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01 May 2010: Emirates Holidays brochure launch a success for the Philippines

Blue Horizons Travel and Tours and the Philippines Department of Tourism participated in the launch of the Emirates Holiday’s "A World of Choice" brochure this week. Close to 6,000 members of the public and 400 industry professionals attended the event at the Events Centre of the Intercontinental Hotel Dubai Festival City.

Hosted annually to support the launch of Emirates Holiday’s "A World of Choice" brochure, local travel experts from over 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean, Asia and Australasia showcased a range of holidays with something to suit everyone – from family holidays to city breaks, beach holidays and safaris to cruises and spa breaks. The three day travel event has become a firm fixture in Dubai’s annual calendar, offering something for everyone looking for that perfect summer break. The number of public visitors who attended the consumer day represents an almost 50 per cent increase compared to the number of people who visited last year.

There was a good response to the Philippines from consumers and trade visitors alike. Source markets that showed a particularly strong interest in the destination included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey and the UAE.

Blue Horizons was represented at the event by Mr. Alexander Stutely (CEO) and Ms. Jayne Lim (Inbound Sales Manager). The Philippines Department of Tourism was represented by ASec. Benito Bengzon Jr.

15 February 2010: Blue Horizons Renews Contract with Abacus

Earlier this month the management of Blue Horizons signed a new contract with Abacus Singapore and Abacus Philippines, extending Blue Horizons’ technology partnership with Abacus for another five years.

Later this year Blue Horizons will be launching several new travel tools which will make it easier and more efficient for clients in the Philippines to book international travel services.

01 February 2010: Board of Directors approve budget, make structural changes

On Monday 1st February 2010, the Board of Directors of Blue Horizons held their twice-annual Board meeting. During the meeting, Mr. Alexander Stutely was promoted to the position of President and CEO of Blue Horizons, and Mr. Arnie Bayag agreed to postpone his retirement and remain with Blue Horizons as Director of Government & Business Relations. The budget for 2010 was also approved.

11 November 2009: Blue Horizons meets clients and partners at the WTM in London

Alexander Stutely and Clare Attwood represented Blue Horizons Travel and Tours at the World Travel Market in London this month. Alex Stutely gave the following feedback:

"We were pleasantly surprised by the WTM this year. We had been anticipating a lower turnout than usual (due to the economic crisis), but we actually had a very productive and rewarding show. It was excellent to meet up with some of our European and Middle Eastern clients to discuss strategies for the year ahead. It was also very good to meet some new people and establish some new relationships. We are now even more optimistic about the prospects for Blue Horizons and inbound tourism to the Philippines in 2010."

08 October 2009: Blue Horizons voted  "Best Travel Agency in the Philippines, 2009"

Blue Horizons has been voted "Best Travel Agency in the Philippines, 2009" by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG Mice, TTG China and TTG-BT Mice. The awards are given to "excellent organizations of the travel trade within the Asia Pacific region that have shown strong commitment towards service excellence".

This is the second year in a row that Blue Horizons has won this award, and the third time in the past five years. Blue Horizons Chairman (Frank Attwood) and General Manager (Alexander Stutely) collected the award on behalf of the entire Blue Horizons team during an awards ceremony in Bangkok.

15 September 2009: Blue Horizons Launches Islas Luxury Website

We are very pleased to announce the official launching of the "Islas Luxury Destinations in the Philippines" website.

Islas is the luxury travel brand of Blue Horizons Travel and Tours. The brochure and the website highlight our selection of the very best luxury offerings in the Philippines.

Please visit: www.IslasPhilippines.com

03 September 2009: Blue Horizons Participates in Philippine Travel Exchange

Earlier this month, Alexander Stutely (General Manager) and Jayne Lim (Luxury Travel Manager) represented Blue Horizons at the Philippine Travel Exchange in Manila.

Secretary Ace Durano of the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) commented that “this year’s Phitex is the biggest and largest yet, with intensive business appointments lined up for the most influential buyers from different market segments,”.

In all, Phitex 2009 attracted 205 foreign buyers. The event was held at the SMX Convention Center, close to the Sofitel Philippine Plaza.

Many markets were well-represented: there were buyers from Asian countries such as India, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China (PROC), Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Oceania was also represented with New Zealand and Australia.

However, the biggest delegation came from Europe. There were European buyers from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. The fast growing Middle East market was also represented by companies from the United Arab Emirates (including Emirates Holidays); and retailers and wholesalers from Canada and the United States were also in the roster of buyers.

30 July 2009: Increasing bookings from India and Pakistan

We are pleased to confirm that over the past few months we have seen a signigicant increase in group bookings from India and Pakistan. This is the result of a concerted campaign by Blue Horizons and the Philippines Department of Tourism. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the Philippines as a tourist destination in these two markets which have a combined population of over 1.34 billion people.

In previous years, three major problems had hindered outbound tourism from India and Pakistan to the Philippines: difficulties in securing visas, the high cost of international flights, and a lack of awareness amongst the travel trade and the general public. We are pleased to report that these barriers have been significantly reduced. Visas are now being processed at the Philippine Embassies much more rapidly, there is an increased awareness of the Philippines, and airfares are beginning to reduce. Also, it is important to note that many of the key players in the Indian and Pakistani travel trade are now more enthusiastic about selling the Philippines.

We look forward to welcoming more Indian and Pakistani tourists to the Philippines in the near future.

20 June 2009: Customer Relationship Manager visits top UK clients

Last week Blue Horizons’ Customer Relationship Manager (Clare Attwood) visited some of the company’s key clients and partners in the United Kingdom. The purpose of this visit was to enhance our relationship with the key players in the UK market. Discussions with the Product Development Managers within these companies highlighted opportunities for further development of the Philippines as an outbound market for British leisure travellers.

03 June 2009: Blue Horizons brings 100 Swiss travel agents to the Philippines

Last week, Blue Horizons and the Department of Tourism (Team Europe) brought 100 Swiss travel agents to the Philippines. The event, known as the ‘Swiss Mega Fam 2009’, is the largest of its kind ever to come to the Philippines from Switzerland.

The 100 travel agents work for (or are sub-agents of): Tourasia, Wettstein, Kuoni, and Flex Travel (TUI).

The agents stayed at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, where they participated in workshops and training sessions about how to sell the Philippines. Then they were split into four groups of 25 pax, and sent to Boracay, Bohol & Cebu, Palawan or Banaue.

After their tours of the various tourist destinations, they returned to Manila and spent one or two nights at the Makati Shangri-La hotel in Manila.

The aim of the Swiss Mega Fam was to increase awareness about the Philippines in the Swiss market, and to educate the key players in the travel trade about what the country has to offer. This was done with the overall aim of increasing tourist arrivals to the Philippines from Switzerland.

View the Swiss Mega Fam Tour 2009 photo gallery >>

10 May 2009: 20th Meiers Weltreisen FELS a successful event for all

We are pleased to report that the 20th Far East Live Seminar was a very successful event for Meiers, Blue Horizons and the Philippines.

These are a few extracts from a letter sent by the Directors of Meiers Weltreisen to Blue Horizons after the event:

"The 20th Far East Live Seminar in the Philippines was one of the best in recent years. Therefore it will be extremely difficult for us and the future destinations to reach the bar you have raised up."

"You and your staff were the key players in this years' event. The passion you have extended towards us and the whole function with your organisational and operational skills was more than excellent. This is not only our opinion, also the opinion of each participant we’ve talked to over these days...."

"Please accept our sincere appreciation to the job you and your staff have done. You have extended us your warm hospitality and support which can not be described in words."

"After such an event we are very confident that all of us will benefit from this."

The senior management of Blue Horizons would also like to thank Meiers Weltreisen for allowing us to handle this event, and for giving us a chance to showcase some of the wonderful attractions that the Philippines has to offer.

We look forward to working closely with Meiers Weltreisen over the coming months to further develop Inbound traffic from Germany to the Philippines.

14 April 2009: Preparations underway for the 20th Meiers Weltreisen FELS

Next month the Philippines will be hosting the Meiers Weltreisen 20th Far East Live Seminar – probably the most important travel industry event for the German FIT leisure market in Asia.

From the 3rd to the 7th May, Meiers Weltreisen – Germany’s biggest outbound wholesaler to many Asian destinations – will be bringing 280 of their top travel agents to the Philippines. The whole group will be staying at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila, and Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa. During the five day event, the agents will be visiting many of the hotels and resorts that are featured in the Meiers brochure, attending workshops and training seminars, and enjoying some of the best tourist attractions that the country has to offer. Sofitel, Shangri-la and the Department of Tourism will all be hosting glamorous dinner parties. Discovery Shores in Boracay will also be hosting a special dinner for Meiers’ senior management and key partners.

A large number of other hotels and resorts are involved with the event in some way – mainly by hosting groups for lunches during site inspections, or providing overnight accommodation for pre and post tours.

Preparations for the event have been moving ahead at full speed for several months now. As the ground-handler of Meiers Weltreisen in the Philippines, we have been organizing most of the programme. This has been done in coordination with the Philippines Department of Tourism. The Secretary of Tourism, Ace Durano, and the Governor of Aklan province have both pledged their full support to making the event a success.

The Far East Live Seminar has been held by Meiers for the past 19 years. Last year’s event took place in Shanghai, China. We are extremely pleased that Meiers has chosen the Philippines as the venue for this year’s event as it is their landmark 20th year. Meiers’ confidence in the Philippines is a sure sign that the country is still on the rise in the European market.

10 March 2009: Blue Horizons Participates at the ITB in Berlin

Earlier this month, Blue Horizons participated at the ITB in Berlin. This year's ITB was a huge success for BHTT and the rest of the Philippines delegation, despite the fairly gloomy global economic situation.

17 January 2009: Russian charter flights return to Boracay and Cebu

For the past two weeks, Russian tourists have been enjoying their New Year's holidays in Boracay and Cebu. The tourists arrived on charter flights from Krasnoyarsk in central Russia, and they have been staying at such resorts as Discovery Shores in Boracay and Shangri-la Mactan in Cebu. The Russian charters have been coming to the Philippines for several years now, and they are an excellent source of tourist revenue for the country. On Friday 16th January the organizers of the charters and members of the Blue Horizons senior management team (including Alex Stutely, Carla Mariano and Cecile Sa-a) paid a courtesy call to the Russian Consulate in Cebu, and were very kindly received by the Honorary Consul, Ms. Armi Lopez Garcia.

12 November 2008: Blue Horizons attends WTM, selling mission in Switzerland

Earlier this month, Mr. Alex Stutely and Mr. Jem Kemp represented Blue Horizons Travel & Tours at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, and at a selling mission in Zurich, Switzerland. Blue Horizons is a regular participant at the WTM, and holds a table each year at the Philippines stand. The subsequent selling mission in Switzerland was particularly important for Blue Horizons, as this market was one of the first to be established by the company back in the early 1980's and it remains a key part of Blue Horizons' Europe Market strategy. Many Swiss wholesalers attended the event, which had been organized by the Philippines Department of Tourism.

14 October 2008: Blue Horizons achieves ISO 9001 certification

We are pleased to announce that we have just been awarded ISO certification. Over the past few months we have been working with a British consultancy company to achieve ISO certification, in order to demonstrate to our clients that we are operating in a well-structured and efficient way, and to prove that we are using formalized and efficient business processes.

Now that we have achieved ISO certification, this will give us the following benefits:

• Create a more efficient, effective operation
• Increase customer satisfaction and retention
• Reduce audits
• Enhance marketing
• Improve employee motivation, awareness, and morale
• Promote international trade
• Increase profitability
• Reduce waste and increase productivity

20 August 2008: Blue Horizons voted Best Travel Agency in the Philippines

We are proud to announce that Blue Horizons / FCm Philippines has just been voted "Best Travel Agency in the Philippines, 2008" by readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, and TTG Mice. The prestigious travel industry award is bestowed each year upon "excellent organisations of the travel trade within the Asia Pacific region that have shown strong commitment towards service excellence". Members of senior management thanked the whole Blue Horizons team for their dedication and hard work over the previous months.

19 July 2008: Blue Horizons launches the first of ten new tours

Blue Horizons is pleased to announce the launching of the first of ten new tour products. The first product to be revealed is the Blue Horizons "Luxury Kayaking Safari" - luxury kayaking tours of the El Nido and Bacuit Bay area, Palawan. The kayaking safaris are set in one of the most beautiful parts of Asia, where sheer karst rock formations drop down into the deep blue surrounding waters. Stunning white beaches and coves compete with mangroves, jungle and spectacular reefs and corals for attention.

The best way to discover these unexplored islands is in small group kayaking tours where guests spend their days kayaking, snorkelling, photographing and learning more about the environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to visit the area and interact with the outstanding bio-diversity including rare and unusual marine life, flora and flora and of course the local geology.

This Luxury Kayaking Safari tour has been developed in conjunction with Marine Biologist and Professional Guide Mr Lee Goldman. Lee has a Masters Degree in Marine Biology and unrivalled experience in providing exclusive water based tours of tropical regions.

Contact us for more information about this tour product >>

25 June 2008: Blue Horizons hosts Russian travel agents’ Fam Trip

Blue Horizons is honoured to host a group of elite Russian travel agents as they inspect many of the country’s top tourist destinations, including: Manila, Cebu, Davao and Boracay. Blue Horizons was one of the first companies in the Philippines to identify Russia as a key up-and-coming inbound market for the country, and the company has worked hard to develop relationships in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia and Vladivostok. Russian agents have expressed particular interest in luxury holidays and scuba diving packages for the Philippines.

01 May 2008: Blue Horizons conducts annual review of Boracay Resorts

For the first week of May, the senior management team of Blue Horizons conducted thorough site inspections of all of the major hotels and resorts on Boracay Island. The site inspections are carried out on a regular basis in order to ensure that the company is up-to-date with all on-going construction, developments, changes in staff, and so on. The company also reviews F&B outlets, health and safety practices, guest facilities, and room quality.

Apr 2008: Blue Horizons given Top Producer awards by hotels & resorts for 2007

Over the past few weeks, hotels and resorts in the Philippines have been giving Top Producer awards for room sales in 2007. Blue Horizons has done particularly well this year, thanks in part to the strategy of diversifying our market-mix whilst remaining committed to our core business: European brochure agents.

Alexander Stutely of Blue Horizons receiving a "Top Producer 2007" award from Mr. Henry Chusuey and Ms. Isabel Garcia of Boracay Regency Beach Resort.

12 Mar 2008: ITB in Berlin a big success for Blue Horizons and the Philippines

Earlier this month, Mr. Alex Stutely and Mr. Arnie Bayag attended the ITB in Berlin. The ITB is one of the largest travel industry trade shows in the world; it provides an excellent opportunity for meeting existing clients, as well as looking for new ones.

During the ITB, DOT Frankfurt launched their new marketing material – including new German-language brochures (designed by Hettich Medien using photographs taken by Tobias Hauser) and a stunning audio-visual presentation. The Philippines Department of Tourism in Frankfurt is led by Ms. Venus Tan, who appears in the photo (right) with Mr. Arnie Bayag of Blue Horizons.

31 Jan 2008: Positive feedback from ATF in Bangkok

Mr. Alex Stutely and Mr. Arnie Bayag have just returned from the ATF in Bangkok. Feedback from the event was mainly very positive: the meetings with agents were good, and the hospitality was excellent. There were only some small problems with the organization of the transportation.

The Philippines delegation included: Blue Horizons, Club Paradise, El Nido Resorts, Philippine Airlines, Badian Island Resort, Maribago Bluewater, Eskaya, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Linden Suites, Dos Palmas, Intercontinental Hotel Manila, Microtel Inns and Suites, Southeast Asian Airlines, Annset Holidays and the Waterfront Hotel Group.

07 Nov 2007: Blue Horizons to attend the World Travel Market

Mr. Alex Stutely and Mr. Jem Kemp will be representing Blue Horizons Travel & Tours at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from the 12th to 15th November 2007. Blue Horizons is a regular participant, and holds a table at the Philippines stand (AS 20000). Any travel industry professionals who would like to set a meeting with Blue Horizons are encouraged to contact us before Saturday 10th November.

05 Nov 2007: FCm Travel Solutions partners meeting held in Sydney

Mr. Jem Kemp and Mr. Henry Columna are attending the FCm Travel Solutions partners meeting in Sydney, Australia. The two-day event will include meetings, presentations and open forums.

10 Sep 2007: Phitex a big success for Blue Horizons and the Philippines

The Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex), which was held in Cebu this month, is widely considered to have been a huge success. Blue Horizons was represented by Arnie Bayag and Alex Stutely, and they were able to conduct meetings with over 80 foreign agents. Mr. Bayag and Mr. Stutely also escorted a group of German travel agents to the beautiful province of Bohol for site inspections and a half-day countryside tour.

31st Aug 2007: Blue Horizons attends Philippine Micronesia Alliance conference

Jem Kemp and Alex Stutely represented Blue Horizons at the annual Philippine Micronesia Alliance conference. This is a description of the meeting, taken from the Alliance website:

The annual Philippine-Micronesia Alliance meeting took place on the 31st of August at the German Club in Makati, Manila, everybody attended the meeting including our partners from Truk Lagoon, Chuuk and Palau Micronesia. Bill Stinnett from Chuuk arrived the same day via China, Sam Scott and Dermot Keane from Sam's Tours, Palau arrived two days prior the meeting, enough time for some shopping in Manila, Rene Buob from Calypso/Pinjalo Dive Resort Boracay, Juergen Warnke from Club Paradise and Dirk Fahrenbach from Dugong Dive Center who just got back in time from his China visit see the previous blog on the China Dive Expo, Jem Kemp and Alex Stutely from Blue Horizons (our Travel specialist) and Allan Nash from Asia Divers and El Galleon just made it in time, he just arrived back from Thailand.

Our Airline partner Asian Spirit was represented by Anna Lorraine Tan, of course our charming Carmela Laurin from Club Paradise was present as always, in other words everybody was there, we had a full house. After a marathon meeting of 4 hours we came up with some very exciting things for 2008, which will be announced as soon they have been finalized, the very best thing you can do is, subscribe to our blog or visit our website for all the latest News and packages. I like to thank all the Alliance partners for their positive ideas and their attendance including my [Gunther Deichmann's] staff Arnold and Rhandy.

24 Aug 2007: FCm Travel Solutions training event in Singapore, new appointment

Henry Columna and Alex Stutely attended a full-day training program hosted by FCm Travel Solutions Singapore. The training was conducted by Robert Dell, Felicity Burke and Chriss Macaranas, and covered: Regional Sales Strategy, Account Management, Sevice Level Agreements, and Global Reporting. Alex Stutely also used the opportunity to announce that Jem Kemp is becoming involved in the Corporate Sales & Marketing area of Blue Horizons and will now be responsible for all matters related to FCm Travel Solutions. Jem will also continue as Project Manager for Scuba Dive Philippines and Golfing Philippines.

01 March 2007: Blue Horizons management team attend the ITB in Berlin

The Managing Director of Blue Horizons (Mr. Arnie Bayag) and the Chairman (Mr. Patrick Blum) have attended the ITB in Berlin again this year. The ITB is a regular feature for Blue Horizons, and indicates the importance that the company places on the European Market.

10 Feb 2007: Blue Horizons & DOT make progress into the Indian Outbound Market

Blue Horizons has accompanied the Department of Tourism on a ground-breaking trip to India. The trip, which took place this month, is the first time that the Department of Tourism has attended the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) in India. Alex Stutely from Blue Horizons made a presentation in Mumbai to approximately 100 travel agents from companies such as TUI, Thomas Cook, and TCI, and noted that the feedback was very positive. One agent stated "The timing is perfect, as many Indian travellers are tired of going to Malaysia and Singapore, and we have been searching for the next big destination in the region. We look forward to selling the Philippines".

13 Jan 2007: Excellent sales results for the inbound team, December 2006

Various sections of the Blue Horizons Inbound Department have generated record sales in December, and the outlook for 2007 is just as promising. The Inbound Department is looked after by Ms. Gigi Jamiro, Inbound Operations Manager.

07 Jan 2007: Blue Horizons welcomes new Project Manager: Scuba Diving and Golf

We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Jem Kemp as our Project Manager for Scuba Dive Philippines (www.ScubaDivePhilippines.com) and Golfing Philippines (www.GolfingPhilippines.com).

26 Jul 2006: The Philippine-Micronesia Alliance website is launched

Blue Horizons Travel & Tours is proud to announce the launch of the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance website. The Alliance aims to promote scuba diving in the Philippines in Micronesia.

The Philippine-Micronesia Alliance consists of the region's premier dive operators, hand-picked by the Alliance to guarantee scuba divers the finest in quality holidays and the highest levels of diver safety, customer service standards and professional business practices in the industry.

The Philippine-Micronesia Alliance website can be viewed at the following URL:

http://www.alliancediving.com

16 Jun 2006: Blue Horizons welcomes The Walt Disney Company as a corporate client

On Friday 16th June 2006, Blue Horizons Travel & Tours hosted a meeting with The Walt Disney Company's visiting Director of International Corporate Travel, Mr. Vic Van Den Brandeler. The meeting, which took place at the EDSA Shangri-La in Ortigas, was also attended by Mr. Vergel Macalino of Walt Disney Philippines, Mr. James Kavanagh of FCm Travel Solutions Australia, and Messers Alex Stutely and Patrick Blum of Blue Horizons. During the meeting The Walt Disney Company was welcomed as a client of FCm Travel Solutions in the Philippines, and specific details of Disney's regional travel requirements were discussed. We look forward to working closely with Disney over the coming months.

31 May 2006: The Month in Review

This month has seen a number of developments at Blue Horizons. We have taken on new staff, restructured our management team, and rewarded our hard-working employees with a special bonus in recognition of last year’s good results. We have also signed a new contract with the The Walt Disney company to handle their travel requirments in the Philippines and (in partnership with FCm Travel Solutions) the rest of Asia Pacific. Our Dot Com department has started operating extended office hours, from 7:00am to 10:00pm on weekdays, and is now operating 7 days a week. Representatives of our Cebu office attended the "Suroy Suroy Sugbu" travel event in Cebu, and the M/V Lagoon Explorer sailed down to Australia. We expect the coming month to be equally busy, with a number of new and exciting projects on the horizon.

In connection with these developments, we would like to welcome Ms. Lynie Pispisano and Ms. Angelie Peralta to the company. We would also like to congratulate Alex Stutely on his promotion as Online Business Development Manager.

Click here to view the complete May newsletter >>

30 Apr 2006: The Month in Review

This month we have been implementing changes to some of our internal processes, in order to achieve maximium operational efficiency. This was led by Mr. Frank Attwood, and focused on updating our accounting, IT and Human Resource systems. Improvements include a new payroll system, a significant reduction in accounts receivable, a new system for issuance of international and domestic tickets, and more.

In connection with these changes, we would like to welcome Mr Edwin Canales to the company. We would also like to welcome Ms. Weng De Leon, and Mr. Carl Batac.

Click here to view the complete April newsletter >>

Feb & Mar 2006: Two Months in Review

The past month has been very busy, as usual. We have continued to see strong demand for hotel rooms throughout the Philippines – especially Manila. Our Managing Director and our Chairman travelled to Berlin for the ITB (one of the world’s largest travel events), and our China Market team had some very productive meetings in Shanghai and Beijing. We also attended the Visayas Travel Expo in Cebu, which was organized by our very own Cebu Branch Manager Ms. Cecile Sa-a (who is also the President of the Cebu Travel & Tours Association). Meanwhile, the M/V Lagoon Explorer has been peacefully sailing the turquoise waters of northern Palawan under the guidance of our much-loved crew. We look forward to another busy, productive month ahead.

Click here to view the complete February newsletter >>

Jan 2006: The Month in Review

The past month has been particularly hectic due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays (the traditional "peak" season in the Philippines). In fact, we had our best month ever. Whilst our Inbound team have been working at full pace to handle inquiries from agents and clients around the world, our Market Managers have been formulating their strategies for the coming year. At the same time, we have been developing our new corporate website, which reflects our company’s elevated position in the local market and our new partnership with FCm Travel Solutions. The new Blue Horizons corporate website was officially launched this week, and can be viewed at the following URL:

http://www.bluehorizons.travel

Click here to view the complete January newsletter >>

31 Dec 2005: The Month in Review

It has been another busy month for Blue Horizons, made memorable by the amount of traveling that was involved. Assorted members of the team were sent to the far corners of the earth for trade shows or sales calls, and remarkably all of them returned in one piece. China, Thailand, Switzerland, England, and of course many parts of the Philippines were on the agenda. Meanwhile, the Lagoon Explorer has been sailing the crystal clear waters of the Calamian Islands in Palawan and our new Boracay office has started operating for the first time, bringing the total compliment of offices to ten. We also have a new Chinese-speaking person on our team (Ms. Marlyn Sim), who will be responsible for overseeing the development of our China Market.

Click here to view the complete December newsletter >>

30 Nov 2005:
The Month in Review

It has been a busy month for Blue Horizons. In the past four weeks we have: opened a new office in Boracay, attended the FCm Travel Solutions Network meeting in India, started the new sailing season of the M/V Lagoon Explorer, launched the Golfing Philippines website, sponsored the British Chamber of Commerce’s Oktoberfest, expanded the team at our Manila office, and continued to build on our success during the first three quarters of the year. The next month promises to be just as busy, and we look forward to another four weeks of challenges and progress.

Click here to view the complete November newsletter >>