Pagpapalakas ng hotel industry, tututukan ng DOT

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00:00The target of the Department of Tourism is to make the hotel industry better in the country.

00:04This has a big impact on the tourism sector.

00:07The DOT laid out how it can be improved.

00:10Rod Lagusan with the report. Rise and shine, Rod.

00:16The hotel industry is a big part of the tourism sector.

00:19That's why the Department of Tourism was established here.

00:22The DOT launched the Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Inc.,

00:27and the Philippine Hotel Industry Strategic Action Plan 2023-2028.

00:32According to Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco,

00:34456,000 demand for accommodation rooms is expected in 2028.

00:40In addition, there is a need for simultaneous demand for this

00:43where investments will be of great help.

00:47Under the current CREATE law,

00:49there are incentives for those who already own

00:53tourism-related infrastructure investments.

00:55The DOT's attached agency,

00:58the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, or TIEZA, was appointed here.

01:02TIEZA is able to offer investment incentives that include

01:06a lower corporate income tax,

01:08exemptions on importation duties that are related to the tourism investment,

01:13as well as certain amnesty.

01:16The Department of Tourism is also involved in the development of a road

01:19towards tourist destinations.

01:21That is why the government continues to push for a fund for tourism infrastructure,

01:26especially since it is not included in the budget of the DPWH.

01:29I believe that we are making headway

01:33and I'm optimistic that with the help of both Houses of Congress,

01:42as well as our President's continued articulation

01:49that tourism is a priority.

01:51I think that all of us are aligned in a sense that we recognize

01:58that investing in tourism is investing in the Filipino people.

02:02According to the Accommodation Capacity Survey of the DOT,

02:05currently, there are more than 335,000 rooms in the country.

02:10The plan is for the industry to have a roadmap in the years to come.

02:18In other words, this roadmap obviously should not end in 2028.

02:23We have to always remember that we're not competing among ourselves.

02:30We have to look at what the competitors are offering

02:33and this is where benchmarking comes in.

02:37At the last sectoral meeting with the President,

02:39the DOT brought forward the request of POA

02:41for the reclassification of tourism-related investment.

02:44We presented this to the President and he received it quite positively.

02:49So we're hopeful that with the improvement in the tiering,

02:54that there will be a longer time for the income tax holiday

02:58for tourism-related investment.

03:01According to the DOT,

03:031.45 million people are working in the accommodation industry.

03:07Rod Laguzad, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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