‘Bisita, Be My Guest’ Makes Filipinos Its Tourism Ambassadors

MANILA – A new promotional campaign which makes Filipinos its travel ambassadors has been launched by the Department of Tourism (DOT) at the SM MOA Music Hall last Dec. 15.

The DOT, in cooperation with the Department of Migrant Workers

(DMW), the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and private sector partners unveiled the “Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG)” program, which seeks to incentivize Filipinos, especially Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and Overseas Filipinos (OFs) who invite foreign tourists to visit the Philippines with raffle tickets and chances to win vacation tour packages from select local destinations.

OFWs to help the country, particularly, its tourism industry.

The BBMG has three components: a raffle promo, BBMG passport and a BBMG privilege card (BBMG PC), which participants can use to avail of discounts, special rates and packages.

The visit will mark as Marcos Jr.’s first to Japan since he took office on June 30 last year, and his second in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

It will coincide with the celebration of the 50th year of ASEAN-Japan relations.

- Florenda Corpuz

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said that through this project, the DOT seeks to inspire all Filipinos by making them ambassadors of Philippine tourism, and, for OFWs and OFs, offer them a platform where they can reconnect with their families, at the same time, help the country earn economic gains through increased tourist arrivals.

DMW Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, who was also present at the event, emphasized the BBMG’s significance in empowering

All Filipinos of legal age and the foreign visitors they invite are qualified to join the program. Participants could either be a sponsor or an invitee. A sponsor is an individual who shall be inviting a non-Filipino guest/visitor to travel to the Philippines, while an invitee is an individual invited by a sponsor who traveled in the country.

Invitees must be a foreign passport holder (non-Filipino) or any Filipino holding dual citizenship living abroad for a minimum of six (6) months prior to the campaign period (Jan. 1, 2023 - Apr. 30, 2024).

The complete promo mechanics as well as registration information for sponsors and invitees can be found on the official BBMG website: http://bbmg. philippines.travel. - FJJ, DOT

Barbie Forteza is a regular fixture in television and movies for the last 13 years, growing up in the public eye since she played the role of the young Jodi in the Philippine adaptation of the hit South Korean TV series “Stairway to Heaven” in 2009.