New website links six Visayas destinations
THE new discoverthevisayas.com website will allow prospective tourists to build multi-island itineraries in one platform, which brings destination information, travel planning and booking services together for a seamless experience.
Travelers planning trips across the Visayas can now build multi-island itineraries through a new website that brings destination information, travel planning and booking services into one platform, with Cebu as the main gateway.
The website, discoverthevisayas.com, was launched under the Discover the Visayas, #FlyViaCebu campaign. It initially features six destinations: Lapu-Lapu, Panglao, Boracay, Siquijor, Guimaras and Biliran.
The platform has an itinerary builder that allows users to select destinations, explore attractions and activities, and customize trips based on the number of days available. It also links travelers to booking services for flights, accommodations and experiences through Trip.com and Klook.
The campaign is a partnership among the Visayas Island-Chambers Tourism Alliance (VITA), the Philippine Chamber of commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Department of Tourism and Aboitiz InfraCapital Cebu Airport Corp., operator of Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
VITA chairman and PCCI Lapu-Lapu president Anthony Noel said the platform is intended to make it easier for visitors arriving in Cebu to plan trips to other islands.
“Travelers should not have to piece together a Visayas trip island by island. The website puts our destinations, itineraries, and booking partners in one place, so a visitor who lands in Cebu can plan the next island as easily as the first,” Noel said.
Cebu serves as the starting point for the campaign, which uses the tagline “One Gateway. More Islands.” Travelers can arrive through MCIA and take connecting flights to other destinations in the region.