ASEAN Cooperation on Tourism Presentation

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ASEANCOOPERATION ON

TOURISMAileen Clemente

November 20, 2013


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Credits to Suphatsaquadeekul, Executive Director of Bureau of ASEAN Affairs


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FREE FLOW OF

INVESTMENT Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority

(TIEZA)Registration as an Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ) of tourism

related entities are entitled to incentives both fiscal andnon-fiscal, to promote investments in the Philippines

Fiscal Incentives

Income Tax Holiday for up to 6 years

Exempted from payment of all national and local

taxes

5% on gross income

Exemption from custom duties


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FREE FLOW OF

INVESTMENT

Non-Fiscal Incentives

Employment of Foreign Nationals for the following positions:executive, supervisor, technical, advisor/consultant

Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV)

Working Visas

Buildings and lands in a TEZ may be leased to foreigninvestors for fifty years and renewable of no more thantwenty-five years.This is also known as the Investor's LeaseAct or Republic Act 7652

Repatriation of Investment


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FREE FLOW OF

INVESTMENT

TEZs Location DateDesignated

Amount ofInvestment

in PHPCiudad de la

VictoriaSta. Maria,Bulacan

Feb. 14, 2012 15.6 B

Resorts World

Manila

Pasay Feb. 14, 2012 30 B

Queens

CastleMedellin,

CebuSept. 20, 2012 1.56 B

Source: TIEZA Report during the January 2013 Tourism Congress GMM


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MUTUAL RECOGNITION

AGREEMENT (MRA) ON TOURISM

MRA on Tourism

Enable the mobilityof employment forskilled tourismlabor within theASEAN


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ASEAN COOPERATION IN

TOURISM Objectives

Develop and promote ASEAN as a single andcollective tourism destination with world classstandards, facilities, and attractions

Enhance cooperation in the tourism sector amongMember Countries to achieve facilitation of intra-ASEAN travel and free trade investment in tourismservices;

Provide a common forum for discussion of majorissues and developments in travel and tourism


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PLAN OF ACTION

Areas for Enhanced Tourism Cooperation

1. Exchange of information and experience;

2. Coordination and/or harmonization of tourism policies andprograms;

3. Marketing, training, research and information dissemination;4. Facilitation of intra-ASEAN travel;

5. Promotion of tourism incentives to facilitate the development oftourism infrastructure and other related travel and tourismfacilities;

6. Promotion of private sector participation and enhancing public-

private sector collaboration;

7. Closer cooperation with ASEAN Dialogue Partners and otheremerging markets to promote tourism to ASEAN;

8. Joint approaches in addressing international and regional tourism

issues in areas of common interest


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STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS

TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES

Strategy I: Marketing the ASEAN region asa single tourist destination with multi-faceted attractions and world class

standards and facilities


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ASEANTA


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ASEANTA


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STRATEGIES AND ACTIONSTO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES

2014Malaysia

2015Myanmar

2016PHILIPPINES


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EXAMPLE OFEXISTINGINTRA-ASEAN

PRODUCTS/PACKAGE


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EXAMPLE OFEXISTINGINTRA-ASEAN

PRODUCTS/PACKAGE


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STRATEGIES AND ACTIONSTO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES


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STRATEGIES AND ACTION



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Strategy II: Encouraging TourismInvestments under a More Competitive

Regime


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Strategy III: Developing a Critical Pool ofTourism Manpower


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Strategy IV: Promoting EnvironmentallySustainable Tourism


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TYPHOON YOLANDA


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TYPHOON YOLANDA


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PREPAREDNESS

VULNERABILITY


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Strategy V: Facilitating Seamless Intra-ASEAN Travel


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All Pending in theCongress:

Senate Bill 1612 of2013

Senate Bill 481 for2013

Senate Bill 19 for 2013

Senate Bill 2384 of2010


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Source: Asec. Canizals Presentation at the Aran kada Roundtable Discussion Jul 2013


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Source: Asec.Canizals Presentation at the Aran kada Roundtable Discussion Jul 2013


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Source: Asec.Canizals Presentation at the Aran kada Roundtable Discussion Jul 2013


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TOURISM STATISTICAL

DATABASE


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