Guest speakers, teachers and students in one big World Tourism Day selfie |
Consul Michael Alexander M. Ang |
The
U.N. World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is celebrating World Tourism Day this
year with its theme entitled “Tourism And Community Development.” To
celebrate it, the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (ITHM) of Far Eastern
University hosted a symposium held at the FEU Main Auditorium.
Guest
speakers during the symposium were Mr. Michael Alexander M. Ang (Honorary
Consul of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan), Mr. Christof Wegner (Commercial Counselor of
the Embassy of the Federal
Republic of Germany) , Mr. Thelmo Luis Cunanan (Honorary Consul
of the Republic
of Georgia) and Ms. Anna Marie Ablan (Honorary Consul of the Republic of Belarus).
Mr. Christof Wegner of the German Embassy |
The
first speaker was Mr. Ang who presented the traditional and non-traditional
tourist sites of Jordan, notably Petra (a UNESCO World
Heritage Site featured in “Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade” and “Transformers:
World of the Fallen”), the Dead Sea (the lowest and
saltiest spot on earth), the stupendous and timeless Wadi Rum, the ancient
Crusader stronghold of Al
Karak, the fortified hilltop palace of Macaherus (location of
the imprisonment and execution of John
the Baptist), the Jordan River (site of
the baptism of Jesus Christ), the ruins of the Graeco-Roman city of Jerash and the Red Sea
resort city of Aqaba.
Consul Thelmo Luis Cunanan |
Mr. Buddy Cunanan delivered a political, historical and cultural overview of Georgia as well as its tourist attractions which include over 12,000 historical and cultural monuments, four of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Bagrati Cathedral (Kutaisi), Gelati Monastery, Mtskheta, and the Upper Svaneti.
Special mention was made of the latter, the highest inhabited area in the Caucasus (four of the 10 highest peaks are located here). This historic province, in the northwestern part of the country, is inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians. Svanetia is known for its architectural treasures, with dozens of Georgian orthodox churches and various fortified buildings, and picturesque landscapes. Mr. Cunanan also presented a teaser video on Georgia tourism featuring lively Georgian dancers.
Special mention was made of the latter, the highest inhabited area in the Caucasus (four of the 10 highest peaks are located here). This historic province, in the northwestern part of the country, is inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians. Svanetia is known for its architectural treasures, with dozens of Georgian orthodox churches and various fortified buildings, and picturesque landscapes. Mr. Cunanan also presented a teaser video on Georgia tourism featuring lively Georgian dancers.
Consul Ablan and Consul Cunanan with their Plaques of Appreciation |
Consul Anna Marie Ablan |
Christof Wegner, on the other hand, gave an overview of the tourist infrastructure of Germany. Incidentally, Germans are the second biggest tourist group from Europe coming to the Philippines.
Ms. Ablan narrated her travel experiences, with her daughter, around Belarus, presenting slides of their observation of the country’s cottage industries. In between proceedings, the audience was regaled by the performance of the FEU Bamboo Band. After the presentation of plaques of appreciation, the speakers gamely joined the students and teachers for a group selfie.
Ms. Ablan narrated her travel experiences, with her daughter, around Belarus, presenting slides of their observation of the country’s cottage industries. In between proceedings, the audience was regaled by the performance of the FEU Bamboo Band. After the presentation of plaques of appreciation, the speakers gamely joined the students and teachers for a group selfie.
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