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“Behind this impressive number lies an increasingly important engine of growth and job creation. Few realize that tourism is directly responsible for 5 percent of global GDP, that one out of every twelve people worldwide are employed in tourism or that tourism accounts for 30 percent of the world’s trade in services.”
“Travel and food go hand in hand. Why do you think there are so many destination specific foods topping the trend lists for 2012? Because food in itself is a form of travel, letting us explore no matter if we’re in the country of the food’s origin or thousands of miles away.”
NexNote: I love Amsterdam, best city in the world for me.
“Reflections on the Dutch city where centuries swirl in the twilight.”
NexNote: Someone fix this.
““Airport taxes are collected,” the site explained, “but the money does not seem to go towards the betterment of the airport. Document holders have been told their papers are not correct, but a fee of x amount should clear up the matter.”“
“…President said he is saddened that now, stalactites and stalagmites and even crystals that used to beautify the caves no longer exist or have been damaged by human activity.”
NexNote: Ayokong humiga sa ilalim ng Fertility Tree. Ayokong maging sponge para sa mga shamod dun. Hahaha
“A year in Los Baños changed everything. Running around the campus, playing at the Freedom Park, taking a walk between classes, and bathing in the hot springs made me realize the beauty of a laid-back lifestyle.”
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The attitude surfaced when previous administrations reduced the stature and then abolished the national agency overseeing conservation work there, which some Unesco officials considered a breach of the world heritage status, Baguilat said.
In 1999, Malacañang downgraded the Ifugao Terraces Commission to the Banaue Rice Terraces Task Force. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo abolished the task force in 2002 as part of bureaucracy streamlining.”
“Regulated development is the key. To achieve this, natural and cultural heritage groups should work together with the local and national government, NCCA, DENR, DOT, DPWH, and, most importantly, with the local community since it is their heritage to begin with.”
“Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim said the mitigating measures should be put in place to address the concerns raised by University of the Philippines marine scientists on the impact of the project on the island’’s famed white beach.”
