TOURISM SERVICES. Article 110 Scope This Section sets out the principles of the regulatory framework for all tourism services liberalised in accordance with Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of this Title.
TOURISM SERVICES. Hotel/Lodging services (CPC 64110) 1) None 2) None 3) None except as indicated in the horizontal section . 1) None 2) None 3) None, except as indicated in the horizontal commitment Restaurants (CPC 6421-64310) 1) Unbound* 1) Unbound* PHILIPPINES – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC SERVICES COMMITMENTS Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 2) None 3) Foreign nationals may wholly operate a restaurant provided that the minimum paid in capital of US$2.5 million is complied with ; provided further that pre-qualification requirements are complied with in accordance with appropriate government agencies. Foreign nationals may also establish branches provided that the minimum paid in capital of US$ 830,000.00 per restaurant are complied with. Limitations listed in the horizontal section also apply. 2) None 3) Foreign nationals may wholly operate a restaurant provided that the minimum paid in capital of US$2.5 million are maintained. Prior notification for cessation of operation Foreign nationals may also establish additional branches provided that the minimum paid in capital of US$ 830,000 per restaurant are maintained. Prior notification for opening and closing of branches/stores. Provided further that 30% local inventory requirement, public offering requirement under certain conditions and prohibitions to engage in certain restaurant activities are PHILIPPINES – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC SERVICES COMMITMENTS Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limitations on National Treatment Additional Commitments complied. Every registered foreign restaurant are to submit to the Department of Trade and Industry the following reports: a. A general information sheet in the prescribed form showing, among others, the accredited stores of the enterprise and the status of operations of the entity; b. An audited financial statement and income tax return; c. Certification by responsible officer of the company showing the maintenance of the required minimum capital unless the foreign investor has notified the SEC and the DTI of its intention to repatriate its capital and PHILIPPINES – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC SERVICES COMMITMENTS Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on M...
TOURISM SERVICES. Visit Oakville agrees to provide the following tourism services in Oakville:
TOURISM SERVICES. (h) To optimise the “144-hour visa-exemption transit” policy for foreign group tours entering the Pearl River Delta Area and Shantou from Hong Kong through increasing the number of inbound control points and expanding the area allowed to stay. The measure will facilitate Hong Kong’s tourism trade to develop more multi-destination products targeting foreign visitors, which can attract more overseas travellers to visit Hong Kong and the Mainland via Hong Kong. This can further support Hong Kong’s development into an international tourism hub and a multi-destination tourism platform, benefiting the tourism sectors of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
TOURISM SERVICES. Tourism-based companies (notably Sandals & SuperClubs) also have a long-established presence in the UK, although this is limited to managing the marketing and sales functions of their operations. As such, they have small representative offices but importantly spend a significant amount of advertising budget across a wide range of UK media. Trinidadian and Barbadian companies have a much smaller track record of investment into the UK. Again this tends to be around cultural content – food, entertainment, rum, etc. with companies located in the Caribbean selling their goods and services to, principally, the UK Caribbean diaspora. In addition, there is record (albeit limited) of the largest of these countries’ conglomerates investing in UK companies. For example, CL Financial (Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx) of Trinidad & Tobago invested in a stake in the Scottish Distillers Burn Xxxxxxx Distillers Ltd. in the last decade or so, before it experienced its current liquidity problems. Trade missions from the CARIFORUM region to the UK are not as formalised as the UKTI outward missions from the UK to the (predominantly) English-speaking Caribbean region (further detailed in the following section). There have been several such missions in the past decade or so organised by the national and regional private sector umbrella organisations120 but hard data regarding their outcomes remains elusive. Even less outward investment into the UK has been demonstrated by those CARIFORUM countries with limited historical, language and cultural ties with the UK (i.e. the non-English speaking countries of the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Track record of outward investment from the UK to CARIFORUM Britain has a long history of substantial trading with the Caribbean region. However in the last three decades or so of the 20th century, the Caribbean has receded in its importance to the UK and vice versa – strategically, economically, militarily, and perhaps even politically. Currently, the Caribbean market is typically not seen as significant in size for any particular sector and is certainly perceived as disparate, fragmented and distant. (For example, it has been grouped with Australasia by UKTI for administrative purposes and is not referred to as CARIFORUM). That said, certain CARIFORUM countries do stand out as being important to key British companies. The oil and gas industry of Trinidad and Tobago are certainly 120 Including the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the Caribbea...
TOURISM SERVICES. For Korea:
TOURISM SERVICES. Enterprise Agreement 2013-2016 Except as otherwise provided, an employee who works ordinary hours on a Saturday or Sunday in a role/work area as prescribed in clause 13.1 will be entitled to weekend penalty rates in accordance with clause 15.2
TOURISM SERVICES. In addition to finance, tourism is another major service industry in Panama. During 2011, Panama received more than two million tourists with a growth of 18% with respect to 2010. The New York Times named Panama as the best place to live in 2012 given the huge economic growth that Panama had after the country became in charge of the administration of the Panama Canal twelve years ago. To them the distinctive signs of the country are the interoceanic canal and its expansion,to be finalized in 2014, through an investment of billions of dollars. Tourism is today 10% of the GDP of the country. Moreover, the Pacific touristic coast, the construction of the metro; the Hospital City; the Panamera, the first Waldorf Astoria in Latin America, the Ocean Xxxxx Club that was inaugurated in 2010; the Bio Museum, a center of natural history that will open its doors in 2013; the Old City which was declared by the UNESCO Patrimony of the Humanity in 1997; and the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, that has been converted into a popular stop for tourists, are distinctive signs of the growth of the tourism sector. With the construction of the touristic zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2004, the foreign and national expenditure in tours, sightseeing and entertainment has grown and continues to growth. On average, a tourist spends $113 USD, the highest tourism expense in Central America. Tourism represents one of the main service activities of the country. The main areas of tourism lie on the promotion of niche markets such as the ecotourism, the gaming industry, the beaches, commerce and the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, and Exhibitions). The majority of the tourists come from the United States of America, Canada, Europe, and South America. Annually, tourism generates profits approximated to $ 1.400 billion. This statistic has increased quickly since 2004 when the high income tourist arrived. Industry, in addition to the before mentioned, includes manufacturing of aircraft spare parts, brewing, sugar milling, cements (near the Transisthmian Highway), drinks, adhesives and textiles. Other major products include shoes, leather products, paper, chemicals, and tobacco products. The main manufacturing centers are in Panama City and the Colon Free Trade Zone. The leading industry sectors are food processing (fish, sugar, bananas and cacao), oil refining (near Colon), and the production of natural gas and electricity. Panama’s oil refinery industry has demonstrated the capacity...
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