convention facilities usually offers the very same features and services to all the places where they are located. Small and independent hotels may provide a local touch but most often they don’t have the…
The Philippine Star: Changing the Game
BY: KHRISTINE B. GABRIEL (July 10, 2013) Home to the famous Grotto Shrine and the biggest orchid farm in Central Luzon, San Jose Del Monte is now one of the burgeoning cities in Bulacan. Being hilly with a fantastic view of the Sierra Madre Hills, San Jose Del Monte, offers a quite yet modern living…
The Philippine Star: Leisure and History at the Oriental Leyte
BY: DANDI GALVEZ (February 24, 2013) As a traveler, it is imperative you stay in a hotel that is near many significant sights and discoveries. A good, luxurious stay is just one part of the equation — having some- where to go beyond your hotel room is the other. When it comes to tourist attractions…
The Philippine Star: A room with a view at the Oriental Legazpi
BY: DANDI GALVEZ (December 23, 2012) So few sites in the country inspire awe like Mayon volcano. It is a massive natural wonder distinct for its iconic shape and solitary setting in the province of Albay. It is everywhere, especially in the city of Legazpi. Nowhere is this more apparent than with tourists flying in…
Malaya Business Insight: It’s More Fun in Bicol!
FROM: MALAYA BUSINESS INSIGHT (Sept 9, 2012) For most tourists, thrill seekers in particular, the Bicol Peninsula presents several unique attractions and exciting adventures quite unlike any other place in the country. Fascinating volcanoes, lush mountains, invigorating hot springs, tropical beaches, caves and waterfalls all comprise the natural wonders of this captivating region that attract…
Business Mirror: Hotelier sees PHL tourism boom by 2016
BY: IMELDA V. ABAÑO (September 9, 2012) LOCAL hoteliers are preparing to secure a foothold in the country’s tourism and travel market by building dedicated hotel brands to compliment the tourism department’s target of 112,921 hotel and resort rooms by 2016 to cater’ to both international and local tourists. The Philippines is gearing up to…
Malaya Business Insight: Air Asia helps Spur traffic in Asia Pacific
BY: GENIVI FACTAO (March 7, 2012) AIR Asia and Air Asia X have helped spur air traffic in Ascan and in the Asia-Pacific region and have stir the development of tourism in the regions. Their operations have increased the capacity of the exiting destinations served by other operators and opened unserved routes Air Asia’s low…
Bicol Mail: Wilbert Lee of Sorsogon is Rokyaw Ibalnong awardee
FROM: BICOL MAIL (AUG 11, 2011) Wilbert T. Lee, one of this year’s recipients of the Rokyaw Ibalnong Awards for business and industry is the man at the helm of LKY Group of Companies. LKY is the company that introduced the Grand Terminal concept in the cities of Legazpi and Sorsogon and franchisee of known…
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Bicolanos to receive the ‘Rokyaw Ibalnong’ awards in Legazpi City
BY: JOSEPHINE DARANG (Aug 7, 2011) MY FRIENDSHIP with events specialist Billy Roces since the 1970s has made me aware of how beautiful the Bicolanos are as a people. When his mother, the late Legazpi City Mayor Imelda Crisol Roces, invited me to attend the, "Ibalong Festival" in 1994, I became educated about the history…
Philippine Daily Inquirer: LKY Group reinvents Legazpi terminal
FROM: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (Jul 4, 2009) A GROUP OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS from Bicol is modernizing Legazpi City's antiquated bus terminal by transforming it into an integrated transport-lifestyle complex with comfort features and leisure facilities for commuters. The LKY Group recently held a soft opening of The Metro, Legazpi City's state-of-the-art transport terminal on a…
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