Published on : Monday, June 11, 2018
“Tourism will become an agent to reduce poverty and inequality…We will bring sustainable tourism on board,” said Puyat during the inauguration of Terminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
Puyat said that rural and farm tourism will be given priority as these programs are mandated by law and are part of the Duterte administration’s 10-point socio-economic agenda.
She promised to provide the country’s food industry with an opportunity to grow alongside other tourism products. Puyat added that her office would also maintain working closely with partners in government and the private sector for developing policies on access, connectivity and security.
The DOT targets 12 million inbound visitors and 89.2 million domestic travelers by 2022. The country’s Tourism Direct Gross Value Added (TDGVA) amounted to P1,929.3 billion, as per the Philippines Statistics Authority. Compared to the country’s total exports, the share of inbound tourism expenditure was 9.2 percent.
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