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Besides
fiestas, Northern Luzon is also packed with beautiful
places and friendly people. Many of these are already
well-known to local and foreign tourists alike, such as
the Rice Terraces in Banaue and Hundred Islands in
Pangasinan. However, there are also those that are
little known, tucked away but which are equally
beautiful.
To
promote these other tourist spots as well, Victory Liner
has, thus, launched its “Northern Exposure” campaign, an
advocacy program that encourages Filipinos to go on an
adventure in comfort and style to all other picturesque
spots up north. With support from Department of Tourism,
Shell and MNTC, the campaign not just encourages travel
to famous spots but also to the
not-so-famous-but-still-very-beautiful sites in Northern
Luzon.
And as
tourists, remember the following travel pointers
courtesy of Victory Liner:
Do
research.
Find out
more about the customs and culture of people in the
places you are about to visit, as it would do much to
enhance one’s visit. To do this, make a quick visit to
your local Internet shop or browse through brochures
found in travel agencies or in hotel front desks. Keep
in mind that costly misunderstandings may easily be
avoided through research.
Engage
the locals.
Try to know more about the place, culture, or even local
legends in the place you are to visit. Engage the locals
in a discourse. Who knows, you could even charm them
into disclosing that generations-old recipe of their
favorite dish!?
Visitors
are simply that: visitors.
The
locals are the ones who have to live in the place all
year round, so don’t abuse their hospitality. Respect
the environment and the culture of the people living
there. Do your share in keeping the place clean and
habitable. The Filipino is indeed an endearing race, and
Victory Liner’s latest advocacy only hopes to bring out
all these wonderful qualities out in the open.
Preserving nature is a big help to locals.
Take
nothing but pictures, and choose only souvenirs that do
not come from irreplaceable natural resources like
limestone rocks from caves. This will somehow deter
unscrupulous locals from destroying our natural
resources just to earn a few pesos.
Talk
about your experiences.
Share wonderful anecdotes of your travels with your
loved ones, friends and business associates both in the
Philippines and abroad. Hopefully, this may further
encourage them to visit these destinations themselves.
And don’t forget to also bring home some pasalubong
or local souvenirs to help you remember the place by.
Let
Victory Liner’s growing fleet of deluxe buses, which has
its own restroom and a friendly bus stewardess to ensure
nonstop travel and a more comfortable ride, take you to
some of these places.
For reservations: 364-2926. For chartered trips:
361-1514 or www.victoryliner.com. |
