MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) appealed to the government on Tuesday to open the country’s borders for tourism to help workers affected by the pandemic.
PTAA president Michelle Taylan lamented that travel agents now work as online sellers when their agencies closed down because of travel restrictions imposed by the government.
“Everyone knows talaga our tourism industry is bleeding until this time since last year we’ve been in lockdown. Lahat po ng opisina ng mga travel agencies ay nag close so most of the owners, travel agency owners—from travel agents they become online sellers hanggang ngayon,” Taylan told the Senate committee on …
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