Mactan-Cebu International Airport brings back sales mission

MCIA brings back sales mission in Visayas and Mindanao. CREDIT: Mactan-Cebu International Airport

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) brings back its face-to-face sales mission in key destinations in the Visayas and Mindanao. Committed to drive local and international tourism and business, MCIA is bringing more airline partners to meet travel agents and tour operators to give updates on products and services, and connectivity in the region.

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The MCIA sales mission kicks off in Davao on 02 August 2023, followed by other destinations namely, Cagayan de Oro on 09 August, Iloilo on 16 August, Bacolod on 17 August, and finally Tacloban on 23 August. MCIA is excited to bring in more airline partners namely Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, AirAsia, Starlux, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Scoot, Turkish Airlines, and EVA Air. The partner airlines and MCIA will have product presentations and a B2B networking sessions with the travel agents and tour operators.

“We are delighted to resume our in-person sales missions in the Visayas and Mindanao which has been a tradition that started in 2018. This signals that we are on the right track to bringing the travel industry back after a long hiatus from the pandemic. This is an efficient way of ushering in growth in the region by reinforcing partnerships and creating win-win business arrangements. Our focus is route development and growth among key destinations in the Visayas and Mindanao as part of our goal of establishing connectivity through MCIA,” said Athanasios Titonis, Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) CEO assigned to MCIA.

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The resumption of the sales mission in VisMin is seen to further boost the country’s travel and tourism industry. As of July, MCIA now has four Philippine-based and 18 foreign airline partners. It is also connected to 27 domestic destinations and 12 international destinations.