Routes Asia 2016 meets in Manila

KUNMING, CHINA  Manila will host the 2016 Routes Asia event 6 to 8 March co hosted by the Philippines’ Departments of tourism and transport.
Routes Asia closed, Wednesday, with almost 800 delegates in attendance.
Speaking at the official handover at the 13th Routes Asia event, Verna C. Buensuceso, officer in charge of market development, Philippine Department of Tourism said: “We will be proud to see all of you at Routes Asia 2016 in Manila to take part in our vision to become a premiere multi-gateway destination in Asia.”
The event should spur the host country to deliver on its objectives to turn the Philippines into one of the top gateways in the region in the near future and hosting Routes Asia will also provide the Philippines with the opportunity to improve international air connectivity.
inside no 8The country’s premier gateway, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), has flights to 50 international destinations by more than 30 airlines and has four terminals that can accommodate more than 30 million passengers a year.
The Philippines is currently modernising and expanding its premier gateway and secondary airports to sustain its international market growth and improve the arrival and departure experience.
Increased investment in these airports will drive international tourists and passengers to visit the Philippines.
The upgrading of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1 is ongoing and will be completed in time for the hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in 2015, whilst the construction of an elevated highway linking Terminals 1, 2, and 3 to the Skyway and Manila Bay is expected to be completed by 2016.
There is also planned expansion at the passenger terminal building of Mactan-Cebu International Airport which will be expanded to accommodate 8 million passengers per year.
A multi-faceted destination, Manila is also the core of education, culture and the arts. It boasts several notable attractions including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 45 other cultural heritage landmarks.

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