The Philippines, a popular destination for Korean golfers, is taking part in the country's largest golf trade show here to promote its golf courses and other leisure facilities as part of efforts to attract 1 million Korean visitors this year.
The Korean office of the Philippines Department of Tourism said it has set up 10 exhibition booths at the Korea Golf Fair 2012, the country's largest golf convention. The fair, which began Thursday and will last through Sunday, is being held at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.
The Philippines tourism office said it has and will award visitors to its booths with free airline tickets and other rewards through a prize draw.
``To attract more than 1 million tourists from Korea, we will take full advantage of the ongoing golf exhibition,'' said Maricon Basco-Ebron, director of the Philippines Department of Tourism Office in Korea. ``There are many world-class but affordable golf courses throughout the Philippines. We will make more efforts to promote those in Manila and Clark, which have been extremely popular with Korean golfers.''
She also said during the four-day trade fair, the Southeast Asian country will showcase a number of attractive tourism assets in Palawan, which was designated as one of the New7 Wonders of Nature.
``At our exhibition booths, we will hand out brochures and other tourism-related materials to visitors free of charge. They can also win prizes if they participate in a range of our promotional events,'' the director said.
For instance, those who play on a mini-golf course set up inside the exhibition hall and score above average will be given dried mango and other souvenirs from the Southeast Asian nation. Among visitors that enter for an event, one individual will be selected through a draw and awarded with two complimentary round-trip tickets for the Incheon-Manila route. Another will be given two free round-trip tickets between Incheon and Cebu.
On the last day of the trade show, the winners will be announced. They will be individually notified by the Philippines tourism office.
``There are so many beautiful and distinguished golf courses in Manila and Clark. Restaurants and other amenities at golf courses are ready to serve Korean golfers,'' The director said. ``We strongly encourage golfers to visit the ongoing golf fair and obtain valuable travel information on the Philippines, as well as win various prizes by taking part in our promotional events.''
The country's bid to attract more tourists through the "It's more fun in the Philippines" slogan has started to bear fruit by perking up foreign onshore spending, global payments firm Visa said.
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