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5 unusual facts about Department of Tourism


Ace Durano

On May 2, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano, acting general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), after Robert Dean Barbers' term expired.

Buena Suerte, Palawan

In 2009, plans of establishing a 51,440 square meter-Roll On Roll Off (Roro) port in Buena Suerte was stalled after facing strong opposition from the Department of Tourism and local communities.

Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan

This festival was declared as one of the National Festivals by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India.

Jim Holperin

In 2003, Governor Jim Doyle appointed him as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

Wisconsin Arts Board

In 2011, the independent bodied Arts Board was folded into the Department of Tourism, where it retained its independent, Governor-appointed board.



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Alberto Lim

Early speculations also pointed to showbiz talk host Boy Abunda as the new head of the Department of Tourism (DOT) but Abunda declined the post.

Baybay

VSU is the only university in the region recognized by the Department of Tourism in the entire Visayas region as a tourist site for its resorts, convention facilities, and most of all its 180-degree view of Mount Pangasugan and the Camotes Sea.

Chennai Sangamam

The festival is organized by the Tamil Maiyam and Department of Tourism and Culture of the Government of Tamil Nadu with the intention of rejuvenating the old village festivals, art and artists.

Joginder Nagar Valley

An FAI category two paragliding competition is organized annually by the Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation at Bir-Billing (31 km from Jogindernagar) in the month of October or November.

Roy Boudreau

He served in the opposition shadow cabinet at various times as critic for Department of Tourism and Parks, the Culture and Sport Secretariat, the anglophone section of the Department of Education and the Department of Family and Community Services.

Teresita Abundo

She was a member of the cultural and trade missions organized by the Department of Tourism that traveled to 11 states in the U.S., Berlin, Melbourne, Guam, Hong Kong and Tokyo in the 1970s.