AEC2015 Implications on Tourism presented by ASEAN Secretariat
Transcript of AEC2015 Implications on Tourism presented by ASEAN Secretariat
AEC 2015 Implications on Tourism
8 April 2015, Singapore
ASAM Implementation ASAM Implementation FrameworkFramework
Economic Elements
Technical Elements
Air Transport
Dialogue Partner Engagement
Ancillary Services
Aviation Safety
Aviation Security
Air Traffic Management
ASEAN Air Transport Liberalisation Agreements
• ASEAN Multilateral Agreement of the Full Liberalisation of Air Freight Services (20 May 2009)
• ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services (20 May 2009)
• ASEAN Multilateral Agreement of the Full Liberalisation of Passenger Air Services (12 November 2010)
Characteristics of ASEAN Open Skies Agreements
• No limitation on capacity, frequency and aircraft • Without directional or geographic limitation • Serve behind, intermediate, and beyond points and points
in the territories of the Contracting Parties on the routes in any combination and in any order
• Transfer traffic from any of its aircraft to any of its other aircraft at any point on the routes
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Multilateral 5th Freedom
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AA
BB
CC
DD
EE
FF
Growth in Intra-ASEAN International Seats Offered by ASEAN Carriers (2003-2014)
Source: Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation with data provided by OAG
Engagement with Dialogue Partners
• ASEAN-China Air Transport Agreement (24 Jan 2011):• Protocol 1 on Unlimited Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights
Between Any Points in Contracting Parties • Protocol 2 on Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights
• ASEAN-ROK Air Services Arrangement – Drafting Agreement• ASEAN-Japan Air Transport Agreement – 1st Meeting held on 15-17
October 2014 in Nagoya, Japan• ASEAN-EU- 1st Meeting held on 3-5 December 2014 in Brussels
Weekly Services between ASEAN and China
1-7 Mar 2011•Cities in China: 19•City pairs: 65•Frequency: 774
1-7 Mar 2015•Cities in China: 36•City pairs: 112•Frequency: 1609
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Cross-Border Transport of
Passengers Background•Facilitate greater people mobility within ASEAN: one of them is through the facilitation of inter-state passenger land transportation.
Benefits•Cross border facilitation of the transport of passengers by road will lead to an increased flow of people through facilitation of seamless passenger traffic and a reduction of transport costs within ASEAN•Promote, develop and enhance tourism, investment, trade and cultural exchange among ASEAN Countries
Progress•CBTP is currently being drafted for signing
Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals(MRA TP)
ASEAN Travel and Tourism
Account for 4.6 percent of ASEAN GDP
Directly employ 9.3 million people
Indirectly support 25 million jobs
102 million international tourists (2014)
MRA TP
Signed on 12 November 2013
Objective: to facilitate mobility of Tourism Professionals
Recognition of tourism professional qualification
Benefits of MRA TP
Enhance conformity of competency based training
Skills recognition
Enhance the quality of tourism services
MRA TP covers 32 job titles
HousekeepingExecutive HousekeeperLaundry ManagerFloor SupervisorLaundry AttendantRoom AttendantPublic Area CleanerFront Office
Front Office ManagerFront Office SupervisorReceptionistTelephone OperatorBell Boy
Food ProductionExecutive ChefDemi ChefCommis ChefChef de PartieCommis PastryBakerButcher
Food and Beverages ServicesF&B DirectorF&B Outlet ManagerHead WaiterBartenderWaiter
Hotel Division Travel Services
Travel AgencyGeneral ManagerAssistant General ManagerSenior Travel ConsultantTravel Consultant
Tour OperationProduct ManagerSales and Marketing ManagerCredit ManagerTicketing ManagerTour Manager
What ASEAN has prepared
ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professional
Regional Qualification Framework and Recognition System
144 Toolboxes for Hotel Division
83 Master Trainers
89 Master AssessorsNational Tourism Professionals Boards Tourism
Professionals Certification Boards
Target 2015
Certification of 6,000 ASEAN Tourism Professionals by 2015
Establishment of ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System (ATPRS)
Regional Secretariat for MRA TP
Quality Tourism
The completion of following tourism standards and certification
process:
► Green hotel,
► Homestay,
► Spa services,
► Public toilet,
► Clean tourist city, and
► Community Based Tourism
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Thank you