The Department of Tourism (DOT) will be “recalibrating” its project with ride-hailing platform Grab Philippines, to reflect the inputs of tourism stakeholders, after meeting with major associations on Tuesday. Know more:
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco chats with DOT officials and executives of Grab after inspecting a vehicle that will be used in their partnership for city tours. The DOT now claims only Grab’s platform will be used so tourists can book tours with accredited tour operators, and not its vehicles, which are not accredited tourist transport services.
In her opening remarks at the meeting, Bathan said of the GrabTours Manila project, “The on-demand tours are not new. Other countries are also doing that…” adding, “We also want to follow suit, and we want to digitalize our way forward and with this new mode of digital assistance that will be introduced, we wish our visitors to explore more conveniently what tourism providers are able to present using this innovative tourist services.
They then said they had partner-drivers who will form a cooperative, which can be accredited by the DOT,” said a source who spoke on background.In a Viber message, Bathan explained, “Grab drivers will not be accredited. Grab will serve as a platform for a new business model that will connect tour operators and travel agencies, thereby widening their market segments.”Separately, DOT Assistant Secretary for Tourism Regulation Coordination and Resource Generation Ma.
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