MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DoT) and the Ministry of Tourism of India have recently signed a cooperative agreement that will jumpstart projects mutually benefiting the travel industries of the Philippines and India.
The agreement includes a seven-day exchange program to allow each party to share experiences in tourism product creation, promotion and marketing, cultural and medical tourism, as well as manpower and infrastructure development.
Industry learning session begins in September 2009 with a five-member delegation from India visiting the main tourist destinations in the Philippines. The DoT will organize a similar team to visit India in 2010.
The two parties will further look into enhancing the industry's human resources by organizing and facilitating seminars, workshops and conferences, with much focus on cultural and ecological tourism, hospitality, health and wellness tourism.
