published July 19, 2010 in BusinessWorld
TACLOBAN CITY -- Regional officials of national government agencies have called on the business community to invest in the construction of hotels and accommodation facilities here.
Department of Tourism (DoT) regional director Karina Rosa S. Tiopes said in an interview that the absence of big accommodation facilities here has deprived the tourism industry in the region of the opportunity to host major events and conventions.
"Our region has been on the list of proposed venues of national events because people want to see our tourist spots," Ms. Tiopes said.
The only existing big convention center in the city is owned by the city government and can seat over 3,000.
Cynthia R. Nierras, regional director of the Department of Trade and Industry and current regional tourism coordinating committee chairperson, said in their future investment promotion activities, they will present this gap that could be addressed by investors.
"Various groups have planned to hold gatherings in Tacloban City and Leyte but they changed their plans after learning that there was no accommodation facility that could house hundreds of their participants under one roof," Ms. Nierras said.
Records obtained from the Tourism department showed that there were 28 accommodation facilities with a total of 870 rooms in Tacloban as of June.
The city government has announced that it will incorporate DoT’s accreditation standard to raise the bar for local accommodation facilities. -- S. Q. Meniano
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