Improvements of the Puerto Princesa airport under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the nomination of the underground river as a new world wonder have greatly increased visitor arrival and air traffic in this province.
At least five new hotels and inns are at different stages of construction, indicating a great demand for more lodging facilities to accommodate the growing number of visitors in the city.
The more notable ones are Plaza Hotel at Junction Road corner WesCom Road — the biggest of them all; the hotel being built right beside the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. along Rizal Avenue; the one across the provincial capitol and another one on the way to the airport. Other smaller inns and pensions are also being put up with around 20 or more rooms plus de luxe and suite rooms, according to Justin Banzon, front desk officer of Tropical Sun Inn.
Four airlines currently serve Puerto Princesa six days a week with two flights daily. These are Philippine Airlines, and its sister company, Air Philippines; Cebu Pacific and Zest Air. On Sundays, they schedule one flight each, according to Engr. Benedicto S. Guia Jr., assistant project manager of the Puerto Princesa Airport Development Project. (more…)
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