HoReCa Festival 2014

As Makati still emerges as the top business setting, more and more hotels, restaurants and cafes chose it to be their home.  To make these businesses gain more strength in terms of stability, profitability and to serve more clients with greater passion, the FIRST HORECA Makati Festival had been founded.  Yesterday, was its opening day held at the activity center of Glorietta 3, Makati.

Touted as the biggest tourism events to happen in Makati, The Makati Tpirism Foundation, Inc. or MTFI have opened the historical festivity which will forever be known as "HoReCa Makati Festival 2014: Finest Footprint at its First" which was attended by foreign diplomats, industry practitioners, academe, high profile business and government figures and their stakeholders.

HoReCa, as according to Triccia Dacer, Chairperson of HoReCa Makati Festival 2014, is one of the fastest growing touristic sectors in Europe which she had derived the idea from, after having met a Parisian business executive at the New World Hotel who leads the HoReCa sector in the Middle East. The goal is to accelerate tourism and bolster economic growth that 

Dr. Elton See Tan, President of MTFI and Chairman of the Board and CEO of E-International Group of Hotels, togethere with Triccia Dacer

 After the event, guests where served lunch at Flavors of Holiday Inn Plaza, Makati.

It was such a delight for me to be back at Flavors.  It was one of my hubs and I's go to place for budget buffet.  Read my recent review of the restaurant at the link below.

Buffet Experience at Flavors Restaurant 

Here is how I took pleasure of my lunch with the company of my blogger friends.

Back at the fair,  hotels showcased tourism-related presentation, latest trends in booth dressing among the participating HoReCas.  Also a discussion and forum was held in the afternoon concerning the first HoReCa event.

So, what's in it for us spectators?

Here is where you can get the most affordable, super-budget friendly hotel deals in Makati.

Book and buy you accommodation at Dusit Thani for only P 4500 net for Deluxe Room which you can use on December 18, 2014 to January 15, 2015.

At the Aziza Paradise Hotel, the newest luxury hotel in Puerto Princesa Palawan, get to book a very relaxing room for a family of 4 for only P4,000 nett and P 2600 nett for 2 persons.

 

For The Ascott Limited, "life is about living" so as they celebrate Horeca on their 30th years a number of special room packages have been cut down to their lowest price.  Packages for Ascott Makati, Citadines Salcedo, Somerset Millenium and Somerset Olympia can be requested on their booth.

Also, register as an Ascott online member to get 40% OFF on your next stay, 10% best flexible rates all year round , seasonal promotions of up to 30% off and many more exclusive treats.  Just sign up at www.the-ascott.com.

 Get to sample imported premium beverages and cheese.

Get to book a one bedroom suite for as low as P2,999 nett per room at the Best Western Plus Antel Hotel and buy vouchers for all your hotel and dining needs and get to go home with more freebies when booking on their booth.

There are also many freebies from sponsors such as Fern-C.

Make sure to sign up and follow them at Facebook to get a chance to win freebies by spinning the wheel.

It's Dim sum all you want at Jasmine, New World Hotel for P 795. Plus they whipped up pastries to-go and celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with moon cakes.

Another sponsor, Gluta-C and Moringa-O2 gives you free skin and hair analysis with their in house dermatologyst.

Can you imagine sending spending Christmas and New Year at a superb hotel deluxe room for only P 2,200 nett?  Talk to these pretty ladies about it.

How about a room for only P1,500?  Yes, have it at Azotea.

Palmrock Residences also has competing promos.

Celebrate arties and indulge in gustatory delight with Holiday Inn's bar and restaurants - Flavors, Citron Lobby Bar, Oz Bar.

For The E-Hotel Makati, room rates from P 6,130 to P8,582 for the deluxe suite.

Hurry, hurry, the event is until today only!