The Philippines is aiming to beef up tourism cooperation with Austria, through a Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation, to capture more visitors from the emerging European source market.
In 2023, the Philippines saw an 89 per cent recovery rate of visitor arrivals from Austria at 13,180, compared to the 14,840 arrivals in 2019.
The Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation with Austria to draw more visitors from Europe
Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT) secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation with Austria will mutually grow the tourism numbers of the two countries; exchange best practices in culture, heritage, and retirement tourism; strengthen sustainable tourism frameworks and upskilling programmes in hospitality; and facilitate the enhanced connectivity between the two.
She added: “We acknowledge the opportunity to strengthen the market; we also wish to maximise the opportunity to educate and inform Austrians about our tourism products in the Philippines which are of great interest to Europeans, including our beaches, dive sites, adventure offerings, and experiential travel across our islands and among our diverse communities.”
The Philippines and Austria currently benefit from tourism talent exchanges.
According to Austria’s state secretary for tourism Susanne Kraus-Winkler, the largest employment sectors for Filipinos in Austria “are in tourism and care”, with almost a quarter of the Filipino diaspora in Austria currently working in the tourism sector.
Kraus-Winkler likewise broached the conclusion of a “working holiday programme” provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in Manila between the Austrian and Philippine Governments in October 2023.
“Tourism generally benefits from working holiday programmes, as young people want to gain experience in tourism worldwide. Experience has shown that young people often also want to explore the country where they are working and go on vacation during their stay of up to one year. We want to further expand the good cooperation between Austria and the Philippines in the field of tourism and promote the mobility of young people,” she said, adding that Austria is “looking forward to the talks on the rapid implementation of a working holiday programme, as we were recently able to conclude with the US.”
The Philippines is aiming to beef up tourism cooperation with Austria, through a Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation, to capture more visitors from the emerging European source market.
In 2023, the Philippines saw an 89 per cent recovery rate of visitor arrivals from Austria at 13,180, compared to the 14,840 arrivals in 2019.
Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT) secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation with Austria will mutually grow the tourism numbers of the two countries; exchange best practices in culture, heritage, and retirement tourism; strengthen sustainable tourism frameworks and upskilling programmes in hospitality; and facilitate the enhanced connectivity between the two.
She added: “We acknowledge the opportunity to strengthen the market; we also wish to maximise the opportunity to educate and inform Austrians about our tourism products in the Philippines which are of great interest to Europeans, including our beaches, dive sites, adventure offerings, and experiential travel across our islands and among our diverse communities.”
The Philippines and Austria currently benefit from tourism talent exchanges.
According to Austria’s state secretary for tourism Susanne Kraus-Winkler, the largest employment sectors for Filipinos in Austria “are in tourism and care”, with almost a quarter of the Filipino diaspora in Austria currently working in the tourism sector.
Kraus-Winkler likewise broached the conclusion of a “working holiday programme” provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in Manila between the Austrian and Philippine Governments in October 2023.
“Tourism generally benefits from working holiday programmes, as young people want to gain experience in tourism worldwide. Experience has shown that young people often also want to explore the country where they are working and go on vacation during their stay of up to one year. We want to further expand the good cooperation between Austria and the Philippines in the field of tourism and promote the mobility of young people,” she said, adding that Austria is “looking forward to the talks on the rapid implementation of a working holiday programme, as we were recently able to conclude with the US.”