2 PH hotels get safe travels stamp

MANILA, Philippines — Two Philippine hotels have received the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The WTTC Safe Travels Stamp is the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp. “It is a specially designed stamp, which will allow travelers to recognize governments and businesses around the world that have adopted health and hygiene globally standardized protocols and experience ‘safe travels,’” the DOT said. The DOT officially welcomed on Monday Joy Nostalg Hotel & Suites Manila and Grand Hyatt Hotel as the first two recipients in the country of the WTTC Safe Travels Stamp issued through the DOT. “As bearers of this Stamp, they carry the responsibility to sustain implementation of DOT health and safety guidelines and ensuring that these remain aligned with those of the WTTC,” said Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. —Tina G. Santos