Volume 1 2016

January-February 2016

ESL JOURNAL
DOT Holds Learn English
Roadshow in Japan
The Department of Tourism in
Japan,
with
language
schools and universities from
the Philippines, held a "Learn
English in the Philippines Autumn Roadshow" in Fukuoka,
Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo
last November 15 to 22, 2015.
The seminars and business
sessions gave the agents and
other visitors a better appreciation of ESL, especially the
benefits of studying English in
the Philippines.
The event was held in the
four embarkation points in
the country where there are
direct flights going to Manila
and Cebu. The participating
language schools and universities gathered almost 100
inquiries and closed 28 of
them. The road show welcomed almost 170 visitors in
four key cities in West Japan.
This is the 5th year the Department of
Tourism held
the said event.

Hello partner,

(L-R) Audience during the Study In the Philippines Roadshow in Taiwan. Business Matching Sessions and Raffle after
presentations

First Study in the Philippines Exhibit held in Taiwan

DOT in partnership with Dewey International Education organized the first Study in the Philippines Exhibition in Taiwan from
December 11 to 13, 2015. Dewey International is one of the
most active education agencies selling ESL packages in Taiwan.
Dewey International sees the potential of the Philippines as an
alternative ESL destination in Asia. Since 2010 they were able
to send a total of 6,000 students to the country. They report
the following as preferred ESL destinations: Cebu, Baguio,
Iloilo, Boracay, Clark, Subic, and Bacolod. The event was held
in key cities of Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. Some of the
represented schools include Paradise English in Boracay, Philinter, SMEAG and QQ English in Cebu, La Salle Bacolod and
others. Each school had a one-minute presentation of their
offerings and raffle games were also held to attract more visitors. The participants were not disappointed as they were
able to report a total of 500 visitors, 300 inquiries and a total of
30 closed deals.

Images sourced from freepik.com

We are excited to present to

you the first issue of the DOTESL newsletter. Here you shall
find updates on the fairs and
exhibits we have joined as
well as updates on travel
access, teacher training,
school certifications, and
other relevant tidbits for your
school.
This newsletter is one of our
ways of reaching out to you.
We hope to improve its content every time. For your suggestions or contributions,
please feel free to send us a
message.
Our details are
found below. We look forward to your messages!
Cheers to a brighter 2016!

CEB launches CebuTaipei Routes

Cebu Pacific inaugurates
direct flights from Manila to
Fukuoka, Japan; from Cebu to
Taipei, Taiwan; and, from
Davao to Singapore in one
day, opening up new markets
for tourism and business. CEB
unveiled a direct Cebu-Taipei
thrice weekly service. This is
CEB's 6th international route
from Cebu.
All new routes will utilize CEB's
brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft
fleet. CEB's network now spans
63 destinations on 97 routes.
(cebupacifiair.com, September
10,2015)

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