29/01/2024
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It is with the unparalleled excitement to share this humble milestone achieved by this piece of published work of the author that merely emanated from the desire in sharing a modest contribution to the country’s tourism education so to institutionalize the culture of tourism particularly in the academe. Writing a book with comprehensive coverage of all major subjects in tourism related studies, in fact, was an ordeal more than just a gargantuan task. Finding a publishing company that offers the fairest and most equitable terms and conditions for the publication that subsequently admitted the book title and contents for ultimate publication in after almost 6 years after the book manuscript completion and obtaining a most pompously worded heartwarming FOREWORD by no less than the Secretary General of the World Association of Travel Agencies, in fact, is already an achievement for a fledgling author, thus what more shall the author expect ???.
Having the book achieved the immediately foregoing in a timely fashion, is almost an impossible journey of the work, and ultimately the qualification of the book to the Nomination for the “Parangal Gintong Pluma 2024 Award for Best Reference Book” https://www.ukiyotophilippines.com/para-ng-gintong-pluma simply means an unexplainable fate of the work the author never expected from the moment he started groping for words and phrases necessary in the construction of the first paragraph in page one (1) Chapter I of Book I, up to the final phrase of the ultimate Bibliography Page; and much more so, until the work finds its place Live Online in Google Read, as well as in the pages of the publisher’s (Ukiyoto Publishing) official website. After all, what is foremost in this author’s mind was simply to make his dream a reality of writing a tourism book immediately after his personal experience as an international tourism scholar, the first in Asia and the Only Filipino Awarded such, and a part-time university instructor in tourism subjects while working full time as a travel and tour agency executive after almost two (2) decades earlier before this book’s manuscript completion.
Whatever is the fate of the Nomination is more than enough reason and impetus for this author to continue groping and scribbling words and research readings to again construct a new tourism related book contents, as he already did for the “Philippine Tourism Laws and Related Statutes” which title had already been admitted and final manuscript submitted to the same Ukiyoto Publishing; and the “Philippine Tourism Master Key” a complete guide to Philippine Tourism Geography, Attractions, Destinations and Investment/Development Potential Areas” covering all regions in the Philippines clustered in Ten (10) Volumes which full manuscript completion is expected to be within the last quarter of 2025 or the latest first quarter of 2026 God and Heaven permitting.
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The Parangal ng Gintong Pluma 2024 recognize authors and/or literary works within as well as outside its publications which reflect quality literary and academic work due for its mass visibility and recognition.