Tips to Make the Most out of your Business Trip

A trip to Laog 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 Laoag might become more interesting if you follow our tips below.

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

Those who prefer to splurge can have the luxuries offered by the high-end hotels like Zuir Inn, Java Hotel, Plaza Del Norte Hotel and Convention Center, Hotel Lourdes, Viven Hotel, The Guest House Laoag, Palomari Apartel, AA Travelers Inn, Laoag Renzo Hotel, West Gate Hotel, The Palacio de Laoag Hotel, La Elliana Hotel, Rio Grande Laoag, 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 Laoag. 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 ME Shopping Center, Puregold Laoag, Savemore Market Laoag, Laoag Commercial Center, 105 Department Store, Mart One Department Store, Red Dot, Robinsons Ilocos, and SM Laoag UC
If you don’t want to blend into a crowd but instead wants to relax in a cafe, you can go to
Brgy. 23 M.H. Del Pilar St, corner Vintar Road,
and check out Good Vibes Cafe. It might be better if you go for cafes found in Downtown for easier access. U Chill Tea Cafe, Cafe Grandioso, Eat and Sip Cafe, Cafe Marqueza, Criby Haven Cafe, Cheesecakes Bus Cafe, CAfe Anita, Pahinga Coffee Shop, and Cafe Tribu are some local favorites.

Plenty of first-time travelers can underestimate the roads and routes of Laoag 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 Laoag 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 Laoag.

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. Laoag is a city that is famous for its laid-back lifestyle. But the locals do take their food seriously. Laoag delicacies are often made of simple ingredients, but they are given a uniquely Laoag-esque gastronomic twist.
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If you’re a foodie looking to tantalize your taste buds with unique and delectable delicacies, Laoag City in the Philippines is a must-visit destination. This city is known for its rich culinary traditions that reflect a blend of local and international flavors. In this blog post, we’ll delve into some of Laoag’s most beloved dishes, from sweet treats to savory street food.

The best Laoag food is in Ilocos Norte and they are proud of their unique cuisine. The Best Food is available in many great restaurants. The local garlic is wonderful, also the local vinegar called sukang ilukois renowned and some compared with really good quality Balsamic vinegar.

Bagnet
(they pronounce this as bug-net) and is an Ilocano version of lechon kawali. These are pork squares that are boiled in a salty solution; then they are dried in the air; then they are deep fried twice until they become crisp and golden in color.

Pinakbet (they pronounce this as pee-nak-beht) and this a stew comprising long beans, eggplant, squash, tomatoes, bitter gourd and chilli peppers) It is like an Ilocano version of the French ratatouille

Longganisa (they pronounce this as long-gan-nisa) is a very strong tasting Ilocos sausage that is seasoned with local garlic. This is a little like Spanish Chorizo sausage.

(they pronounce this as ab-row) and this is a delicious vegetable dish cooked in a fish stock or broth.

Insarabsab (they pronounce this as in-sarab-sab) is this is grilled pig ears and the cheeks, and is the local Ilocano variation of sisig.
Empanada. (they pronounce this as em-pa-nada) This is the most popular street food in Ilocos Norte. Empanada is made from grated papaya, eggs and longganisa wrapped in an orange colored rice dough and is the top snack merienda in Northern Luzon.
Dont forget to try these other local Laoag food delicacies biscotcho crackers, cornicks crispy corn kernels, linga sesame seed, and tupig sticky rice.
Why not visit the local market for Laoag Food and local cooking ingredients to chichacorn crunchy corn bits or my favorite sweet potato chips. The central market is the best place to buy pasalubongs.
You also must try Ilocano delicacies such as dinakdakan which is grilled pig ear mixed with pig brain and mayonnaise, with onion and pepper to taste; also try igado which is pork meat and liver sautéd in vinegar and soy sauce, and of course bagnet which is deep fried pork belly best served with tomatoes and bagoong which is salted paste made from anchovies or shrimp and spring onion

Some other great Laoag food treats are the local fruits all soaked in sukang iluko and they include my favorite which are green mango slices. Also there are the fruits karmay, singkamas, siniguelas, manibalang na papaya, green balayang bananas and even more local fruits. There are known locally as inartem, which means soaking. I call them drunken fruit. These go really great with a barbecued and fried pork, beef and chicken and even BBQ fish.
The secret of Ilocano cuisine is its simplicity. Like French cuisine it uses simple inexpensive ingredients. It is the peoples food!
An essential part of Ilocano cuisine are the bitter tasting dishes. This bitter taste is interwoven through grilled fish, meat stews and fresh garden salads. They are wonderfully balanced against sweet and sour and then salty. The use of sukang iluko really makes the difference.
On of the signature dishes is pinakbet which is vegetable stew that is made from bitter melon, squash, eggplant and okra with crisp pork belly bagnet. Also try puqui-puqui which is made from eggplant, tomatoes and eggs. Another dish is baradibud which is a delicious vegetable stew.
Also try a local dessert called bibingka.