Manila, July 30 -- The travel industry is urged to go digital as part of the transition to the "new normal".
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has made it imperative for industry players to adopt electronic commerce and contactless transactions.
"The recommended protocols of the 'new normal' encourage contactless transactions, hence, the shift to e-commerce is absolutely necessary for business continuance in the post-COVID world," Puyat said during the CTRL + Biz Reboot Tourism Now Series under the DOT Online Learning Courses to reboot tourism in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The tourism chief has made the assertion following the release of the P...