Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tourism infrastructures seen to lure more Chinese tourists to Boracay Island

BORACAY ISLAND– Various infrastructure supports coming in Malay town are expected to boost the arrival of Chinese tourists in the resort island of Boracay.

Canyon De Boracay, a resort owned by a Chinese businessman located at Station 2 is up for inauguration on Friday.

On Saturday, President Benigno S. Aquino III is also expected to inaugurate the new terminal airport at the Caticlan Airport.

Caticlan located in Malay serves as a jump off point in going to Boracay Island which can be reached through a 15-minute pumpboat ride from the Caticlan Jetty Port.

Engr. Percy Malonesio, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in nearby Kalibo International Airport (KIA), said other Chinese airline companies have also expressed interest to service the KIA.

The local tourism office said that for this year, Chinese tourists come in second to Korean tourists visiting Boracay Island.

From January until May of this year, 20,596 Chinese and 42,923 Korean tourists visited the island. 

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