Better transportation, infrastructure seen as keys to improve Philippine tourism
Transportation secretary Bautista identified how initiatives starting from higher airports to improved city transport might increase the variety of vacationer arrivals
TDM Editor
Philippine transportation secretary Jaime Bautista identified the significance of a sturdy transport sector with regard to boosting tourism within the nation.
Addressing members on the lately concluded eleventh Travel Madness Expo, Bautista spoke of how a extra environment friendly mass transportation system might assist enhance the variety of international travellers coming into the Philippines.
Bautista mentioned: “Our confidence in anticipating higher tourist arrivals hinges on a strong transport sector. Enhancing and modernising our transport systems will be crucial in ensuring tourists enjoy their vacations, beginning with their journeys to and from their homes [by way of air travel.]”
The secretary added that his division’s present flagship initiatives is not going to solely guarantee seamless mobility for the native inhabitants, however these shall be essential in supporting the promotional initiatives of the Department of Tourism.
Airports and commuter rail within the works
Among the initiatives cited by Bautista in his speech had been the continuing modernisation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Laguinduingan, and Bohol-Panglao Airports; as effectively as the event of the New Manila International Airport in Bulacan, a province to the north of the National Capital Region.
The nation’s seaports are additionally being given upgrades to make sea journey to numerous native vacationer locations extra handy.
With regard to city transportation, progress has additionally been famous for the North-South Commuter Railway and the Metro Manila Subway System.