april-2012

CEB's Lance
Gokongwei accepts
the Low-Cost Carrier
of the Year award
CEB WON Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) of the Year,
and its President and CEO Lance Gokongwei was
named LCC CEO of the Year during the Budgie$
and Travel Awards 2012 last February 9, 2012.
The Budgie$ and Travel Awards 2012 was one
of the highlights of the 2012 Low-Cost Airlines
World Asia Pacifi c Conference held at the
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Representing
the Philippines, CEB bested other airlines such
as Air Asia, Jetstar, IndiGo, Spring Airlines and
SpiceJet for LCC and LCC CEO of the Year, two
Budgie$ Awards categories that were introduced
Let it Reap!
CEB LAUNCHES yet another fi rst — direct
fl ights to Siem Reap, Cambodia. This makes
it the only airline fl ying direct from Manila
to Siem Reap when it launches its fl ights
on April 19, 2012. It will be a thrice-weekly
service, utilizing one of Asia’s youngest
aircraft fl eets.
“Adventurous backpackers usually travel
by land from Ho Chi Minh or Bangkok to
Siem Reap, just so they can visit Angkor Wat,
airline news
Back to back
wins for
CEB
Cebu Pacifi c bags local and
international awards
just this year. CEB won Friendliest LCC of
the Year award in 2011.
The airline also nabbed the Digital
Filipino Web Awards recently, when it
was recognized as this year’s winner for
the airline category. The Digital Filipino
Web Awards showcases Filipino-owned
companies which have the best web
presence in terms of their 1) website, 2)
e-commerce engine, 3) online marketing
and 4) social networking sites (SNS)
engagement.
Make Siem Reap your next
CEB destination
part of the Angkor World Heritage site. Now,
Cebu Pacifi c can fl y them to Siem Reap on
its trademark lowest fares,” says CEB VP for
Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
According to the UNESCO World Heritage
Center, Angkor is one of the most important
archaeological sites in South-East Asia. The
Angkor Archaeological Park contains the
remains of the Khmer Empire from the 9th
to the 15th century, including Angkor Wat.
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CEB meets
ADB
CEBU PACIFIC is proud to be
the offi cial airline sponsor of the
45th Annual Meeting of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) Board
of Governors, which will be hosted
by the Philippines from May 2 to 5,
2012. An event that brings together
the governors of ADB’s 67 member
countries, stakeholders and other
distinguished international delegates,
its goal is help eliminate poverty in
Asia and the Pacifi c through good
governance and the advancement of
sustainable programs.
Says ADB President Haruhiko
Kuroda, “Good governance is
essential for ensuring sustained
inclusive growth and creating an
environment for a competitive
private sector."
Aside from welcoming
CEOs, fi nance ministers, NGO
representatives, the academe and
media professionals from all over
the world, the country will also be
given a chance to show how much
it has achieved through its trade and
investment initiatives and publicprivate
partnerships, among others.
And thanks to the Departments
of Finance and Tourism, Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas, and sponsors
from the private sector, guests can
also visit a Philippine Corporate
Investment Pavilion at the SMX
Convention Center to learn more
about Philippine art and culture.
www.Manila2012.ph