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Important Reminders:
- There is only one 1 bank existing in Coron
(LANDBANK)
- No ATM Machines in Coron
- Only SMART and GLOBE. Telecommunications service
are available in the area
- Internet services are also available in town
- If you’re taking air transport, the luggage
allowance is limited to 10 kilos only per passenger
- Pets, liquors, firearms, inflammable goods,
prohibited/regulated drugs and nuisance articles
are not allowed to be brought on board
Do not Forget to bring the following:
Sun screen lotions
Insect repellant
First aid kit
Beach wears and sandals
Passenger Conditions:
The company reserves the right to accept, decline
or retain any person, even with confirmed reservation
by reason of the person’s illness, mental or
physical infirmity that is likely to impair the
health, safety or comfort of other guests.
Should that person be already accommodated and may
later appear to any person in authority to be suffering
from illness, mental or physical infirmity that
is likely to impair the health, safety and comfort
of other guests, that guest maybe transferred via
vessel or air flight at the expense of the said
guest.
In cases of flight/voyage cancellation and delays
without prior notice from airline companies or
shipping lines brought by bad weather, technical
problems and other related reasons all incidental
expenses shall borne by guest.
Expenses not covered in the published package
rates shall be shouldered by guests/agents.
The company ensures that guests are informed
on environmental guidelines, policies, and laws
in the area should any guest was proven to violates
such policies/local ordinance (like entering core
zone within the marine parks, or collecting specimen,
endangered species etc.), penalty imposed by the
law enforcers shall be paid by the guest.
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Environmental
and Cultural Reminders:
- The following activities are prohibited:
- Taking out of any living or non-living thing
from any tourist destinations and ancestral
land/waters
- Collection of wild plants and animals
- Anchoring of boats
- Littering
- Touching or stepping on corals and marine
life
- Fish feeding
- Use of spear gun during dives
- Camping or sleeping on core zones
- Camp fire or burning near the forested area
- Cutting of trees for camps
- Hunting
- Shouting or yelling within the sacred grounds
of ancestral domain such as caves, burial ground,
and even in the tribal villages
- Filming or photo stops on sacred grounds
Photographers, filmers, journalists,
researchers and other media covering the area should
consult the company first prior to documentation
to ensure social preparation
and be guided on limitations set by the community
members.
Sacred areas and villages should be respected at
all times
to ensure safe travel and good health according
to tribal chieftain
Travel Insurance:
We recommend passengers to secure insurance against
the risk of cancellation, damage to or loss of luggage,
sickness etc.
“ Sustainable tourism development
meets the needs of present tourists and host regions
while protecting and enhancing opportunities for
the future ”
- The development of sustainable tourism meets
the following reuirements:
- Tourist resources- natural, historical, cultural
and others- are preserved in a way that allows
them to be used in the future, whilst benefiting
today’s society;
- The planning and management of tourist development
are conducted in a way that avoids triggering
serious ecological or socio-cultural problems
in the region concerned;
- The overall uality of the environment in the
tourist region is preserved and, if necessary,
improved;
- The level of tourist satisfaction should be
maintained to ensure that destinations continue
to be attractive and retain their commercial
potential;
- Tourism should largely benefit all members
of society
SOURCE: WTO, Guide for Local
Authorities on Sustainable Tourism Development,
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