BACOLOD City –The province of Negros Occidental tightens its tourism ties with public and private stakeholders of Czech Republic through a business exchange.
Provincial supervising tourism operations officer Cristine Mansinares, said the province and Czech have been collaborating for various endeavors including tourism development.
The Czech delegation was led by Tourism Authority director Michal Prochaázka.
They met with Gov. Eugenio Lacson at the Provincial Capitol on Tuesday.
“During the business exchange, we presented what we have in Negros Occidental that can also be promoted among Czech nationals,” Mansinares said.
She added some of the tourism sites she highlighted were visited by the Czech tourism official and tour operators from three companies.
“They wanted to create a program on Negros Occidental that can be sold to Czech nationals and their clients in Europe,” Mansinares said.
The team is currently going around the Philippines to update local tour operators of their new tourism products and programs.
Mansinares noted one of the visiting tour operators, who has roots in La Castellana, Negros Occidental and has established a business in Prague, will create the itinerary that can be marketed in the Czech Republic.
“Considering that it is a landlocked country, the province has a potential market there, especially for beaches and other sea products,” Mansinares added.
Aside from the tourism exchange program, another partnership between the province and the Czech Republic includes the establishment of trail marking at Mount Kanlaon Natural Park in 2015. (With a report from PNA/PN)
