IMPACT &

COPING
STRATEGIES
FOR THE
ACCOMMODATION
INDUSTRY

ZAMBALES TOURISM OFFICE

PRE-PANDEMIC TO NEW NORMAL
2019 2020 2021

Registered: 234 237 235

DOT Accredited: 5 3 98

With CAO: 2 With LCOC: 22

With PCAO: 136

Not (yet) Registered: 229 96 137

Room Capacity: 2,363 3,724 3,724

People Capacity: 3,724 17,427 17,427

PRE-PANDEMIC TO NEW NORMAL

Tourist Arrivals

Year Foreign Domestic Total

2019 62,761 692,380 755,141

2020 1,063 71,522 72,615

2021
(as of Nov.4) 182 40,025 40,207
 PANDEMIC

Without a doubt, the tourism industry is among the sectors that have
been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The closing of borders,
airports, and hotels as well as restrictions on mass gatherings, land travel and
related services across the world put around 100 to 120 million jobs at risk,
as estimated by the World Tourism Organization.
PANDEMIC
 ENROUTE THE NEW NORMAL

• March 16-June 2020 NO OPERATION

• Applied for DOT/DOLE/SSS Assistance
• Webinars
• Certificate of Authority to Operate (CAO)
Provisional Certificate of Authority to Operate (PCAO)

• July 2020 OPEN FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS

Skeletal Work Force (SWF) ; Prescribed Allowable Capacity
• May 22, 2021 EXPERIMENTAL REOPENING
DOT Accreditation/ Local Certificate of Compliance
Zambales Visitor Information and Travel Assistance (VisITA) system
 ZAMBALES: ENROUTE THE NEW NORMAL
Open for non-residents (May 22-present)
• Limited Capacity
• DOT Accreditation
What is DOT Accreditation?
It is a Certification issued by the Department of Tourism (DOT) to a tourism enterprise that officially
recognizes it as having complied with the minimum standards for the operation of tourism facilities and services.
Online Accreditation Process for Tourism Entities/Establishments
1. Online Registration (For New Applicants/Renewal, logon to http://accreditationonline.tourism.gov.ph)
2. Verification - For New Applicants only; For Renewal, proceed to Step 3
3. Initial Payment
4. Uploading Documents
5. Issuance of Accreditation Certificate
ZAMBALES: ENROUTE THE NEW NORMAL

• Zambales Vis.I.T.A.
• Requirements
1. Significant Investments
2. Border checkpoint and triage and command center with full staff.
3. Pieces of Training and Simulations
4. Orientation and Table Simulation in a controlled environment
5. Color Coding of Passes (to identify the status of the bearer).
6. Travel Management System
 ZAMBALES: ENROUTE THE NEW NORMAL

• Zambales Vis.I.T.A.
• Meeting/Training
8 – Zoom Meetings
3 – Face-to-face Trainings
• Stimulation
6 - Simulations
• Platform for Promotion
https://visita.zambales.gov.ph/
Thank You!