Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei agrees on resetting tourism sector in post-pandemic era

MANILA/JAKARTA, Nov 28 (Bernama): Countries in the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) have agreed to resetting tourism towards greater sustainability, inclusion, resilience, and innovation to benefit local communities.

The subregion’s gross domestic product rose to 2.4 per cent in 2021 versus a contraction of 3.3 per cent in 2020, but tourism remains the hardest hit sector with the slowest growth in tourist arrivals.