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The fully booked hotels for the MassKara Festival highlights next week are seen to drive the economy of Bacolod City.
"We will clearly reach our target," Councilor Jason Villarosa, chairperson of the City Council committee on tourism, said Thursday, October 12, after Bobby Magalona, President of the Hotels and Restaurant Association of Negros Occidental (HRANO) earlier announced that hotels in Bacolod City are now in full capacity for the weekend of October 19-22, when the festival goes full blast to celebrate the highlights.
Villarosa said this is not only good for Bacolod but also for the province as well, as the spillover due to full capacity will benefit them.
He said they expect thousands of MassKara revelers for the highlights of the festival.
Magalona earlier said that this weekend alone, establishments in the city have already posted 70 percent occupancy.
"We are thankful and the economic opportunity this festival brings, as it shows we are really gaining popularity as a festival and this translates to positive economic growth," he said.
Due to the high occupancy rate, he added that hotels and restaurants have hired additional manpower.*