{"id":268432,"date":"2020-09-12T03:07:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T07:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=268432"},"modified":"2020-09-12T03:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T07:07:12","slug":"iatf-okays-staycation-in-hotels-in-gcq-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/12\/iatf-okays-staycation-in-hotels-in-gcq-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"IATF okays ‘staycation’ in hotels in GCQ areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For instance, residents of Metro Manila can check-in at a hotel within the National Capital Region subject to the requirements of the local government unit. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hotels in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) may soon accept “staycation” guests aside from health workers and exempted employees, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat confirmed on Friday night.<\/p>\n

“Upon the recommendation of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to explore various ways in restarting tourism activities during quarantine, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved during its Principals Meeting on 10 September 2020 to allow staycations under GCQ,” Romulo-Puyat said in a text message.<\/p>\n

She defined staycation as a “minimum overnight stay for leisure purposes” in a DOT-accredited accommodation establishment located near one\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n

For instance, residents of Metro Manila can check-in at a hotel within the National Capital Region subject to the requirements of the local government unit.<\/p>\n

Romulo-Puyat said the DOT would soon issue a memorandum circular on staycations under GCQ based on comments and suggestions of the IATF-EID.<\/p>\n

The memorandum circular would have specific regulations on all aspects involved in this activity, ranging from the maximum allowable number of persons in a guestroom to the use of ancillary services, such as restaurants and recreational areas.<\/p>\n

In the IATF-EID\u2019s Resolution 70, hotels were also allowed to accommodate guests that fall under “markets of specialized programs of the DOT.<\/p>\n

Romulo-Puyat said these programs would focus on “specific target markets that can safely contribute” to the efforts of restarting economic activities through tourism.<\/p>\n

She, however, declined to divulge who could be tagged as target markets pending the release of the guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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