5.31.2010

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Free, unlimited Cebu Pacific travel passes for best travel blogs

Cebu Pacific (CEB), one of Asia’s fastest growing airlines, continues its advocacy of promoting travel as it launches the first ever Wandering Juan Blog Contest. This contest recognizes travel bloggers who share Cebu Pacific’s vision of frequent travels for every one through their informative and inspiring narratives.

The Wandering Juan Blog Contest is open to all Philippine residents who blog about traveling. Blog post nominations can be made for the following categories: Leisure and Relaxation (spa/medical tourism, shopping, entertainment, special events, among others), Culture and Heritage (food, history, landmarks, local festivals, among others), or Adventure and Sports (indoor and outdoor sports, sports events, extreme sports, camping, hiking, wildlife encounters, and more). Blog entries can be nominated just by filling out the nomination form on www.WanderingJuan.com from June 1 to July 31, 2010.


CEB, in cooperation with Mozcom, Inc. and contest partners will reward the best blog entries with unlimited travel passes to any CEB domestic destination from September to October 2010, and a Fun Tours package to Cebu’s top resorts and hotels, inclusive of 3 days, 2 nights accommodations for two. These Fun Tours Packages are for Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa (Leisure and Relaxation category), Marco Polo Plaza Cebu (Culture and Heritage category) and Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa (Adventure and Sports category).

There will also be a special Fun Prints Picturebook Travelers Edition package (where the winner can put together their own travel story book containing photos, captions, plane tickets and other travel memorabilia) for the Best Travel Blog Photography or blogs with the most enticing travel photos.
For the Best Travel with a Cause Blog or posts on traveling with advocacies, the winner will get a Fun Tours Package to Badian Island Resort and Spa, inclusive of 3 days, 2 nights accommodations for two, with meals and one-hour spa treatment.

The awardees’ upcoming adventures on their trips courtesy of Cebu Pacific (CEB) will be featured in the Wandering Juan website.

“Cebu Pacific realizes the impact that online media makes on consumers’ decisions to travel to a particular destination. Blogs are a great tool to educate and encourage people to explore new places. We share that goal so it is something we will keep promoting,” said Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific VP for Marketing.

By leveraging on the popularity and reach of the increasingly valuable online medium, CEB hopes to inspire more and more Filipinos to experience the many benefits of travel. Log on to www.wanderingjuan.com for more information on the contest.

The number one domestic airline in the Philippines, CEB has flown over 40 million passengers since 1996. It operates the most extensive network of 33 domestic and 14 international destinations from Manila, Clark, Cebu and Davao, using the youngest aircraft fleet in the country.

The best of the world in blog. This contest is for bloggers who continue to inspire people to know the world through travelling.