1st Philippine Tourism and Hotel Investment Summit set on June 21

MANILA, Philippines — A hotel owners group is set to hold the first-ever Philippine Tourism and Hotel Investment that aims to provide hotel owners, investors and developers a platform to explore the investment opportunities in the country’s tourism and hospitality industry.

The Philippine Tourism and Hotel Investment Summit 2024 was launched by its organizer, the Philippine Hotel Owners Association, last June 11.

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It will be co-presented by the Department of Tourism’s attached agency, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) with government agency sponsors Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) and Tourism Promotions Board.

The first of its kind, the event is seen to gather some 250 delegates composed of decision-makers and top-level executives in the industry, who will participate in discussions about emerging trends, tourism and hotel investments.

PHOA said it has extended its invite to its more than 200 hotel members, as well as government officials, business groups, tourism associations and industry stakeholders and partners.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco will grace the summit as the keynote speaker while TIEZA Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid will deliver the opening message during the conference.

The summit is in line with the current administration’s vision to make the Philippines a tourism powerhouse in the ASEAN region as it also aims to support the government in attracting private stakeholders to be partners in tourism development.

PHOA said the summit will cover the following panel discussions with industry experts as moderators and speakers:

To complement the conference, Benito Bengzon Jr., PHOA executive director and former Department of Tourism Undersecretary for Tourism Development, said that they also decided to have an exhibition component in the summit. This will be participated by 30 companies composed of tourism, travel and hospitality enterprises, who will showcase variety of products and