Grab hailed as DOT’s tourism partner

MANILA: Grab has been named as a Digital Tourism Partner of the Department of Tourism (DOT).

In a statement, the superapp shared that through it, the government tapped the private entity’s “technology and vast network of highly engaged users” across the country to “modernize food tourism and improve inter-city travel across the Philippines.”

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Under the memorandum of agreement, the collaboration between the two will focus on:

• Elevating Philippine gastronomy as a key tourism driver
• Improving travel connectivity between gateway hubs and various cities.

“At Grab, our suite of safe, reliable, and convenient services is reshaping how people explore the destinations they visit – making it easier for travelers to reach both cultural highlights and hidden gems,” Grab Philippines Vice President for Cities CJ Lacsican was quoted as saying.

“This partnership fuels tourism and creates multiplier effect growth for small businesses, from community restaurants to less explored attractions.”

For its part, the tourism department expressed firm belief that the co-operation shall shape a “more inclusive, tech-enabled future for Philippine tourism.”

 “This partnership with Grab underscores our commitment to harnessing digital platforms to make Philippine tourism more inclusive, accessible, and future-ready,” DOT Assistant Secretary for Tourism Digitalization and Resource Generation Sharlene Zabala-Batin said.

“By smoothly integrating mobility and gastronomy into the travel experience, we are not only enriching how travelers discover our country but also opening greater opportunities for small businesses and local communities that form the backbone of our tourism value chain,” she added.

Per Grab, it is elevating mobility access in its bid to further strengthen inter-city tourism and ease travel between key destinations through the following:

• Advance Booking: travelers can schedule airport rides as early as 90 days and as close as an hour and 15 minutes before pick-up to provide both leisure and business travelers with added certainty and efficiency in managing their trips.
• Standard GrabCar service: passengers have the option to pick between a four-seater or six-seater vehicle for intra- and inter-city travel.

Further, Grab’s mobility footprint is already present in eight major airports around the country — including Bohol, Cebu, and Davao.

Aside from that, Grab is providing an expanded access to  local food culture through initiatives designed to complement the Department of Tourism’s gastronomy push.

The Grab Dine Out — available in the National Capital Region and just recently, in Boracay — offers exclusive dine-in price cuts to directing foot traffic to spots in key tourism hubs.

Moreover, the GrabFood 5-Star Eats (a community-approved food guide) looks at providing visibility to micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Additionally, the GrabFood For One makes culinary exploration more inclusive with curated solo meals starting at P150 with free delivery.

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