Melo Villareal
Young and Eager Travelers Take on this years Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge
The world is now everyone’s oyster, thanks to more affordable Cebu Pacific flights and for these five teams, traveling has never been more exciting. Participating in Cebu Pacific’s Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, they’ve taken on the adventure of visiting some of the most popular tourist spots scattered all over the country – within a predetermine budget.
From heritage sites to local delicacies, participants will be navigating their way through Philippines island’s while keeping within the PHP35,000 travel allowance. To help them with their task, Cebu Pacific is getting the aid of Adventure Coaches in the form of the country’s travel-loving celebrities. Putting in their much value expertise are: Saab Magalona, Robi Domingo, Champ LuiPio, Jude Bacalso and Bogart the Explorer.
The Challenger-Adventurers
Each team is composed of three people – all of them hailing from different parts of the country with their very own target destinations. From Bacolod, there’s the #JFFJUANTeamPH composed of Audrey Ramos, Glenn Layola and John Ray Blance with Coach Robi.
Coach Bogart the Explorer will be handling De La Salle students Marie Tuason, Samantha Rice, and Karlo Carranza, aptly named the #JFFTeamPura.
From the University of Philippines-Manila, there’s the #JFFTeamTag composed of April Baldovino, GianNicdao, and Patricia Quintero coached by Champ.
Coach Saab will be helping students from St.Paul University – Brendan Tangan, Cherson Bariuan, and Linus Pagulayan of #JFFTeamPablo.
Last, there’s #JFFTeamWork which will be cheered on by Coach Jude. The team is composed of April Nacion, Serge Calumpong, and Jaysson Presores.
All five teams are already terribly excited with the challenge – and who wouldn’t be? Hailing from different Universities, these young adventurers aren’t strangers to travel and will utilize their resources carefully in order to win this fifth installment of Cebu Pacific’s yearly game. The predetermined limit on expenses definitely makes the whole game much more challenging.
Winners Get More
So what’s in it for the winners? More travel opportunities, of course! The Ultimate Backpackers will win a Travel All You Can pass, allowing each member of the winning team to board any domestic and international short-haul flight they want in one year completely FREE. To make things more memorable, team members will also get freebies and gears that every traveler will find useful in their backpack. In the history of the game, this is by far the BEST winning prize given to competitors.
Cebu Pacific is also likely to provide prizes for those who didn’t come out on top. Of course, let’s not forget that just by being part of the Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, each and every one of these travelers is already a winner. The all-expense paid trip that gets them all over the country certainly provides sufficient excitement as they use their wits and enthusiasm to make the most out of every trip. The input of their Coaches and social media will bring all these factors together for that one-of-a-kind experience.
For more information about the Backpacker Challenger, check out www.juanforfun.com or follow them through Twitter or the official Facebook page. Watch out for updates through social media to find out what’s happening with your favored teams.
