May Come As A Bit Of A Surprise To Some

[cebu rocks]

My last trip over for giggles I asked the travel agent about the Phils .

 

She told me no one gos there because there is no infrastructure for tourism and its not a very safe place to travel and suggested Thailand or Cambo

 

She backed off after I told her just book me Cebu but gave me the sex crazied tourist look down her nose  lol

 

I let her in on a secret by telling her i was married and have been going a long time to the RP and said keep up the good work because I don,t want a bunch of tourists wreaking such a little known treasure :) 

[Dave Hounddriver]

When was the last time you saw a western family vacationing in the Philippines.

 

Any time I go to Ayala mall in Cebu I always see at least 1 western family, complete with kids, vacationing there.  In Dumaguete I see lots of young foreign couples vacationing there.  Many of them are backpacker types who stay at Harold's 'Mansion'.  You should see the looks I get from the foreign women when I am sitting in the same restaurant they are eating in and I am accompanied by my 18 year old partner.   :omg:

[i am bob]

I have been watching over the last few months - probably around mid-summer - and I have seen a few adverts for the Philippines in the travel agency windows. Not many but a few...

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[MikeB]

Fix this first then talk about tourism. 

[Jollygoodfellow]

When was the last time you saw a western family vacationing in the Philippines. Not going to happen.

 

The last time I was in Cebu at Sinulog time I seen lots of western families at the malls etc. Often stayed at the Montebello hotel other times, again many western families with kids staying there. I guess it depends where one is and what part of the Philippines we are talking about.

[Tukaram (Tim)]

I saw a group of 4 middle aged white ladies at the mall the other day... very odd for Iloilo. Maybe they were lost?  They did not look like Mormon missionaries ha ha  :tiphat:

[Call me bubba]

I saw a group of 4 middle aged white ladies at the mall the other day... very odd for Iloilo. Maybe they were lost?  They did not look like Mormon missionaries ha ha  :tiphat:

 Tuka Ram,its probable they are.

I have seen several over the years and not always do they have the "NAME TAG"

[joeatmanila]

The only westerners I get to see at Manila, other than men, are either wives/family of people who work here, missionaries from various religions/groups or young Scandinavians who have the fun of traveling on a budget.

Tourism in Philippines needs a lot of work but is not impossible. The country does have the natural and human resources for it. Promoting the country, making proper tourist receiving environment....is another story!!!!

I tend to believe they prefer the sex tourism than any other, they earn the heck out of it without spending or investing a dime...makes sense isn't it?

[jpbago]

You should see the looks I get from the foreign women when I am sitting in the same restaurant they are eating in and I am accompanied by my 18 year old partner.

 

You should see the looks that I get from the locals when I go out with my 16 year old daughter and my wife's 83 year old mother. We are holding hands with me in the middle and I see them look at one, then the other, then at me. I can see that they are wondering "Who is he with, the young one or the old one?" Is he a pedophile or is she a cougar?

[MacBubba]

Back in 2012, I had seen Toronto streetcars with Philippine scenery emblazoned on the side.  But not since.