A Manila-based property and tourism consultant said this week that the Philippine government should consider easing visa restrictions for Chinese tourists in the wake of the President’s ban on all POGO operations across the country.
Alfred Lay of Leechiu Property Consultants told reporters at the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) general membership meeting in Manila that the POGO ban should provide an opportunity for the Philippines to boost genuine tourism from China, which unlike other source markets has failed to recover to anywhere pre-pandemic levels.
“The visa is one of several impediments for the Chinese tourists to come here,” Lay told Philippine News Agency. “They have also stricter currency outgoing capital flows and that’s not only related to the Philippines but also to our neighboring countries.
“But the more we can remove the barriers, the ease of travel to…
