Manila, Sept. 2 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) threw its full support behind the Ridge to Reef Corridor Plan, one of the key strategies being explored to ensure Baguio City's gradual and safe reopening to tourists from nearby provinces within the year.

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed that the plan, which seeks to enable seamless travel for tourism in BLUPISIN-or between Baguio City and the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos Norte, is worth emulating in other parts of the country in the DOT's process of reopening domestic tourism.

"This corridor plan of the BLUPISIN is truly admirable, not only because of the variety of tourism products involved but because of how advanced inter-provincial pro...