PGLU to Partner with LGUs for Tourism Awareness Training

By: Joy Ann L. Gurtiza       Photo By: No Photographer       Date: MAY

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The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Provincial Information Office – Tourism Operations Unit will conduct a Training on Tourism Awareness and Capability Building on May and July 2019. This aims to educate and train host communities of major attraction sites in the province to take advantage of tourism as an engine of local economic and community development while ensuring environmental sustainability.

The training will be conducted in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT) – Region 1. PGLU shall partner with the Central and Central Eastern Tourism Circuits LGUs for the said training.

The first batch for the training will be attended by host communities in City of San Fernando and San Juan on May 23 – 24, 2019.

The second batch is scheduled on May 29 – 30, 2019 for Bauang and Naguilian. Another batch is set on July 18 – 19, 2019 for San Gabriel and Bacnotan whil;e the last batch is on July 25 – 26, 2019 for Burgos and Bagulin.

The seminar will include familiarization of the various tourism sites in their respective localities; behavioral patterns; tourism products and services offered; effective customer service; and basic tour guiding.

Expected participants are designated Municipal Tourism Officers and/or their technical alternate; Sangguninag Bayan Committee Chairpersons on Tourism; Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Officials; Local Transport Operators and Drivers; Tourism Attractions/Enterprises’ Owners/Managers; Tourism Operations staff; and Concerned Tourism Stakeholders. Resource speakers and facilitators are from DOT-Central Office and Region 1.