Travel, Brands & Lifestyle Fair

 Three-day event for the jet set crowd

By Demi Braque

The National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS), together with Metro Creatives Themes Inc. (MCTI), will roll out the Travel, Brands & Lifestyle Fair from Sept. 16 to 18 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The three-day event will be an assemblage of both consumers and concessionaires of the travel industry. There will huge markdowns on travel packages, tours, destinations, lifestyle essentials, and sporting goods.

There will be two zones during the event. The travel zone will house the travel agencies, hotels, resorts, airline companies, as well as theme park destinations. On the other hand, the brands and lifestyle zone will feature everything related to travel such as luggages and accessories.

The event will also launch the Mrs. Face of Tourism 2023 pageant. It's kick-off is slated sometime in February next year. Prior to its coronation date in July, the delegates to the search will go a couple of food crawls and a grand Santacruzan event.

"Kay Gandang Pilipinas," the theme song of the event, reflects the optimism of the 'Open Philippines' program and the desire of the tourism industry to bounce back from the devastating effects of the global pandemic.

Event partners Eurotel and Sogo, with its Anti-Covid innovations, assures clients of its safety and health protocols. The hotel brands will be giving out special stay packages for patrons attending the weekend event.

NAITAS is a conglomeration of over a hundred travel agencies operating around the archipelago. The group is excited about the rosy prospects the event will bring to the tourism sector. The three-day event is open to the public for free.