The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2023 will make its return this month to Cebu City after 16 years.
The theme for this year’s edition is Tourism Sustainability in the Era of IoT, and will be centred on sustainability in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT), highlighting the country’s digitalisation and sustainability efforts to meet global demands.
PHITEX will commence with the PHITEX Educational Program Talk on September 19, fronted by speakers such as Maria Raisa Ysaac-Orbon, chief marketing officer of Packetworx; Geoff Andres, property president of the City of Dreams Manila; and Francis Euston R. Acero, vice president and data privacy officer of Meralco.
Following that, September 20 and 21 will see the 100 buyers from 18 countries and 168 Philippine sellers representing 122 companies attending a series of business meetings and networking events.
From September 22-26, 2023, buyers will also be participating on fam tours to Manila-Rizal, Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon-Davao, Coron, Palawan, Boracay-Romblon, Cebu-Dumaguete, Pampanga-La Union, and Ilocos Norte and Sur.
