Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista announced plans to develop the city’s tourism attractions after the Singapore model to generate more jobs and trading opportunities, the local government announced.
The city is preparing to host the 3rd Global Mayoral Forum on the last week of September and the Metro Manila Tourism Summit on October 17 and 18, as well as the 2017 Asean Education Forum.
Former Tourism secretary Mina Gabor, one of the proponents of the tourism summit, was also present at the launch of the Quezon City’s new tourism campaign, bannered by the slogan “QC Welcomes You!”
At the launch, Bautista said the city will partner with business sector stakeholders in the creation and development of man-made tourist destinations in the city, such as hotels, restaurants, leisure parks and cyberparks.
He said he will incorporate some strategies adopted by Singapore when it launched its Green Campaign for the development of man-made tourist destinations. As part of the city government’s effort to boost its tourism, the mayor also underscored the need to take advantage of its sister-cities program, both local and international.
He noted the expansion of the Metro Rail Transit along Commonwealth Avenue now under way in which several trees lining the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue expected to be uprooted.
Bautista urged the members of the city council to formulate Green Urban Designs for their respective districts.
He cited the transformation of the old Kamuning Bakery to a green structure as a model.
“By elevating the city’s tourism industry, Quezon City hopes to create investment opportunities in its thriving, business-friendly environment,” the mayor said.