DOT, positibo na hindi makakaapekto sa turismo ng bansa ang planong paghihigpit sa visa...
DOT, positibo na hindi makakaapekto sa turismo ng bansa ang planong paghihigpit sa visa requirement ng mga Chinese nationals
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00:00 The Tourism Department believes that the plan to tighten the visa requirement for Chinese people will not affect the continued tourism in the country.
00:12 This is what Rod Lagusan reported.
00:14 According to the plan of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the tighter visa requirement for Chinese nationals,
00:22 the Department of Tourism is positive that it will not affect its target as a tourist arrivals this year.
00:29 Based on the data of the Department of Foreign Affairs,
00:31 when it comes to the top source markets of the country,
00:33 as of April 24, China is the third country with a large number of foreign tourists in the country.
00:39 Not only Chinese tourists in the Philippines, but also other nationalities.
00:44 I just returned to South Korea, where they are still the number one as our foreign tourist arrivals.
00:51 And there I received such positive prospects in terms of hopefully reaching our target of 1.8 million South Koreans, up to 2 million this year.
01:02 The coordination of the travel and tourism stakeholders there is continuous.
01:07 And if we compare it to other countries in ASEAN, when it comes to visa policy, the Philippines is more tight.
01:14 The Philippines is already the most stringent in terms of providing visas to the Chinese.
01:21 And that is why the announcement of the Department of Foreign Affairs, I feel, is consistent.
01:27 The situation that has been caused by these restrictive visa policies.
01:31 Of course, if we look at the tourism numbers, the Philippines is lagging behind in terms of the Chinese arrivals.
01:39 Because our neighbors are visa free.
01:43 The Department of Foreign Affairs also gave a hint that this is a policy decision of the DFA.
01:46 And the action will continue so that the stakeholders of the tourism industry will not be affected.
01:53 Like the continuous coordination of their tourism attaches for continuous tourism.
01:58 And it is also important to maintain that there is an opportunity in the tourism industry in the country.
02:02 According to Prasco, the country will continue to open up to other markets in the world, such as the Middle East and India.
02:08 Because we can see based on global tourism trends that the Middle East and India also have the potential
02:15 and are already providing vast numbers for our neighbors in the ASEAN.
02:20 And there is no reason why the Philippines should not be able to capture this market.
02:25 The DOT hopes that the tourism industry will continue to open up in the country.
02:29 Rod Laguced, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.