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Articles & Analysis | Recognised potential: A government-led effort to promote the country’s appeal from The Report: The Philippines 2012
After several years in the wilderness, the Philippines’ tourism industry is beginning to enjoy an international renaissance which, combined with an ambitious domestic infrastructure spending spree, has the capacity to catapult the country into one of the region’s best performers over the next decade. A regional leader back in the 1970s, its...
Articles & Analysis | Meeting the need: Renewed focus on conference facilities to incentivise business travel from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Business inspired a modest 15% of international arrivals in the Philippines in 2010, according to Department of Tourism (DoT) statistics, which might go some way to explaining the country’s low stake in the international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) market. However, as with much of the nascent international tourist...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ramon Jimenez, Secretary, Department of Tourism (DoT) from The Report: The Philippines 2012
How can the Philippines distinguish itself from alternative tourism destinations in the region?
Articles & Analysis | Getting ready: Industry capacity is set to increase to cater for more visitors from The Report: The Philippines 2012
The government’s stated aim of 10m international visitors by 2016 is ambitious, but one with attractive benefits for an economy that has long fallen short of its potential. Such a surge would raise tourism revenues in excess of P1.8trn ($40.8bn), equivalent to 7% of GDP, and generate 10m jobs, the benefits of which would cascade through the economy...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Cristino Naguiat Jr, Chairman and CEO, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) from The Report: The Philippines 2012
What role is gaming likely to play as part of the Philippines’ bid to expand its hospitality sector?