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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Oceania Cruises sets booking record with 2022 summer season launch



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Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line announced that the launch of its 2022 Europe & North America Collection of voyages resulted in a record-setting day for a summer season launch. 

The record day represented a more than 20% increase over the line’s 2021 Europe & North America season launch, which occurred in August 2019.

Cruises to the Mediterranean and Baltic regions were exceptionally strong performers as were the line’s longer “Grand Voyages” that span multiple weeks and, in many instances, multiple continents. More than 90% of the reservations were new, cash bookings with less than 10% using future cruise credits issued for previously cancelled voyages. Additionally, one-third of the reservations were from first-time, new-to-brand guests.

“The tremendous response from our loyal repeat guests, our travel partners, and first-time guests underscores the tremendous pent-up demand for immersive, destination-focused cruises and our acclaimed small-ship experience that features The Finest Cuisine at Sea,” stated Bob Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceania Cruises.

With the strong demand for voyages in 2022, the line will be opening its 2023 Around the World voyage for reservations in January 2021 followed by the full season of 2022-23 winter collection of itineraries in February. In the summer of 2021, the line will open the inaugural season of the first of its highly anticipated Allura Class newbuilds for sale.

For additional information on Oceania Cruises’ small-ship luxury product, exquisitely crafted cuisine, and expertly curated travel experiences, visitwww.oceaniacruises.com, call Oceania Cruises on +65 31 651 677 (Singapore) or +852 2165 6010 (HK and the rest of Asia), or contact your preferred travel advisor. 

Creadoras: A Tribute to Betsy Westendorp



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On November 18, at 6:00 PM, Instituto Cervantes held the virtual art exhibit Creadoras: A Tribute to Betsy Westendorp, in gratitude for her generous donation of the artwork "Passage" and in recognition of her artistic career.

Together with Fernando Zóbel and Juvenal Sansó, the Spanish painter Betsy Westendorp, who considers the Philippines as her adoptive country, is perhaps the contemporary artist who best represents the connection between Spanish and Filipino art.

In its efforts to promote outstanding women on National Women’s Month, an exhibition in honor of Ms. Westendorp was initially programmed for March 14. However, it did not push through due to the lockdown. Instead, Instituto Cervantes created a short documentary, giving us a tour of the exhibition and an exclusive interview in which the artist tells us about her life and her work.

The highlight of the event is Betsy’s painting “Passage”, which is of special significance for the artist. This is accompanied by the works of various Filipino and Spanish artists with which they pay tribute to Westendorp, namely Phyllis Zaballero, Ivi Avellana Cosio, Marivic Rufino, Vicky Zubiri, Eva Baró, Carmen Brias, Cristina Grisar and Inma Ortoll.

The documentary will be followed by an interview with fellow artists Phyllis Zaballero and Marivic Rufino, as well as Ms. Tina Colayco, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, and finally, a message from Betsy herself.

Creadoras: A Tribute to Betsy Westendorp is presented by Instituto Cervantes and the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, with the collaboration of the Intramuros Administration and the contributing artists, as well as Manila-born Spanish musician Luis Eduardo Aute.

The link for the event is https://zoom.us/j/95665972044. Access is free of charge and open to all. For further information visit https://manila.cervantes.es or the Facebook page of Instituto Cervantes: www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila.

Ang Ruso ay binigyan ng mataas na grado sa kumpiyansa bilang tagagawa ng bakuna


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Inilathala ng Direktang Pondo ng Pamumuhunann ng Ruso (RDIF o Russian Direct Investment Fund, ang soberanong pondo ng kayamanan ng Ruso) ang mga resulta ng survey ng 12,000 tumugon mula sa 11 bansa tungkol sa pagbabakuna laban sa coronavirus at mga mas gusting piliin mula sa mga mapagpipiliang bakuna. Ayon sa mga resulta ng survey, 73% ng mga tumugon ay gustong mabakunahan laban sa coronavirus, habang ang bilang ng mga may kaalaman sa bakunang Sputnik V ng Ruso at nais mabakunahan ay mas mataas pa – 4 sa bawat 5 tumugon. Ang pagtaas ng proporsyon ng mga may kaalaman sa bakuna ng Ruso at nais mabakunahan, ay nagpapakita ng, bukod sa iba pang mga bagay, ng mas mataas na antas ng kumpiyansa sa Ruso bilang tagagawa ng bakuna sa buong mundo.

Ang plataporma ng adenoviral vector sa tao kung saan nakabatay ang bakunang Sputnik V ay halos siyam na beses na mas maaasahan kaysa sa platamorma ng adenovirus na hindi pantao.

Isinagawa ang survey mula Oktubre 9 hanggang Oktubre 19 ng YouGov, isang nangungunang pangkat ng pagsasaliksik ng datos at pagsusuri sa Reyno Unido. Kasali sa survey ang mga tao mula sa Brasil, Byetnam, Ehipto, Indya, Indonesiya, Malaysiya, Mehiko, Nigerya, UAE, Saudi Arabia at Pilipinas. Higit sa 2.5 bilyong tao ang naninirahan sa mga bansang ito, o higit sa 30% ng populasyon sa buong mundo. Ang survey ay naging isa sa pinakamalaki para sa paksang ito at ang unang pandaigdigang survey na kinasasangkutan ng mga bansa sa Gitnang Silangan at Timog Silangang Asya.

Ang survey ay isinagawa bago ang anunsyo na ang bakunang Sputnik V ay 92% epektibo sa pagprotekta ng tao mula sa COVID-19, ayon sa mga pansamantalang resulta ng pagsubok.

Mga Pangunahing Resulta ng Survey sa Pilipinas

• Karamihan sa mga kalahok sa pagsubok ay positibo hinggil sa pagbabakuna laban sa coronavirus (68% ng mga na-survey).

• Higit sa kalahati ng mga tumugon (55%) may kaalaman sa bakunang Sputnik V ng Ruso.

• Ang Pilipinas ay may mataas na kumpiyansa sa bakunang adenovirus sa tao (plataporma ng Sputnik V) dahil 12 x na mas marami sa mga tumugon na mas gusto ang bakunang adenovirus ng tao kaysa sa bakunang may plataporma na adenovirus na hindi pantao. 

• Ang Ruso ay binigyan ng grado bilang pinakamapagkakatiwalaang tagagawa ng bakuna, na may 26% boto na mas nangunguna sa Estados Unidos (23%) at Tsina (7%) sa mga bansang gumagawa ng bakuna; ito ay kinilala ng mga tumugon bilang nangunguna sa pinakamapagkakatiwalaan. 

▪ Hinggil sa kabuuang bilang ng mga pinagkukumpara para sa pinakamapagkakatiwalaang bansa (ang bawat isang tumugon ay nagbanggit ng tatlong bansa), ang mga nangunguna ay Estados Unidos, Ruso at Tsina na may 52%, 43% at 27% ng kabuuang boto ng mga tumugons, ayon sa pagkakabanggit.

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