Travel Time now in magazine

MANILA, Philippines - Susan Calo Medina, your reliable travel companion to various exciting Philippine destinations with her award-winning travel show Travel Time (ANC Saturdays 9:30 a.m. with replays Wednesdays 10:30 p.m.), brings the Philippine archipelago and other foreign destinations closer to the readers with her Susan’s Travel Time, The Magazine.

Undecided where to go on your honeymoon? Where to go and what to do with your limited budget? Where to shop and eat native delicacies that you can’t always find in the bustling metro? Travel Time, The Magazine has all the answers and more.

Lala Dimaano is managing editor with Floy Quintos as creative director.

For its maiden issue, the magazine will have two major features on Philippine destinations: Negros Oriental (Nature and Nurture in Negros Oriental) as the cover story and Surigao del Sur (Surigao del Sur: The Paradise It Could Be) as an emerging destination featured in the section, Detour. Both of these stories will have personal notes from Susan. The two articles are written by Floy. 

The magazine also contains exciting articles for seasoned and occasional travelers: Letters from Abroad (inside information on the best places to visit in a foreign destination as written by a resident). For the first issue, it will feature Singapore with Soul written by Noelle de Jesus; Flavors (Culinary Trips) — The Flavors of Pampanga with a recipe of the near-legendary Medina Ensaimada; Soul (Arts and Culture) — UST’s Lumina Pandit by Lito Zulueta; Whole (Wellness Tourism) — Hilot: The Filipino’s Ability to Touch and Heal. The story will feature several recommended spas with Hilot treatments; Quick and Easy (Budget Trips) — Baguio: The P5,000 Challenge (Enjoy a three-day vacation in Baguio with your friends for less than P5,000 each); Dossier — An Insider’s Guide to 168 Shopping; Market — A list of Christmas Bazaars; Celebrate — A list of Philippine festivals from October-December; On Stage — A list of CCP performances from October-December; Memo (Tourism Industry News) — Following a Gold Standard. An interview with Department of Tourism Sec. Alberto Lim; Travel Green — Are We There Yet? Tips on how you can travel without harming the environment by Anna Ignacio of WWF Philippines; Savvy — More Peanuts, Please? Silly airline questions answered; and By Demand — ‘Tis the Season to Say “I DO!” Philippine Wedding Destinations.

Travel Time Magazine is available in National Bookstore, Mini Stop, 7-11 and gasoline station convenience stores.