Boracay to be transformed into a cruise tourism destination -- Aklan solon

Aklan Congressman Teodorico Haresco said that this resort island is now being developed into a hot cruise ship tourism destination.

One of its scheduled development is the soon to be bidding of the Boracay highway with the Department of Public Works and Highways. The government has allocated P40 million for its improvement.

"We need to improve the Boracay roads in order to ease traffic in the area. Experts on cruise tourism said that the current traffic congestion in this resort island turns off the cruise tourism industry," said Haresco.

It was learned that the Boracay circumferential road has already been finished years ago. However, the one way traffic highway was not immediately implemented because the road was damaged due to changing weather.

Once the circumferential road is fixed, Haresco said he hopes that it would lure more cruise ships coming to Boracay.

Report said that for the year 2015, Boracay is anticipating the arrival of at least 12 cruise ships. Highest numbers of cruise ship arrivals are expected first half of the year 2015.

In the recent international cruise ships conferences, the Philippines has Manila, Palawan and Boracay Island as possible cruise ship highways in Asia.