Talisay City
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The Philippines is amongst the largest producer of cane sugar in the world. Globally, it ranked as the ninth largest while it placed second largest in the ASEAN, next only to Thailand, as of 2017. For a country that produces tons of sugars annually, it must have come from sources where there is a myriad of sugar canes.
Despite being an archipelago of several thousand islands, one island-province had always been a source of almost half of this produce—Negros Occidental.
But knowing the history of the country, it was not Visayas—to which the province of Negros Occidental belongs—that had been the source of these crops. Rather, it was the lower region—that is, in Mindanao—that is said to be the birthplace of the sugar harvest in the country, only to spread across the higher regions of Visayas and Luzon.
Although history claims that much of Visayas were already flourishing with sugar canes even before the Spanish colonizers set foot on the land, the first aborigines—the Negritos—certainly did not know about the cultivation of sugar cane as a crop.
There was a time in the history of the Philippines, therefore, that Negros Occidental was not a great source of sugar cane as it is known to this day. It might be obscure to most people outside of Talisay, but this once sleepy Sitio was the first planting bed which gave rise to an industry for the whole province.
History accounts for the enterprising priest of Spain, Fray Cuenca, to be the driving force behind sugar cane cultivation in Talisay and its subsequent improvement.
Although the burgeoning sugar industry might best describe Talisay, this continually developing city is also known for some tourist-worthy places that indeed attract some visitors from across the country.
Regarded as the “Taj Mahal” of Negros Occidental for its similarity in the story as to why it was built—for the loving memory of a sugar baron’s Portuguese wife—The Ruins is a relic of a 1920’s mansion whose remains was as a result of the land’s harsh history involving the Second World War.
Not rebuilt to be lived in again, The Ruins has become its own landmark to where it had always erected.
Click here for our review of The Ruins
Contact Details:
The Ruins
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone Numbers :(034) 476-4334/ 0917-832-6003
The Tana Dicang Lizares Ancestral House
The Tana Dikang Lizares Ancestral House also known as Balay ni Tana Dicang is conveniently located within the city proper. The mansion which is now considered as one of the attractions of Talisay City is owned by the Lizares Family. The place is a showcase of the olden affluent lifestyle of the Hacienderos in Negros Island.
Click here for Balay ni Tana Dicang Story
Contact Details:
Balay ni Tana Dicang
Address: Enrique Lizares St, Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: (034) 495 2104
Photo from Campuestohan FB Page
Campuestohan Highland Resort
Another man-made place of visit in Talisay city is the 5-hectare property Campuestohan Highland Resort which rests atop the high elevation with the verdant forests of Mt. Makawili as its background.
Strategically placed in between the cities of Bacolod and Talisay, the Campuestohan Highland Resort’s vantage point provides a view of the surrounding areas, consisting of almost half the land area of Negros Occidental and a bit of the neighboring region of Panay.
Click here for the Campuestohan Highland Resort Travel Guide
Contact Details:
Campuestohan Highland Resort
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: 0905 936 4778
Minulu-an Festival
Not forgetting—but otherwise giving tribute—to its Malay roots, the people of Talisay are devoted to the annual celebration of the Minulu-an Festival which showcases Talisaynon’s rich traditions and culture. Lasting for 6 days in a row, the Minulu-an Festival is held every September 4 to September 10, yearly.
Click here for the review of Minuluan Festival
Photo credits: Guerero Farm Fb Page
The Guerero Farm Resort
Located within the 30-hectare farm of the Guerero Family, the place is a nice place to visit over the weekend. The farm resort has a pool, a beautiful garden and offers facilities for people who would want to stay overnight.
Contact Details:
Guerrero Farm:
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: (034) 434 4368
Photo credits: Melba’s Farm FB Page
Melba’s Farm
This nice resort is located within the 10-hectare rainforest park in Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City. Their facilities include a kugon pavilion and an infinity pool.
Contact Details:
Melba’s Farm (Cabatangan Lodge)
Address: Sitio Masanglad, Barangay Cabatangan, Sitio Masanglad, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Mobile nos. 09329642973 / 09327699524/09333995630 / 09228137025
Landline: (034) 435-6513 / 476-7993 / 435-6513
Brgy. Concepcion Rambutan and Lanzones Plantation
Talisay City is known for its sweet lanzones and other tropical fruits like marang and rambutan
Talisay City is found in between Bacolod City on the South and Silay City on the North. From Bacolod, you can reach the place at approximately 10-15 minutes and about the same time if you are traveling from Silay City to where the airport is located.
Talisay City
The Philippines is amongst the largest producer of cane sugar in the world. Globally, it ranked as the ninth largest while it placed second largest in the ASEAN, next only to Thailand, as of 2017. For a country that produces tons of sugars annually, it must have come from sources where there is a myriad of sugar canes.
Despite being an archipelago of several thousand islands, one island-province had always been a source of almost half of this produce—Negros Occidental.
But knowing the history of the country, it was not Visayas—to which the province of Negros Occidental belongs—that had been the source of these crops. Rather, it was the lower region—that is, in Mindanao—that is said to be the birthplace of the sugar harvest in the country, only to spread across the higher regions of Visayas and Luzon.
Although history claims that much of Visayas were already flourishing with sugar canes even before the Spanish colonizers set foot on the land, the first aborigines—the Negritos—certainly did not know about the cultivation of sugar cane as a crop.
There was a time in the history of the Philippines, therefore, that Negros Occidental was not a great source of sugar cane as it is known to this day. It might be obscure to most people outside of Talisay, but this once sleepy Sitio was the first planting bed which gave rise to an industry for the whole province.
History accounts for the enterprising priest of Spain, Fray Cuenca, to be the driving force behind sugar cane cultivation in Talisay and its subsequent improvement.
Although the burgeoning sugar industry might best describe Talisay, this continually developing city is also known for some tourist-worthy places that indeed attract some visitors from across the country.
Regarded as the “Taj Mahal” of Negros Occidental for its similarity in the story as to why it was built—for the loving memory of a sugar baron’s Portuguese wife—The Ruins is a relic of a 1920’s mansion whose remains was as a result of the land’s harsh history involving the Second World War.
Not rebuilt to be lived in again, The Ruins has become its own landmark to where it had always erected.
Click here for our review of The Ruins
Contact Details:
The Ruins
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone Numbers :(034) 476-4334/ 0917-832-6003
The Tana Dicang Lizares Ancestral House
The Tana Dikang Lizares Ancestral House also known as Balay ni Tana Dicang is conveniently located within the city proper. The mansion which is now considered as one of the attractions of Talisay City is owned by the Lizares Family. The place is a showcase of the olden affluent lifestyle of the Hacienderos in Negros Island.
Click here for Balay ni Tana Dicang Story
Contact Details:
Balay ni Tana Dicang
Address: Enrique Lizares St, Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: (034) 495 2104
Campuestohan Highland Resort
Another man-made place of visit in Talisay city is the 5-hectare property Campuestohan Highland Resort which rests atop the high elevation with the verdant forests of Mt. Makawili as its background.
Strategically placed in between the cities of Bacolod and Talisay, the Campuestohan Highland Resort’s vantage point provides a view of the surrounding areas, consisting of almost half the land area of Negros Occidental and a bit of the neighboring region of Panay.
Click here for the Campuestohan Highland Resort Travel Guide
Contact Details:
Campuestohan Highland Resort
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: 0905 936 4778
Minulu-an Festival
Not forgetting—but otherwise giving tribute—to its Malay roots, the people of Talisay are devoted to the annual celebration of the Minulu-an Festival which showcases Talisaynon’s rich traditions and culture. Lasting for 6 days in a row, the Minulu-an Festival is held every September 4 to September 10, yearly.
Click here for the review of Minuluan Festival
Photo credits: Guerero Farm Fb Page
The Guerero Farm Resort
Located within the 30-hectare farm of the Guerero Family, the place is a nice place to visit over the weekend. The farm resort has a pool, a beautiful garden and offers facilities for people who would want to stay overnight.
Contact Details:
Guerrero Farm:
Address: Talisay City, Negros Occidental
Phone: (034) 434 4368
Photo credits: Melba’s Farm FB Page
Melba’s Farm
This nice resort is located within the 10-hectare rainforest park in Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City. Their facilities include a kugon pavilion and an infinity pool.
Contact Details:
Melba’s Farm (Cabatangan Lodge)
Address: Sitio Masanglad, Barangay Cabatangan, Sitio Masanglad, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Mobile nos. 09329642973 / 09327699524/09333995630 / 09228137025
Landline: (034) 435-6513 / 476-7993 / 435-6513
Brgy. Concepcion Rambutan and Lanzones Plantation
Talisay City is known for its sweet lanzones and other tropical fruits like marang and rambutan
Talisay City is found in between Bacolod City on the South and Silay City on the North. From Bacolod, you can reach the place at approximately 10-15 minutes and about the same time if you are traveling from Silay City to where the airport is located.
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The 2 e-commerce or digital marketing strategies that I saw are first on the article.
1. The first is the Guerrero Farm, the Guerrero farm strategy was to put their full contact details and the location in the article. So that the guest who wants to inquire about their place can contact and search their location and number easily.
2. The second is the Melba’s Farm, they also use the same strategies as the Guerrero’s Farm did. They also put their contact details in the website to be easily contacted by the people who are interested in their place. These strategies are so effective because it is more efficient and hassle free, to people who want to inquire immediately. They also add some information like a short background of their place.
Guerrero's Farm and Melba's Farm are located both in Talisay City, a place where many resorts and tourist attractions can be found. As you can see in the article, The Guerrero’s Farm is a 30 hectare farm. A farm resort has a pool, a very beautiful garden and they offer facilities for people who want to stay overnight. The place is good for family and friend vacation, since it can occupy more than 15 persons.
The location is nice for family or a group of friends who want to refresh and explore new activities. The place is best for these kinds of activities. Melba's Farm is also a nice place and it has 10 hectares of rainforest park in Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City. This is also a nice place where people can enjoy swimming. This place is recommended to people who love to swim with their family and relax. This is the perfect place for them to enjoy their quality time with their family who enjoy swimming. They also have the same strategies as the Guerrero’s. Through these strategies, they can attract many customers to inquire and visit their place not just for relaxing but also enjoy the view and the activities in the resorts.
3. The one activity that I want to propose is the “Hiking” Activity. Since most of the people want to try new activities, especially those who love hiking. Hiking is an activity that can make you love nature. In this way, many people will go to Talisay and try this activity. This activity will help the City of Talisay to attract more people to come and visit their place.
Talisay City Negros Occidental is a great place to visit. It has famous spots. To help more people discover and visit Talisay, we can use e-commerce and digital marketing. These tools help promote places online using websites, social media, and stories.
E-commerce or Digital Marketing Strategies
1. Digital Storytelling - We can write blogs or post videos that tell the story of Talisay's tourist spots. For example, we can share the love story behind The Ruins. This makes people feel connected and excited to visit. Digital storytelling builds trust and interest.
2. Social Media Marketing - We can post beautiful photos and short videos of Talisay on Facebook, Instagram etc.. We can also invite local influencers or vloggers to visit and share their experience. This help more people see the beauty of Talisay and plan their trip.
New Activity or experience
Talisay Heritage Food Tour - This is a new idea. it's a walking tour where visitors can taste local food like kakanin or sugarcane juice while learning about Talisay's history. We can promote this online using food blogs, short videos etc.. This will attract food lovers and culture fans.
In conclusion, Talisay City has many beautiful places and stories to share. By using digital story telling and social media, we can promote it to more people. Adding a new activity like the Heritage Food Tour makes the visit more fun and meaningful. With the help of online tools, we can make Talisay a top travel spot.
Talisay City can utilize Influencer Partnership and Social Media Marketing to effectively promote the place online.
1. Influencer Partnership - A very common digital strategy to promote a brand, place, or a product. Talisay City can collaborate with famous online influencers to promote their city because influencers can reach a large audience and build trust through authentic content. Their recommendations are often seen as more credible than traditional advertising making their followers more likely to visit the destination.
2. Social Media Marketing- Platforms like facebook, Instagram and Tiktok are commonly use today Talisay City can utilize these platforms to promote their city they can share videos and images online and write captions about the culture of their city to attract visitors.
3. For the activity to attract visitors Talisay City can have nature hikes. this activity is easy to organize and very family friendly it appeals to all kinds of visitors who seek adventure and enjoy scenic walks.
The following are two e-commerce or digital marketing strategies & new activity:
#1 The first e-commerce or digital marketing strategy is the search engine optimization (SEO). By just searching the keywords, SEO helps create a high traffic in the website. Example, upon searching the term, “the happy trip”, the website was found eventually which means it is easily navigated.
#2 The second e-commerce or digital marketing strategy is the use of social media. As I browse the website, social media was linked which adds to brand visibility. Also, this allows them to engage with wider audience or customers that the website will benefit. By linking other social media, this allows you to be recognized more, allowing auidences to have additional insights.
#3 The new activity or experience that can be produced digitally is a virtual tour, wherein viewers or visitors of the website can have a visual presentation of countries or cities being mentioned. Through adding short clips about certain places, this will attract more viewers or visitors not just within the website but in certain places being posted. Considering that additional visual aids appeals to many people because they can really have the sense of connection through movements and sounds in the video.
To help Talisay City boom online, here are effective digital marketing strategies and one exciting new visitor experience we can promote digitally.
1. Collaborating with local vloggers and content creators who have already established followers is highly effective. These creators have built trust with their local or regional audience, making their endorsement far more credible. They can offer their perspectives, creating engaging content that resonates with visitors who are looking genuine experiences.
2. Facebook is really effective platform to promote tourist destinations online because the majority of potential visitors actively use social media to research and discover new travel spots. This platform is inherently visual allowing for sharing photos and videos that easily inspire the desire to travel. Additionally its advertising tools enable precise targeting ensuring promotional content for unique attractions like The Ruins.
The propose activity is culianry held at Balay ni Tana Dicang merging historical tools with hands on cooking class. Visitors would learn to prepare and taste famous negrense delicacies offering a immersive cultural experience. This is effective for digital promotions because the hands on cooking and dining elements create extremely shareable video content for different platforms.
Talisay city is known for its rich history and tourist-worthy places which attracts visitors across the country and even foreigners. The most well known tourist destinations in Talisay city are The Ruins and Campuestuhan which both offers a unique experience to the visitors. To promote the city, the local government should invest in digital marketing to attract a more visitors to come in Talisay city.
To effectively promote the place online, the local government unit should utilize the following digital marketing strategies:
1. Social media marketing: One effective way to promote Talisay city is through social media platforms. In this way it would be easier to attract visitors because everyone is on social media. With this strategy, the local government unit should highlight the rich culture and top destinations in Talisay city.
2. Influencer marketing: The local government unit should invite local influencers to Talisay city to promote its place, food, and destinations. They could also make a contest in which they would invite aspiring influencers on how they would promote Talisay city to both local and global market.
Additionally, I would propose a virtual tours in which visitors could get to experience the beauty of Talisay city online.
E-COMMERCE. This is all about " SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MARKETING". By the use of different platforms like, facebook, instagram, tiktok, and youtube, it can promote Talisay city by posting about beautiful scenery, aesthetic reels, travel vlogs and local stories about the famous places like The Ruins, Campuestuhan highland resorts and many more.
DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY. This is all about " COLLAB WITH TRAVEL INFLUENCERS ". By inviting the local or international creators to visit Talisay and feature the City. For example: they can make a vlog about the food trips, things to do when you visit talisay city, or more. This part is authentic, they can gain trust of customers or travelers. It can also encourage visitors to use a unique hashtags, to make it popular. This Activity adds a good reason for tourist to stay longer, enjoy culture and create instagramable experience and memories.
#1 social media marketing
As Talisay city is known to be one of the major distributor of sugar canes in the Philippines and for its other attractions such as the ruins which is already famous for the tourist. One way they can do to further promote tourist spots in Talisay are either use the social media marketing or update the photo’s used to be more appealing to tourist.
#2 Influencer Marketing
Paired with social media marketing they can maximize the effects of that strategy by pairing it with local or international influencer or just pair up with travel vloggers to feature the tourist spots Talisay is known for.
One thing that I can think to add to the activity is the tree house campsite by tsala treetop lodge for a different kind of vibe for tourist to experience not the usually resorts but a retreat to the natures
The Guerero Farm Resort
The activity that is not mentioned in the article that I believe would excite and gain visitors is hiking activity. This is a great activity for visitors and have a lot of market since in this generation, more people engage in physical activities and it is also an emotional therapy for them. The mountain resort and the view above is fascinating and a lot of people will surely be excited to do this activity with their friends, family, etc. The gratification of success to reach the destination with a beautiful view, garden, pool, and other facilities can be thrilling but will surely be fun.
#1: Influencer Marketing
Nowadays, there are a lot of influencers who vlogs recommended places for vacation, for trips, for time off. Partner with an influencer to make a content and promote the place and activities, featuring the prices and amenities of the place and the activities that come with it, especially highlighting the hiking activity to entice teenagers and millennials that go with nature trips. This marketing strategy will surely be effective for locals of Negros Occidental and may gain a lot of views if the video and content is complete with information to catch attention of visitors.
#2: Social Media Marketing
This is also quite the same with influencer marketing, although in this strategy the content can be posted in any social media platform which can also reach globally. Make a content like a blog/vlog showing the place, activities (hiking), and testimonies of the experiences of visitors to gain attention and engagement. This marketing strategy will result in either the resort being famous online and the resort having a lot of visitors to accommodate, especially weekends and holidays for groups of visitors.
1. The first digital strategy is giving an history or an explanation about Negros Occidental, the roots of sugar industry, saying that it's not really from the Visayas but in Mindanao. It only spread across Visayas and Luzon but now in Negros occidental is one of the half sugar cane producers.
2. Next strategy is promoting Talisay city and the travel spots or guides where a family or travelers can go. From The place where there is history about the architectures (the ruins & balay ni tana dicang) to place where they can swim and see some animals ( campuestohan & the guerrero farm) and also their tributes, minulu an festival. They give nice pictures to give people a visual to what they will see in person.
3. Tractor Cafe is also one of the spots you can't miss in Talisay city. It's place just besides The ruins, so if you are done exploring the ruins, you can dine in the cafe. It's known for their various good food offers and have good ambience, they are open day and night. Its also a spot where you can go and relax if the city is too much. They have also vintage things design inside the cafe, but if you want outside they have also a spot like a romantic night.