Mindanaotoday.com | Bikers kick off nationwide tour to promote Davao tourism
By: Christine Cudis
DAVAO CITY—A group of bikers has entered into a partnership with the Department of Tourism in Davao Region (DOT-11) to promote the destination sites here through “safe, fun, and practical” motorcycle experience.
Under the agreement, local group D Legends Bikers Club Inc. is tasked with touring all major tourism sites in the region and promoting it all over the country, DOT-11 Operations Officer Kat Anuta-Rubio said.
“There are around 58 members of the group who are actively participating in the tour. They will help us promote the Davao Region tourism circuits through their fun rides via social media,” Rubio said in an interview Monday.
D Legends Bikers Club Inc. signed the memorandum of understanding with DOT-11 last month, and has since visited various tourism sites in the country where they are expected to be “domestic tourism ambassadors” who will promote Davao Region’s tourist destinations.
The group is currently in North Luzon.
DOT-11 said tapping the bikers’ group was in line with its Motourismo program, which seeks to partner with motorists as domestic tourism ambassadors, highlighting motorcycles as a secure and viable mode of transportation to explore tourism attractions.
“In Davao Region, fun rides among motorcycle groups became extremely popular during the pandemic. With the availability of long stretches of paved roads going to the region’s tourist spots, the motorcycle groups are able to reach destinations in the provinces, in which they also post on social media,” DOT-11 said in a statement. (PNA)