‘Invest more in tourism to sustain growth’

The next administration has been urged to invest more and make tourism one of the top priorities for the next six years to sustain the growth it has experienced in the past few years, according to a Department of Tourism (DOT) official.

“More budget for tourism to fully realize the potential of tourism to spur economic growth for the country and most especially for Mindanao. Because if you look at the statistics of DOT, we have shown that tourism is generating employment; one out of ten Filipinos are working in the tourism sector,” DOT XI Regional Director Roberto Alabado 3rd told The Manila Times in an interview.