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TIEZA AND UP PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF TOURISM ENTERPRISE ZONES
Miguela M. Mena
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the University
of the Philippines formalized its partnership in 2011 through a Memorandum of
Agreement for technical assistance in the designation and identification of tourism
enterprise zones (TEZs) and the grant of incentives therein. The UP through its
Asian Institute of Tourism formed a technical panel of experts that possess the
necessary qualifications and expertise required by TIEZA. From 2011 to 2013, the
UP Technical Panel has assisted TIEZA through the following activities: 1) capabilitybuilding programs for TIEZA managers and staff with regard to the designation,
identification of potential TEZs, development, management and monitoring of TEZs;
2) formulation of the standards for the development, operation and maintenance
of all facilities and structures to be built on all TEZs, which will be used as basis
for the evaluation of applications for registration of a tourism enterprise within a
TEZ; 3) development of the evaluation review guidelines and review mechanism
of the TEZ development plans, and assistance in the preparation of the Evaluation
Report of applications for TEZ designation submitted to the TIEZA Board; 4) review
of the TEZ development plan submitted by applicants and proponents; 5) ocular
inspection of areas proposed to be designated as a TEZ; and 6) preparation of
position papers for presentation to TIEZA Board on issues related to TEZ designation
and evaluation.
About the Presenter
Dr. Miguela M. Mena is an Associate Professor, Dean of the University of the
Philippines Asian Institute of Tourism, and Executive Director of the Tourism
Foundation Inc. She obtained her PhD in Tourism Management from the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Master of
Statistics and Bachelor of Science in Statistics at the University of the Philippines
School of Statistics, and Diploma for Tourism Management (Highest Distinction)
from Schloss Klessheim Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management in Salzburg,
Austria.

In this session, the presenters focus on a recent research, creative work or
extension program of their college/unit that has been pivotal a) in the
implementation of a government program or b) in defining the research/creative
work landscape in their particular discipline.

Her main research interests focus on international tourism in developing countries,
destination competitiveness, destination policy and planning, destination
management and marketing, tourism entrepreneurship, migration and mobility,
measurement of domestic tourism, and information communication technology
applications in tourism.

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