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Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide bags People’s Choice Award
Added: (Sat Aug 28 2004)
QUEZON CITY, Philippines— The 22nd Peoples Choice Award chose Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide as the “Top Travel Guide Publication” for 2004 held recently at the AFP Theater in Quezon City.
Published by AdFokus, Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide was chosen from among a number of titles nominated for the citation based on the criteria of product features and quality; contribution to consumers and public service; public opinion and survey; and pricing.
Early this year, Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide was also cited by the National Consumer Affairs Foundation as “The Most Promising Travel Magazine” and The Asia Pacific Excellence Awards as the “Outstanding Travel Guide Publication” .This year, Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide already received three distinctions.
“This is a great honor for us and we are ecstatic with this latest award—three in a row this year! We are doubly inspired to produce the magazine knowing that our efforts are being recognized. Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide is now distinctly positioning itself as a quality information delivery vehicle for promoting Philippine tourism. We share this recognition with our partners, our advertisers, and we thank them for the support, “ said Norman Tandoc, Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide publisher and AdFokus president. Mr. Tandoc is also the secretary general of the Publishers and Editors League of the Philippines (PELP) and the NCR-director of the Federation of Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines (FPPCP).
Recently, Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide was chosen as the official publication of the Philippine Travel and Tourism Council (PTTC) compose of tourism & travel oriented establishments with memberships all over the Philippines.
On October 2004, AdFokus will re-launch it’s 4th publication, MotorSports Review in possible tie-ups with Wheelers Club International (WCI) with more than 100,000 members all over the Philippines. “The publication will be given free to members of Wheelers Club International monthly in order to update them of the latest trend in the motoring industry and we are in the final stage to ink the agreement”, said Tandoc, who was formerly served as Vice President for operations and marketing in the late 80’s of WCI.
Just like Metro ARANGKADA, dubbed as “the Philippines’ first free-copy tabloid for motoring”, the bilingual, monthly publication covers the local motorcycle industry through news and information and become very successful in tying ups with A.A. ng TODAPIL (Tricycle Operators & Drivers all over the Philippines), Philippine Scooter Federation (about 5,000 strong members), Motortrade (No.1 motorcycle dealer) and Exponent Group (exclusive Jianshe dealers nationwide) . Metro ARANGKADA is circulated in select areas nationwide.
For advertising and editorial information on Journey Philippines Visitors’ Guide, Metro ARANGKADA, and MotorSports Review , please call 721-1021 to 28 local 231 with an email address adfocus@nsclub.net; adfocus2003@yahoo.com; metroarangkada@yahoo.com