DOT urges LGUs to hold out-of-town seminars to boost tourism

To boost domestic tourism and to show it was safe to travel locally, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday night said President Duterte himself was set to fly to top destinations in the country starting next week.

“We have also proposed to the Office of the Secretary to engage the Philippine bureaucracy, especially if it’s in the approved budget of the government offices, to consider out-of-town meetings because this will stir the purchase of airline tickets, bookings of not really five star hotels,” Boncato said at the Senate’s tourism committee hearing.

Sen. Nancy Binay, who chairs the tourism committee, said the DILG might have to suspend its order against out-of-town seminars. By March 1, there will also be a nationwide Philippine shopping festival involving all major malls in the country, he said.Binay said she was concerned about the worst-case scenario where locals would be afraid to travel even within the country to avoid contracting the virus.

There could also be financial breaks for small businesses, such as the suspension of their payments to Pag-Ibig and the like.Desiree Bandal, global affairs head of AirAsia Inc., said the airlines had to cancel flights because of the travel ban, and it would help if it would be given discounts on landing charges, user fees, and other government charges.

LeilasINQ Kala ko ba wise spending. Parang it cancels out the benefits if there are any and might be doing more harm than good to the ‘sponsoring’ departments. You increase the expenses of one for the benefit of the other. It’s not a wise solituon IMHO.

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