Clark airport eyed as Asia’s next Aerotropolis
By Reynaldo G. Navales
Friday, December 21, 2012
CLARK FREEPORT --- Tourism officials in the Central Luzon are eyeing Clark International Airport as Asia’s next progressive Aerotropolis.
Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Ronnie Tiotuico said with the world’s economic center rapidly moving eastward, there is an increasing urgency to develop Clark International Airport into an aviation hub.
Tiotuico said this is the focus of a two-day conference that will be held February 21 to 22 at the Widus Convention Center inside the Freeport.
“The Case for Asia’s Next Aerotropolis” is the theme of the Clark Aviation Conference 2013, a trade gathering that will examine Clark’s compelling case as an aerotropolis, an idea in community planning where airports serve as the center for new cities growing around them.
The conference is organized by Clark International Airport Corp., in partnership with Global Gateway Logistics City, with support from the DOT-Central Luzon.
The event will highlight Clark International Airport’s critical role in easing air traffic congestion in Manila and driving economic expansion in Central Luzon.
It will also identify infrastructure and policy developments at Clark Freeport that are designed to attract airport-related businesses and investments.
Heads of government agencies—including the trade, tourism, and transportation and communications departments as well as the Bases Conversion Development Authority and private-sector representatives will look at Clark’s prospects as an aviation and investment destination in Asia.
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