Section 2
SEC. 2. The Board shall have the following responsibilities and duties: It shall coordinate the activities of all agencies of the government which concern international travel and tourism; It shall promote the removal of unnecessary barriers to travel and the integration and simplification of travel regulations and requirements as well as their efficient, fair and courteous enforcement to assure expeditious, pleasant and hospitable reception of all tourists and visitors and utmost satisfaction on their part during their stay in the country and upon their departure; It shall undertake the development of tourist attractions and provide and maintain essential facilities for tourists and travelers where private enterprise is not prepared to take care of them; It shall organize and support a program of promotion and publicity calculated to interest, attract and induce people abroad to visit the Philippines and patronize things Philippine and to enhance the prestige of the Filipino people and the Republic; It shall regulate and license the business of travel agents; and It shall exercise supervision over the operation of all facilities and services that cater to or have anything to do with foreign travelers and tourists with a view to insuring the maintenance of the highest possible standards, reasonable charges, courtesy, honesty and efficiency.