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DOT-XI sees great potentials in DavOr


DAVAO CITY, Mar. 3 (PIA) - With the tourism sector on the verge of recovery the Department of Tourism Region XI is seeing the great potentials of Davao Oriental.


Davao Oriental shows a very promising tourist destination. We have many established sites and maganda ang circuit offerings, DOT-XI Regional Director Tanya Rabat Tan describes the province during her guesting at the inaugural Tourism Talks held on Feb. 25 at SM Lanang Premiere.


The province located at the eastern side of Davao region is known for its beaches, seascapes, lush mountains, waterfalls along with historical sites. Among the famous sites include Dahican beach in Mati City, Mt. Hamiguitan in San Isidro, Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel, the old San Salvador del Mundo church in Caraga, Cape San Agustin in Governor Generoso.


The DOT-XI recently held a validation trip along several attractions in the province. The regional tourism office created a video alongside several destinations in Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Davao City, Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental. The video was shown during the recent  International Travel Festival held in Cebu City. 


RD Rabat Tan said to prepare for the surge of tourists coming to Davao Oriental they will be discussing with the local government and the national government agencies to address their varied concerns.



“I think which is really important is to sit down with the various national agencies regarding sa mga concerns ng destination nila,” RD Rabat Tan said.


Also in the pipeline are trainings and capacity buildings for tourism stakeholders in the province.


“Since we have identified the priorities at least DOT level, the existing circuits, we will focus our trainings towards that for example in Davao Oriental is offering sun and beach we have to assess if there are life guards there maybe WASAR (Water Search and Rescue) trainings, disaster preparedness, Filipino brand of service and many more. Our trainings are targeted for the development of the circuit,” the DOT-XI top honcho said.


Also in the plans are accreditation teams from DOT-XI going to the destinations to help those tourism establishments not yet DOT-accredited.


The DOT-XI is promoting several tourism circuits in the province. In the gulf town (towns facing Davao Gulf) they are promoting dive sites, highland adventures, beaches and a museum. For East Coast (facing the Pacific) there is culture and heritage, waterfalls, sun and beach.


RD Rabat Tan said even though DOT-XI is focusing on these areas it does not preclude the province to promote other sites which she said are many. (PIA XI /RG Alama)




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