PH Ambassador to Czech Confirms PH Readiness to Welcome Tourists at a Meeting with Tour Operators in Prague
Philippine Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ombra T. Jainal speaks before a number of Czech travel and tour companies at the venue and to another group of Philippine tourism companies via videoconference (Prague PE photo)
PRAGUE 31 May 2022 – The Philippine Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ombra T. Jainal opened the breakfast meeting on “The Philippines: It’s More Fun with You” with Czech travel and tour companies at Andaz Prague Hotel on 25 May 2022.
The Ambassador reiterated that the Philippines has been open for foreign tourists since February 2022 and Czech tourists can enter the Philippines without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days upon presentation of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate and negative RT-PCR test result 48 hours before departure from port of origin (or with lab-taken antigen test 24 hours before departure from point of origin).
“The Philippines is close to achieving 70% of its 109 million total population vaccinated against COVID-19. As of 17 May 2022, 61.6% of our population are fully vaccinated, ranking the Philippines as 14th out of 205 countries in terms of total doses of vaccines administered. Our tourism industry actors are vaccinated against the virus; thus, ensuring the health and safety of both local and foreign tourists in the Philippines,” Ambassador Jainal highlighted.
In a pre-recorded message, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat conveyed her appreciation of Czech tour agents in considering the Philippines as “a destination of choice for Czech travelers” and added that the Philippines is “offering at least 115 new tourism circuits across the country, featuring culinary, history, nature, wellness and farm tourism to cater to the needs of new normal travelers.” While Tourism Director Ms. Margarita Patricia Valdes presented the latest developments in the Philippine tourism sector, including its thrust for continued sustainability, and select Philippine destinations, such as Siargao, Palawan, Cebu, Bohol, Manila, Banaue and Boracay.
Airline partners, Emirates, and Philippine Airlines (PAL) also presented the international and domestic routes for travelers from the Czech Republic to the Philippines. Emirates flies daily to the Philippines (Manila, Cebu and Clark) via Dubai and PAL services about 40 domestic routes open for foreign tourists to date.
Six Philippine companies participated in the virtual B2B meetings with the Czech tour agents after the first part of the program.
The breakfast meeting was a held to reinforce the successful participation of the Embassy in the international trade fair and exhibition Holiday World and Region World 2022 at PVA Expo Praha in Letnany on 18-20 March 2022. END.
Left photo: Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat in her pre-recorded message to Czech tour operators: may the Philippines be a destination of choice for Czech travelers. Right photo: Tourism Director Margarita Patricia Valdes presents latest developments on Philippine tourism industry and new tourism destinations to Czech tour operators. (Prague PE photo)
Left photo: Mr. Matt Poonin, General Manager of Travelite Travel and Tours Co., presents his company’s services at the Breakfast Meeting of the PH Embassy and Czech Tour Operators at Andaz Prague Hotel on 25 May 2022. Right photo: Mr. Dalibor Valko, Sales Manager, and Ms. Sarka Zelenkova, Sales Executive, of Emirates present the routes of the airline from Prague to main cities of the Philippines: Manila, Clark and Cebu via Dubai at Andaz Prague Hotel on 25 May 2022. (Prague PE photo)
Left photo: Mr. Vincent Soriano, Managing Director of Art of Travel and General Sales Agent of Philippine Airlines, presents the domestic services and routes of PAL at Prague Andaz Hotel on 25 May 2022. Right photo: Minister and Consul General Indhira C. Bañares introduce representatives of participating PH tourism trade companies via video. (Prague PE photo)
Left photo: Representatives of Czech Tour Companies meet with Philippine tourism trade companies via videoconference at Andaz Prague Hotel on 25 May 2022. Right photo: Resource persons take a pose after the breakfast meeting. (L to R) Mr. Dalibor Valko, Sales Manager – Emirates in the Czech Republic; Ms. Sarka Zelenkova, Emirates; Minister and Consul General Indhira C. Bañares; Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal; Mr. Vincent Soriano, Managing Director, Art of Travel (GSA of Philippine Airlines); Ms. Margarita Patricia Valdes, PH Tourism Director – Germany; Mr. Matt Poonin, General Manager, Travelite Travel and Tours Co.; and Ms. Jamille Francine Concel, PDOT-Germany. (Prague PE photo)
Representatives of Czech Tour Companies take a pose with Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal (5th from right) after the breakfast meeting on “The Philippines: It’s More Fun with You” at Prague Andaz Hotel on 25 May 2022. (Prague PE photo)
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