GEN.SANTOS CITY, Philippines - The airport here has finally put up a tourism information desk to assist every passenger coming to Central Mindanao through this city, the gateway to the region.
The tourism desk was launched by local officials and thethe Department of Tourism in Region 12 last Monday, according to Nelly Dillera, regional tourism director.
The event was capped by cultural dance performances of the Central Mindanao’s Hinugyaw dance troupe.
The airport tourism desk will be manned by students of the Golden State College (GSC) here, and employees of DOT-12 and local personnel of the Civil Aviation Security Authority of the Philippines.
Dillera said GSC’s tourism students will help oversee the tourism desk as part of their field exposure, based on a memorandum of agreement forged by DOT-12 and the school administration.
“Every passenger who alights from each plane that will land on Gen. Santos City Airport shall be treated as a very important guest by this service desk,†Dillera said.
The desk will also provide tourists with information on the eco-tourism sites of Central Mindanao, as part of the effort to showcase the region and its investment potentials, according to Dillera.
Gen. Santos is now considered as the main gateway to Central Mindanao, owing to the dramatic rise in its business and tourism statures in recent years. - John Unson