{"id":28960,"date":"2021-06-07T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T03:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=28960"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T03:53:24","slug":"dot-pushes-enterprises-to-adopt-to-sustainable-tourism-this-world-environment-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/dot-pushes-enterprises-to-adopt-to-sustainable-tourism-this-world-environment-day\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT Pushes Enterprises to Adopt to Sustainable Tourism this World Environment Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Costales Nature Farm [Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of World Environment Day 2021, the Department of Tourism (DOT) urged hotels and resorts to become DOT-accredited to receive assistance in its rapid adoption of sustainable practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOT Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat stated, “Reviving local economy and creating livelihood is DOT’s current priority. However, the pandemic has allowed us to be more persistent in our goal to instill accountability in businesses to become more sustainable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puyat explained that the perks of being accredited equate to getting assistance from DOT in many aspects of running a tourism enterprise, but more specifically, access to technical tools and experts that can help an establishment make the transition to going green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDOT will continue to focus on marketing sustainability to the public- educating them on how to be sustainable tourists while also encouraging tourists to support accredited businesses that have exemplary green practices,\u201d Puyat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting the foundation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Ilocos Sur. Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Tourism Act of 2009, the Philippines\u2019 first and only tourism law, has long served as the top tourism body\u2019s bible in coming up with programs that will benefit the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent example is DOT\u2019s 2019 Save Our Spots (SOS) campaign, which aimed to inspire the public, businesses, and communities to have a long-term view on tourism. Another program DOT\u2019s Joint Memorandum Circular on the Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct of Marine Wildlife Tourism Interaction in the Philippines (JMC), together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe DOT has been working on integrating sustainable tourism principles in its projects and policies. We have been teaching our tourists and tourism operators to do the small things we can do to preserve our tourism destinations,\u201d shared Secretary Puyat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n