The Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) and co-partner Ralphs Wines and Spirits, have presented17 recipients of the 8th Tourism Awards in a simple ceremony during a recent luncheon meeting at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City.
Present during the affair were the awardees along with RCM Tourism Awards Committee members Capt. Stanley Ng. acting president and chief operating officer of the Philippine Air Lines (PAL); Bernd Schneider, cluster general manager of Raffles & Fairmont Makati which was adjudged “Most Resilient Luxury Hotel”; Lucio Tan III representing Dr. Lucio Tan, vice president and director of PAL Holdings, Inc., cited as “Most Resilient Airline” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gigi Gaw, sales and marketing director of Heritage Hotel representing general manager Farid Schoucair ; Josephine Floresca- Pellicer, managing director of Le Charme Suites Subic;
Rotarian Nagi Zeitouni, qwner- N&MMO Chef Gourmet Inc. for Food Tourism – Food Distribution;
Rotarian Lawrence Li Tan. CEO of The Millennial Concept Factory Inc. – Tourism – Cultural Promotion; Alfred Reyes, GM of Bai Hotel Cebu for Hotel General Manager of the Year; OWWA Deputy Administrator Arnel Ignacio representing Administrator Hans Cacdac for the support of OWWA to the hotel industry and the OFW during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Star Rotarian Richard Joseph Chang Li , COO of Kuya J Restaurants for Food Tourism – Filipino Cuisine also represented Rtn Rami Chahwan, COO of Three Bears Group Corporation Inc. Holdings, Director of the Board of Dominos; Chairman of the Board of Coolblog – Food Tourism, Pizza Desserts and Beverages.
Also present were Sinan Duman president of Deluks Turizm- Travel Agency of the Year); Rotarian Sinan Batur (owner, S&L Fine Foods Inc. and Brera Delicatessen & Butchery – Food Tourism, Fine Dining);
RCM: Director Amading Valdez (Director-in-Charge of Vocational Service); RCM Immediate Past President Bobby Joseph (chairman of Tourism Awards; RCM Pres Chito Zaldarriaga; RCM PE Hermie Esguerra : Mr Jarryd N. Bello (representative of Tagaytay City Mayor Agenes Tolentino)-
Destination of the Year; Vice Governor Reynaldo “Junrey” San Juan, JR. representing Governor Rebecca Ynares of Rizal Province – Emerging Adventure Destination of the Year; Star Rtn Joey Garcia, EVP/COO of Rairaiken Group – Food Tourism, Casual Japanese Restaurant;
RCM: Director Amading Valdez (Director-in-Charge of Vocational Service); RCM Immediate Past President Bobby Joseph (chairman of Tourism Awards; RCM Pres Chito Zaldarriaga; RCM PE Hermie Esguerra : Mr Jarryd N. Bello (representative of Tagaytay City Mayor Agenes Tolentino)-
Destination of the Year; Vice Governor Reynaldo “Junrey” San Juan, JR. representing Governor Rebecca Ynares of Rizal Province – Emerging Adventure Destination of the Year; Star Rtn Joey Garcia, EVP/COO of Rairaiken Group – Food Tourism, Casual Japanese Restaurant.
