An online whistleblower in Wikileaks revealed the
following reasons why our Tourism Industry is hobbling to keep up with our Asian
neighbors. They are:
Incompetent
officials
The changes in the leadership right now in the
department and the upcoming tourism congress hopefully address this concern.
It is not competence but the political will that
is lacking in order to leapfrog our tourism industry.
Unfavorable
financing options
Right
now the fewer ships that are plying our seas are caused by excessive leasing
fees National Maritime Leasing Corporation as perceived by local
operators. Studies
are needed in order to find solutions in lowering the rental fees.
Protectionist
policies
The open skies policy and elimination of unnecessary
tax in the airport will eradicate this perception of protectionism.
The former Secretary Alberto Lim pocket open sky policy started the
easing of protectionism. The ball is now at the hands of the present Secretary
to complete the task.
Others: Infrastructure
and Transportation link
There must be strong tourism cluster that focus
on improved infrastructure and transportation links will attract additional
tourists in the country. It will also give convenience that the tourists are
looking for to give a go in visiting our country.
If we can duplicate Hongkong and other countries
that have MRTs from Airport to Cities our tourism industry is in a good
position.
Modern Airports
Funds that will build Clark as the future
international airport of the country are underway. But the speed of realizing
it must be upped.
Time is of the essence because the present
administration’s transparent policies will help in promoting a speedy process
to achieve this goal.
The Challenge
is big but…
In one International Event which I will be
attending to promote our business and the country, majority of the buyers are
not choosing the Philippines as their future destination for the next two years
but still I am attending the event to promote the country and snatch some
accounts to favor and benefit our country.
The main reason is that we have no choice but to
continue and take the challenge head-on, continue to believe that the future
will be better if we take positive actions today.
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