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The Dumaguete City Tourism Office recently launched its new branding and new signage located near the Tourist Assistance and Information Office – which serves the local and international tourists who come to Dumaguete.

Strategically located near the port, the new tourism show window - the Rizal Boulevard Sea Deck with the signage #DumaGeTmE was unveiled to the public last January 20.

The said showroom will definitely add to the city’s attractions with its colorful signage at night and together with the tourist information center, it will provide a venue for the tourists to have a picturesque view of the city of Dumaguete. In fact, the Mayor said that the signage was the first of the many developments that will be introduced in the boulevard.

As with the tourist center, it complements the new sea deck because aside from providing service to the local and international tourists, it has become a favorite spot for people to look at the city from afar. It offers a wide view of the Rizal Boulevard thus, becomes a good spot to take a picture and have the city at the background for the photo.

In retrospect, the Dumaguete City Tourism and Assistance Center has been utilized by the City Tourism Office as a satellite office with one staff deployed to cater the needs and inquiries of tourists and provide information materials, as well.

With the influx foreign and local tourists in the Province of Negros Oriental and its capital, Dumaguete City, there is a need to extend the services of the City Tourism Office. This is to further advance the services of the said office to tourists, especially those who arrive via sea travel.

One staff member from the City Tourism Office who will manage and cater to tourists’ queries was recently deployed at the Tourist Information and Assistance Center located at the Dumaguete seaport.

Aside from providing brochures and maps to the tourists, the personnel can also suggest destinations to visit in a certain locality and advise the tourists on the vehicles to utilize and more importantly on the standard fare rates.

An edifice such as the tourist information center can truly provide a place of welcome and a place for tourists, both local and international, to express their queries in the place they are visiting.

The utilization of the edifice proves to the rising need of government and private organizations to unite in support of the development programs specifically on tourism – the thriving industry that has brought millions of income to the various establishments around the province.