Philippines 'open skies' move to make tourism cheaper

The Philippines’ recent policy to spur competition among international airlines will lead to a general reduction of tourism costs there, the country’s tourism secretary said.

“Our new President (Benigno Aquino III) introduced an ‘open skies’ policy to promote competition among airlines by allowing more airlines to come in so that prices can go down,” Alberto Aldaba Lim, Secretary of Department of Tourism of the Philippines, told The Korea Herald.

Lim visited Seoul over the weekend to participate in the Korea World Travel Fair, which gathered more than 480 tourism-related organizations and companies from 60 countries in Coex in Southern Seoul through Sunday.

There are some 20 regular and chartered flights from Korea to the Philippines each day, including flights from Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. “The Civil Aeronautics Board has recently granted new permits to Korean carriers such as Air Busan, Jeju Air and Jin Air,” he said.

Source: Relax News