TACLOBAN CITY – If the private sector does not come in to help in boosting the tourism potential of one place, the local government unit can do so and invest by putting facilities such as hotels just like what they did .
Thus said Abuyog Mayor Octavio Traya whose administration funded the construction of Buyugan Hotel at a cost of P 29 million.
Buyugan Hotel is a three-storey building that showcase a well-refurbished lobby, a restaurant, function rooms, rooms and staffed by more than 20 personnel hired by the municipal government.
The construction of said hotel is being seen as an instrument in increasing and attract tourist arrivals to Abuyog and become a venue for big activities such as seminars and conferences,generating income to the local government in the process.
The hotel is also intended to become a training ground for HRM (Hotel and Restaurant Management) students of the Abuyog Community College.
This project of the municipal government was lauded by the officials from the province of Leyte and the tourism department.
Leyte Sanggunian Panlalawigan Majority Floor Leader Carlo Loreto said that in instances that there is no private sector who will invest in facilities that will aid tourism activities, the local government unit can start the first move by funding the construction of hotels and other lodging structures.
“It is good that they had constructed such kind of facility because this will help in improving their tourism and economic activities and this will also bring more benefits and advantages to the great people of Abuyog,” Loreto said.
Department of Tourism Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes has cited the importance of local government units in helping boost tourism activities.
However, Tiopes added that when it comes to tourism, the private sector is the best player as they are the most experienced sector and have the experience and capability to sustain and manage facilities like a hotel
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