The Philippine Star

Japan, Thailand, Malaysia joining Travel Madness Expo 2013

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Three foreign government­s, 18 airlines, 23 \8 # including internatio­nal themeparks Ocean Park Hong Kong and Resorts World Manila, # 6 gain deals at the forthcomin­g Travel Madness Expo 2013.

The expo exhibitors also include cruise lines, tour operators, and BPI Credit Cards to enable visitors to grab discounted travel and ! !

The surge in the number of airlines and cruise lines participat­ing in this year’s Travel Madness is attributed to President Aquino’s recent signing of Republic Act 10374 exempting foreign carriers from # er’s tax and the value added tax imposed on passenger traffic, according to Travel Madness organizer Travel Innovators Inc. < > > = ‚ # firms in the tourism sector.

“Thus, we are seeing brisk marketing activities of current industry players in anticipati­ng vigorous competitio­n from new entrants, all resulting in increased inbound and outbound travel benefiting ƒ >> * # mond Michael Tee.

“Even national tourism organizati­ons of ! ( # land and the Japanese embassy are joining ( ism as a dollar earner and economic equalizer, practicall­y compensati­ng for any slump in export and virtually providing hard currency for any monetary crunch while stabilizin­g and # # 6 ! ƒ Tee said.

“So, now we are seeing Travel Madness doing more than its role of perking up the industry during the lean season by making # cent local content,” he added, referring to native products being bought and consumed # # 6 ported.

Tee said visitors to Travel Madness 2013 6 ond edition of the annual expo would be the “craziest and most innovative sale of the year ever.”

The expo has gained enormous popularity X{ ƒ # reap praises from guests and partners in the Philippine­s and overseas.

The visitors found themselves grabbing X ƒ freebies from the expo’s Extreme Madness 5 „ ! # times of the hour.

Still, Tee said this year’s Travel Madness will go even crazier than it has ever been, as he acknowledg­es the support of the Bank of the > ' $!# V ' ' % # Z many more.

The expo is slated at the SMX Convention Center Halls 3 & 4, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City ‡ # ;\ ;_ Z >> 8\ ];; ˆ788 8\ ‰;8 _7\8 8\ ];] ˆ\ˆŠ travelmadn­essexpo@gmail.com.

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