Tag: Regulations

Leading Tourism Trade association, ATTOI has requested the Hon’ble Minister of State for Tourism, Government of Kerala, to make necessary amendments to the proposed Tourism Regulatory Act Kerala (TRAK), before implementation. Vinod C.S President of ATTOI felt that TRAK proposed to be introduced and implemented by the Kerala Tourism Department, would only serve to set back rather than promote the tourism industry in Kerala. However, the Act seeks to amend the Kerala Tourism Registration and Regulation Act to address the grievances of the Kerala Tourism and to re-empower the industry in case of any misconduct and to amend the Act ... Read more

Those who are longing to go to Boracay Island, after six long months’ closure for rehabilitation due to environmental reasons last April 26, 2018; should take note of some things they can and cannot do in the island. Boracay Island has reopened on October 26 after spending millions of pesos to rehabilitate the island. In order to conserve the island’s environment and natural habitat, Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) composed of agencies to include the DENR, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Department of Tourism (DOT), has set the guidelines to be followed by visitors ... Read more