CDC travel advisory vs PHL seen to have little impact - BusinessMirror

This was the response of Tourism Congress of the Philippines president Jose C. Clemente III to the latest pronouncement of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advising against travel to the Philippines due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. “If you look at the other Level 3 countries on the CDC list, these include Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom … and yet people are still traveling there,” he said.

“Personally, I don’t think [the advisory] will affect our bookings. It’s like they don’t care anymore about Covid, even if they have to quarantine. I am getting more bookings now from the Netherlands, who are probably on revenge travel mode, and Canada,” said Clemente, who is also president of the 50-year-old Rajah Tours Philippines. market continues to remain strong, and will keep being so, whether or not there is a CDC advisory.

As of August 15, the Department of Health has reported 3,484 new Covid cases, with active cases reaching 38,982 nationwide. The positivity rate across to the country is now 14.8 percent.

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