DoT warns against illegitimate tourist guides in Boracay

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is warning against the proliferation of illegitimate tourists guides here.

Artemio Ticar of the DoT-Boracay said that the local government of Malay, Aklan has started its crackdown against illegitimate tourists guides who are preying specially on Chinese tourists.

Ticar said there are many illegitimate tourists guides, "many of whom were Chinese," who, he said, might discouraged the entry of more Chinese tourists from coming to Boracay.

"There are still Chinese tourists that are coming to Boracay but we do not expect it to be that huge in numbers. The local government of Malay is now doing everything to fix this problem," said Ticar in an interview Wednesday.

Based on the tourism arrivals for the month of June, around 9,812 Chinese tourists visited this resort island.