Vice-chairman of the Philippines Senate Tourism Committee has urged officials to speed up development of port offerings to grow the cruise trade.
Eight ports have been identified as potentially of major interest to cruise operators to visit – these include Davao, Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Subic and Zamboanga.
Philippines Senator Sonny Angara said the country should not abandon cruise as a tourism revenue stream while it continues upgrading airports nationwide.
“We must upgrade our ports, terminals and facilities to meet international cruise shipping standards,” he added.
