04/09/2026
FAMILIARIZATION TOUR OF XIAMEN BY PHILIPPINE TRAVEL AGENTS
XIAMEN 03 September 2026 – Consul General Winston Dean S. Almeda attended the welcome dinner hosted by UOS Travel Operator CEO Mr. Jerry See, UOS Co-founder/General Manager Mr. Joseph XK Woo, and Philippine Airlines Area Manager for Xiamen Ms. Karen Wu, for the participants of the familiarization tour to Xiamen. The activity was composed of social media influencers and travel agents from Manila, Cebu, and Davao.
During the welcome dinner, Consul General Almeda expressed his warm congratulations to PAL and UOS for organizing the familiarization tour. He noted that the activity will help increase awareness among Filipino travelers to consider Xiamen for inbound travel to China. The Consul General mentioned that the Philippines continues to engage with China on increasing tourism exchanges such as the recently held three-leg Philippine Business Mission in Hong Kong, Xiamen, and Shanghai. He also underscored the Consulate’s commitment to enhancing two-way exchanges, not only in the tourism sector, but also in business and other endeavors.
PAL and UOS mentioned that it will continue to organize familiarization tours to Xiamen to increase awareness of travel to Xiamen and Fujian province. They expressed optimism that the activity will lead to the strengthening of two-way tourism exchanges between the Philippines, Xiamen, and the Fujian province.
The familiarization tour was participated in by 33 travel agents from Manila, Cebu, and Davao. END