European tourism junket ongoing on Boracay

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
Inquirer Visayas
First Posted 16:46:00 05/06/2009

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ILOILO CITY, Philippines—More than 200 travel agents from the biggest European tour wholesaler are on a familiarization tour of Boracay Island in what tourism officials expect to be a big boost in drawing more Europeans to the resort.

Around 260 tour agents and counter staff of tour consolidator Meier’s Weltreisen arrived on the island on Tuesday for a three-day familiarization tour and seminar on the island, Edwin Trompeta, regional director of the Department of Tourism, said in a telephone interview.

The tour for travel agents and staff from 220 travel agencies in Germany and Austria is part of the company’s 20th annual Far East Live Seminar (FELS). The group arrived in Manila on May 3.

Travel writers from Germany and Austria and travel trade press representatives also joined the seminar.

The participants are billeted at the newly opened Boracay Shangri-la Resort and Spa, the main venue of the seminar.

They have been doing their rounds of the bars, restaurants, hotels and the beachfront “to get a pulse of the place and the people,” according to Trompeta.

Trompeta said the tour was expected to have a big impact on tourist arrivals from Europe especially in Boracay because Meier’s Weltreisen accounts for 30 percent of tourist arrivals in Asia.

He cited the impact of Meier’s FELS on destinations where it conducted its seminars.

Vietnam’s tourist arrivals increased by 40 percent after the 2006 FELS in the country, he said. Tourism also rose in Khao Lak in Thailand after the 2007 FELS there.

He said the activity is estimated to initially bring in around P15 million in tourist revenues to the country.

Germany and the United Kingdom are among the country’s biggest tourist markets in Europe. Around 55,000 Germans visit the country each year with more than 5,000 also going to Boracay, according to Trompeta.

Foreign tourist arrivals in the country grew by an average of 10.6 percent in 2004-2008, considered one of the best performing destinations in the world, according to Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano in an earlier interview.

Domestic tourism also grew by an average of 18 percent yearly with Boracay Island among the top tourist destinations.

Boracay has reported high occupancy for its 5,800 hotel rooms, and 340 more rooms are under construction.

The tourist arrivals have been boosted by direct flights from Taiwan and Shanghai to the Kalibo airport on the Aklan mainland.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last March announced that investors are also coming in to develop an international airport in Caticlan, the jump-off point to Boracay. Another airport is being eyed on the nearby Carabao Island.

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SUPREME COURT RULES AGRICULTURAL PORTION OF BORACAY OPENS FOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

The Supreme Court, in a landmark case promulgated on October 8, 2008, settled once and for all the issue of land ownership in Boracay sustaining the right of possessors on classified agricultural land in Boracay to apply for registration of title.

The highest court in upholding the validity of Proclamation 1064 which classifies 400 hectares of Boracay as forestland and 628 hectares as agricultural, stated that “in issuing Proclamation No. 1064, the government has taken the step necessary to open up the island to private ownership” except on areas in the Island classified as forestland.

The issue of land ownership in Boracay has been a long standing concern for processors, investors, and other stakeholders who had invested billions of pesos despite uncertainty of their right of possession in the island. Those stakeholders on classified agricultural land hailed the decision as a “the single most significant step to boost the country’s bid as a premier tourist spot among other Asian destinations.”

Boracay Island is in the Municipality of Malay, Province of Aklan and home to 12,003 inhabitants who live in the bone shaped island’s three barangays of Yapac, Manoc-Manoc, and Balabag. Located approximately 315 kilometers (200 miles) south of Manila and 2 kilometers off the northwest tip of the island of Panay, the island has always been a favorite vacation destination of locals and tourists for its powdery white sand and warm waters.

While application for ownership for possessors for the portions of Boracay classified as agricultural has been settled, the Supreme Court made the caveat that for those portions marked as forestland, no application for title may be entertained as “forest lands are fundamental to our nation’s survival” and their “promotion and protection are not just fancy rhetoric for politicians and activists.” Thus, said decision was likewise hailed by environmentalists as the single most significant manifestation of the highest court’s awareness of the need to protect our environment as a necessary component to nation building. Stakeholders in the island likewise welcomed this pronouncement by the Court since the virgin forests of Boracay are parts of its allure in addition to its pristine waters and white beaches. A great majority of the resorts and hotels in the Island, with the exception of Fairways and Bluewaters golf course and the Shangri-La Boracay Resort and Spa, which to date is still under construction, fall within the classified agricultural land of Boracay available for registration and titling under applicable Philippine laws. Crown Regency Hotels and Condotel Projects are all within the classified agricultural land of Boracay.

Rich Russians have been buying high end property in Philippines

Rich Russians have been buying high end property in the UK. Now, despite London still being a popular destination, the new emerging middle class turn to cheaper and more affordable properties in the Philippines where the sun shines.

First-time Russian overseas buyers from a booming cash economy fuelled by gas and petrol dollars are now looking at South-East Asia and particularly the Philippines. Persistent bad weather has also encouraged people to buy homes in places where sunshine can be relied on and prices are a fraction of those in Europe.

Beth they, PLC International Marketing Director for Pacific Concord Properties Inc’s Lancaster Brand of Apart-Hotels or Condotels in the Philippines sees the next growth market for real estate in the country coming from Russian nationals on the back of the marked increase in first time property buyers from Russia entering the Philippines.

According to statistics from the Philippines Department of Tourism, the country was able to attract some 12,000 Russian visitors last year. When visiting the Philippines, Cebu fell second to Boracay as a destination preference. If Russians can afford $1,500- to $2,500-trips to the Philippines, then give them an opportunity to spend their money on real estate specially Condo Hotel Investments where they can use the apartments for vacations and earn an income when back home, because they are willing to spend more for their stay here, after all, Russians, like the Japanese, are known to be high spenders, they said.

Over the last ten years, the Russian people have grown to represent an increasing proportion of the demand for foreign real estate. However, this trend is still in its infancy and the demand for property by Russian buyers is expected to grow further.  

Investment property in the Philippines has steadily grown in popularity among this new market over the last five years, and the country is now becoming recognized as a potential destination for Russian property investors looking for more affordable property. It is these buyers who are choosing Philippine property as a relatively affordable way to get onto the property ladder in the Philippines. 

 

Citing official airline records, they said that in the last three years, Russia ranks 10th among the world’s top spenders on international tourism amounting to $12 billion to $14 billion annually. With that kind of spending power, real estate investments will surely follow in the destinations being made popular amongst the Russian middle class. Moreover, potential, high rates of rental returns from Condo Hotel Investments in the Philippines, up to 24% per annum, opens up a huge new market. adds they.

J.King & Sons Crown Regency Hotels and Condotels are currently some of the hottest Condotel Investments in the Philippines and ideal first time investment property for foreign nationals.