Rotary Club Manila Cites Tourism Stalwarts

THE ROTARY Club of Manila will honor the 11th annual Rotary tourism awardees at its luncheon meeting on May 14 in the Grand Ballroom of the NewWorld Hotel Makati.

The 11 awardees, all tourism industry stakeholders, are Enrique K. Razon Jr., chair of Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels/Sureste Properties Inc., in the World Class Integrated Hotel/Casino Resort category; Jaime J. Bautista, PAL president and CEO, Airline category; Kingson Sian, president and CEO, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., Meeting, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions and Events (MICE) category; Ricardo Cano Tan, owner, Campuestohan Highland Resort, Talisay, Negros Occidental, Resort category; Vernon Prieto, general manager, El Camino Agency, Travel Agency category; Rotary International District 3810 past district governor Vince J. Carlos, managing partner, Carlos Law Offices, Rotary Tourism category; Dr. Milagros Castillo-Espina, director, Tourism Educators and Movers (TEAM Phils.), Education category; Elizabeth Fernando, president and CEO, Elizabeth Hotel, Boutique Hotel category; Jose Mari del Rosario, president and CEO, Microtel Inns and Suites Phils. Inc., Limited Service Hotel category; Bum Tenorio, assistant section editor, Philippine Star, Print Media category, and Tesoro’s International, Shopping Tourism category.

Manila Rotary Club director Bobby Joseph, chair of the tourism awards committee, said “this annual event is a celebration of the excellence and commitment exemplified by these industry people in helping our country to be a world class destination in Asia.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tuesday, 12 May 2015