Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship mounted a Facebook live entitled, “We GO as One forTourism” that featured tourism industry captains and association leaders that tackled how the tourism sector can recover and bounce back amidst the different challenges and issues caused by COVID-19 pandemic.Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion led the program together with Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat who gave her message on how to boost the tourism industry towards the new normal.
Panel discussions focused on the strategic importance of working together to preserve and protect the tourism industry as a vital contributor for economic development revitalization after COVID-19, and emphasized on the five strategic investment areas (Arrivals, Access,Accommodations, Attractions and Activities) on Tourism that the country can focus on inorder to revive domestic and international tourism“
Many businesses, whether micro, small or medium enterprise, are affected. I believe that this isgoing to pass. What we are trying to do is to continue to hold hands that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Let’s create an environment that allows us to run our businesses provided that we have that defense as we gradually open up the economy and the tourism industry. I'm really positive that the Philippines has a lot of potential in tourism, and this is basically because of the good work Sec. Berna has done, and many of our entrepreneurs who have taken the risk of building hotels. I believe that our tourism sector will continue to be one of the most vibrant sectors in the country and in the world,” Concepcion shared.
Secretary Puyat also emphasized a sustainable approach on how to bring back the tourism industry: “We’re finding solutions to the challenges we have identified. The DOT, in cooperation with the National Government Agencies and Various tourism tourism stakeholders, through the tourism congress of the philippines is currently formulating the tourism response recovery program or the TRRP. This will serve as our master plan to get our industry back more stronger and resilient.”
Puyat also expounded the ‘new normal’ in the tourism industry: “The consensus so far is that the new normal involves new standards and protocols for a safe and responsible tourism recovery.”
Moreover, the first panel speakers were Arthur Lopez, President of Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Mink Metmowlee, President of ASEAN Tourism Association, Jose Clemente III, President of Tourism Congress of the Philippines, and Maria Paz Alberto, President of the Philippine IATA Agents Travel Association.Moreover, Gilbert Santa Maria, President and COO of PAL Incorporated, Henry Chusuey, Chairman of Henann Group of Resorts, Mario Cesar Mamon, Chairman and President of Enchanted Kingdom, and Michelle Enriquez, Founder of DIY Travel Philippines gave valuable discussion on the second panel.
The discussion was also joined by moderators Issa Litton, Head Trainer & COO of 1Lit Corp and Gretchen Ho, TV host and news personality. The program was hosted by Chal Lontoc, CEO of Jeron Travel and Tours.
Three lucky winners bagged 10,000 each as part of the program's raffle promo.
The session was the first among the We GO as One Series, an online thematic learning sessionthat aims to be a platform to tackle different challenges and issues encountered by specific sectors like tourism, agriculture, among others and what are the current actions being done to address them. The Facebook live show also aims to discuss how the different industries can prepare for the “new normal” post-ECQ.
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