ATTAP meet in Angeles City

ANGELES CITY – The Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies of Pampanga
(ATTAP) recently held its first General Membership Meeting here.

ATTAP, one of the largest travel and tour agencies groups in North and
Central Luzon, has at least 54 members, said Cristina Garcia, ATTAP
president for 2020.

Garcia said among their priority projects this year is the
accreditation of all ATTAP members with the Department of Tourism
(DOT).

She said they are planning to invite a DOT official in their next GMM
to shed light on how to be accredited with the DOT.

ATTAP’s other projects this year is the yearly Dental Mission.

“This has been our yearly outreach project and we are on its 5th
year,” said Garcia. She added that it was started by former ATTAP
President Ron Pineda.

The other ATTAP officers are: Belen Guzman ,Chairman Emeritus ;
Jocelyn Fabia, Ex-Officio 2019; Marcia Hernandez Secretary, Vice
President; Alexiss Lacanlale, secretar; Krystle Ann Elagio Treasurer,
Asst. Secretary, Abel Palisoc, treasurer;  Aurora Agustin, Asst.
Treasurer; Ron Pineda, Auditor ; – Carmen McTavish,  Committee on
Ethics; Albert Legaspi Membership Committee; James Guilas ,Committee
on Event;  Anne Masongsong and Peter Lising , Directors ; and  Ronnie
Tiotuico, adviser.

“Sometime in 1996, based on a directive from the Dept. of Tourism
under the then Sec. Mina Gabor, the travel agents and tour operators
in Pampanga, together with DOT Regional Director Ronaldo Tiotuico,
organized themselves in order to foster unity in the travel industry
and to promote the welfare of the agents and the traveling public. The
first association of travel agents, called Association of Travel
Agencies of Pampanga (ATAP), was established with Mrs. Carmen T.
McTavish as the 1st President. It was not long before the association
registered itself as an organization, and officially named it the
Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies of Pampanga, now known as ATTAP,”
said the Website of ATTAP mentioning how it started. (30)

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