Tips to Make the Most out of your Business Trip

A trip to Davao City can be fun regardless of if you don’t have a budget or if you have one.

For both choices, it might be hard for you to stay away from the company’s planned itinerary. But a trip to Davao might become more interesting if you follow our tips below.

To help you get started on having a more fun time in Davao City, consider doing our tips below:

TThose who prefer to splurge can have the luxuries offered by the high-end hotels like Acacia Hotel, Seda Abreeza, DusitD2 Davao, Park Inn by Radisson, Red Planet, Hotel Tropika, Dusit Thani Residence, Waterfront Insular Hotel, The Royal Mandaya, Blue Lotus and more. Hotels sometimes provide chauffeurs leading you to locations they have pre-determined.

For the budgetarians, you can stay in nice hotels for affordable prices. They usually offer free breakfast meals but sometimes there are none at all. There are nearby carenderias or local restaurants that provide a hearty meal.

There are a lot of activities offered by Davao. In nearby municipalities there are plenty of natural attractions, but in the city proper itself there are nice places you can go to for an hour or two with business associates or by yourself.

To avoid a hotel-meeting-hotel lifestyle for the rest of your business trip, visit some of the malls in the city. There is Abreeza Mall, SM Lanag Premier, Aldevinco Shopping Center, Gaisano Mall, SM City, The Peak, Felcris Centrale, Poblacion Market CentralKCC Mall of Gensan, Robinson Gensan, SM City, Veranza, RD Mall, and FitMart.

If you don’t want to blend into a crowd but instead wants to relax in a cafe, you can go to the Stella Hizon Reyes Drive dusitD2 Davao
and check out Madayaw Cafe. It might be better if you go for cafes found in Downtown for easier access. Siam Lounge, The Vigan Dinasaur, Starbucks, Think up, Blugre Coffee, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, SM Lanang, Habi at Kape and Coffee for Peace Inc. and Frog Kaffee are some local favorites.

Plenty of first-time travelers can underestimate the roads and routes of Davao City. Some abstain from exploring even Downtown thanks to the confusion they can get from the public transportation system. The humid air and traffic at peak hours is not very inviting to those who just want to explore the city.

On times that you have an appointment far from the city, it is good to have your own rental unit that you have all to yourself. Unlike public transportation where you have to wait for the entire vehicle to get filled before traveling, a self-drive rental gives you freedom of movement.

A good rental car from Davao Rent a Car can be easily arranged. With our diverse selection of rental vehicles at affordable rates, you can go to your business meetings in style and have more liberties when exploring Gensan.

Explore the local options and skip from the fast food chains. When you’re in a new location, the best way to get to know the place is through their food and people.

They say the best way to get to know a new place is by exploring it through food. Davao is a city that is famous for its laid-back lifestyle. But the locals do take their food seriously. Davao delicacies are often made of simple ingredients, but they are given a uniquely Davao-esque gastronomic twist.
Explore Davao City through food and sample these delectable Davao delicacies on your next trip to the city. After falling in love with Davao food, you might want to move to this vibrant city! Create your new home base with a luxury condominium in Davao. After an exciting day of trying and sampling some famous Davao food, relax in your luxury condo in Davao City.

Davao is famous for skewered and grilled dishes or fresh seafood dishes. Popular dishes include grilled tuna belly, grilled squid, and grilled chicken.
But a truly Davao famous food you will easily find throughout the city is kinilaw. Davao kinilaw is made from fresh tuna, mackerel, or swordfish, with cucumber and chili peppers marinated in vinegar.
Sinuglaw is also a famous food in Davao, combining sinugba (grilled) and kinilaw. Here, grilled pork belly is added to kinilaw for a satisfying explosion of flavor.
Fresh fruits also make an appearance in Davao delicacies, especially Durian and bananas. Davao celebrates Durian, turning it to candy and desserts for locals and tourists to enjoy. Bananas are also a staple of Davao street food, but instead of frying them and coating them in sugar, bananas are skewered and grilled before they are brushed with margarine and sprinkled with sugar. Its the smokier sister to the more commonly known banana cue that is popular in the streets of the country.

Top Davao Delicacies You Have To Try
Law-uy
Law-uy is a Davao food that many consider a sumptuous Filipino comfort food. It is a delicious vegetable broth with okra, squash, eggplant, taro, jute leaves, and patola (silk squash). You can also add malunggay leaves to this dish. The soup is clear, though slightly thick due to the addition of okra. Law-uy is simple, delicious, and nutritious.
This Davao delicacy pairs perfectly with rice and can warm you up on a cold or rainy day. Imagine cooking this simple meal on a rainy day, while you stay snug and warm inside your luxury condominium in Davao. Truly one of the best comforting meals you can have in the city.

This version of adobo is one of the unique and must-try Davao delicacies that should be on your bucket list. Kalderobo is Davao-style adobo. But instead of using pork or chicken, this dish is made with premium beef that is soft and tender. It tastes absolutely delicious as the familiar flavor is used with a different ingredient.