PH Consulate General in Chicago Launches the Very Important Pinoy Tour 2024 in Midwest
Consul General J. Susana V. Paez delivers her Welcome Remarks at the Midwest Launch of the 2024 VIP Tour on 16 February 2024 at the National Louis University Atrium in Chicago, IL. (Chicago PCG Photo)
CHICAGO 21 February 2024 – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago launched the 2024 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour on 16 February 2024 at the Atrium of the National Louis University in Chicago, IL. The Midwest launch was attended by 39 leaders and members that represented the 19 Filipino community organizations in the Midwest. Representatives of airlines and travel agencies were also present at the said event.
Philippine Consul General J. Susana V. Paez opened the event with her welcome address where she invited the leaders and members of the community to join the tour and serve as PH tourism ambassadors moving forward. She also invited the different community leaders and members to work hand in hand with the Consulate as it strives to continually improve the VIP Tour.
The Department of Tourism’s new campaign, “Love the Philippines,” was also presented by New York-based Tourism Attaché Francisco Lardizabal. Which lays the groundwork for the itinerary of this year’s VIP Tour.
President of Rajah Tours Mr. Jose Clemente, who joined the launch online, discussed the detailed itinerary and the arrangements of the tour.
The VIP Tour, also formerly known as the Ambassador, Consuls General, and Tourism Directors Tour, is a tourism initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Philippine Embassy and different Consulates in the United States, and the Department of Tourism. The 2024 VIP Tour is set to take place from 21 to 30 July and will take the participants to Manila, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, and Iligan.
More information on the VIP Tour 2024 can be accessed on its official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/veryimportantpinoytour2023 and website http://viptourphilippines2023.com.
Tourism Attaché Francisco Lardizabal presents the new Philippine Department of Tourism campaign, Love the Philippines. (Chicago PCG Photo)
Rajah Tours President Jose Clemente answers questions on the arrangements and itinerary of the 2024 VIP Tour. (Chicago PCG Photo)
Philippine Consul General J. Susana V. Paez (seated center), Tourism Attaché Francisco Lardizabal (second from the left), and the officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago at the 2024 VIP Tour Launch. (Chicago PCG Photo)
For more information, visit https://www.chicagopcg.dfa.gov.ph