Sun.Star Cebu - Firm sets up spa resort to develop Boljoon
THE quiet town of Boljoon, Cebu is set to become a burgeoning tourism destination in the south.The Gould-led South Granada Beach Resort and Spa Inc. (SGBRSI) is mulling plans to develop its first beach resort and spa venture dubbed, Baluarte Granada Beach Resort and Spa, in Boljoon, Cebu. It will be a five-minute drive from the town proper.
Sun.Star Cebu - Cebu to see more Chinese guests
MORE Chinese tourists from mainland China will soon be in Cebu since a Chinese airline company, along with a consortium of travel agents, announced direct chartered flights to Cebu .“We hope that when we open the sky, we increase the benefits for the travel agencies from both cities in terms of tourism and also open business opportunities,†said Yuan Xue Song, China Southern Airlines (CSA) customer sales executive
Cebu tourists limited because of lack of hotel rooms.
THE Philippines posted a record 13,939 rooms last year, a 9.9-percent increase from the 12,683 recorded in year earlier, Trent M. Frankum, general manager of CB Richard Ellis Philippines, Inc. (CBRE) said.But Frankum also said these additional hotel rooms are not enough to meet the growing demand for more rooms.
Citing the reports of the Philippine Travel Agencies’ Association (PTAA), he said the country has diverted over half-a-million foreign visitors to other destinations in 2006 because of facility problems in key tourist spots in the country. Owing to lack of hotel rooms and flights into the domestic tourist destinations, the tourism industry registered an income loss of $400 million.
“The accommodation capacity of Boracay and Cebu is maximized, which has become a constraint to growth and is contrary to the goals of government to increase the tourist arrivals,†Frankum said.