TABUK City is booming with emerging industries.
With an increase of 70,000 tourist arrivals annually, the city has fast become an eco-cultural destination with a thriving hospitality industry.
M Hotel, Tabuk City’s fifth hotel is the newest and the hippest with its relaxing all white exterior and wide range of amenities to cater to all types of events.
It is a quaint boutique style hotel with over 20 rooms, two restaurants, a coffee shop, function halls and KTV rooms.
Themed to be minimalistic with touches of Kalinga culture and arts found in their mini museum, the M Hotel experience promises to give you the comforts of a modern day hotel with a glimpse of the culture of the highlands.
A mini museum houses the collection of Mila Omegan’s family from the intricate collection of beads, jars and array of personal items, the tradition and culture of the Kalinga folk is sure of impress.
Opening in 2016, M Hotel has become one of the top destinations for events and seminars with complete amenities and service.
M Hotel has two full suites, five premier and nine standard rooms and for large groups, there are two dormitories and six quad rooms. Amenities include, two restaurants, one coffee shop, a swimming pool, KTV rooms for private parties and functions rooms for events, seminars and workshops.
Café Milan’s pastries and selection of hot and cold drinks as well as the main restaurant’s wide range of American, Japanese, Filipino and heritage Kalinga food choices will make each visitors experience special.
The tourism industry in the province continues to boom with cultural and eco-tourism spots all over the province offering immersion and homestay packages.
M Hotel offers to connect you to tourism adventures by providing information and recommendations for services to reach your place of choice.
In Kalinga, Tinglayan town records the highest number of arrivals due to cultural immersion and the non-stop visits of tourists to Buscalan Village where traditional tattoo’s by world renowned artist “Apo Whang-od” is done.
Tabuk City also offers white water rafting adventure packages in the Chico River as well as farm tourism adventures and the newly launched Naneng village life community tours.
Naneng is the oldest village in Tabuk and is the seat of heritage and culture of the city where weaving the traditional way is still done by women elders.
The village is also the birthplace of the first governor of the province.
Aside from Tinglayan, Kalinga is also promoting the municipality of Pasil for trekking adventures and a taste of slow food.
Tabuk City, Kalinga’s capital is also among one of the highest tourism arrival in the province despite the lack of data as the city houses several hotels in the area.
In 2016, Kalinga ranked second next to Baguio City in tourist arrivals followed by Mt. Province.
Back in the time when Tabuk was not yet a city, Davidson Hotel was the sole establishment to accommodate visitors. Today, there are five hotels in the area with the host of pension homes and resorts as well as home stay areas.