TMS Kicks Up Adventure Tourism

Hannah Sarmiento bravely tries the zipline in Kampo Uno's Tower inside UP Diliman.

TMS Kicks Up Adventure Tourism

Last August 26, the University of the Philippines Tourism Management Society, in relation with the Alternative Class Learning Experience for 2009 themed “No Limits, No Boundaries”, laid out XXX: Xtreme Xperience to the Xth level.

Thirty-three participants made up of both students and professors were divided in groups of three, making up the eleven teams who competed in the “Amazing Race-inspired” event which involved tracking clues leading to the different stations manned by the organization’s members around the entire campus.

Eleven stations, each imposing activities such as rappelling, zip-lining, Tyrolean traverse, and two-cable traverse, were needed to be surpassed by the teams in the fastest time possible. The race began at 2 and ended at 6 in the afternoon.

Free snacks inside the Asian Institute of Tourism’s lobby and picture-taking followed the race.

The event was made possible through partnerships with Kampo Uno, UP Red Cross Youth, and UP Corps of Cadets.

UP TMS holds Christmas party

UP TMS holds Christmas party

After the Lantern Parade last December 18, the members of the University of the Philippines Tourism Management Society held its annual Christmas party at the Agave Resto, Skygarden, SM North Edsa, Quezon City.

Thirty members with the organization’s adviser, Prof. Richard Gonzalo, shared the Mexican dinner. Two of TMS’s alumni, Rayka Estal and Brynn Johnson Julia, were present during the party. Exchanging of gifts was done later in the night.

TMSers join Children’s Paskuhan

Hundreds of children invited by the LVF listens to the emcee as food is distributed around

TMSers join Children’s Paskuhan

Five members headed by Vice-chairperson for External Affairs Hannah Sarmiento volunteered together with Magnakultura Foundation in Laura Vicuna Foundation, Inc.’s Annual Partihan in Don Bosco School, Sta. Mesa, Manila last Dec. 12.

Sarmiento, Pershen Cruz, Clarisse Bacister, Rachelle Antonio, and Paolo Abellanosa assisted Magnakultura executive director Dickie Aguado in teaching Philippine games to approximately 1,000 children from different parts of Metro Manila.

UP TMS has been one of Magnakultura’s partners in promoting culture to children for two consecutive years.

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