MANILA, Philippines — The government’s pandemic task force has allowed point-to-point air travel from the so-called “NCR Plus” area for leisure purposes in a bid to revive economic activity in tourist destinations that took a major blow due to the pandemic. “The point-to-point air travel is a temporary means to gradually revive the tourism industry, provide relief to tourism enterprises and generate livelihood to some of the displaced workers in the tourism sector,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. Travelling from NCR Plus to a tourism destination by land or sea, or flying on non-chartered flights is still prohibited. Only hotels and resorts accredited by the DOT in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) or modified GCQ that have been given a certificate of authority to operate for point-to-point travel may accommodate guests under the new scheme. — Xave Gregorio

Source: Philippine Star May 08, 2021 02:48 UTC