{"id":85614,"date":"2017-01-17T20:14:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T01:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=85614"},"modified":"2017-01-17T20:14:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T01:14:34","slug":"resorts-home-stays-mushroom-as-tourism-industry-flourishes-in-pagudpud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/01\/17\/resorts-home-stays-mushroom-as-tourism-industry-flourishes-in-pagudpud\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts, home-stays mushroom as tourism industry flourishes in Pagudpud"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The tourists enjoy various water sports activities including the latest addition, a 1.7-kilometer zipline, which is the country\u2019s longest zipline over water built by Hannah\u2019s Beach Resort and Convention Center (Pictured), a prime tourism developer in the province. (Photo: Hannah’s Beach Resort & Convention Center (Official)\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LAOAG CITY \u2013A blue lagoon, partially enclosed by a range of mountains and cliffs, used to be a hidden gem of Ilocos Norte until eight years later when tourism infrastructure development started to flourish.<\/p>\n

Groups of tourists flock to this crescent-shaped beach in Balaoi, Pagudpud, about 85 kilometers from Laoag City, with powdery white sand and clear water that is as blue as the sky.<\/p>\n

Rain or shine, visitors come, often staying for a day or two at the blue lagoon.<\/p>\n

The tourists enjoy various water sports activities including the latest addition, a 1.7-kilometer zipline, which is the country\u2019s longest zipline over water built by Hannah\u2019s Beach Resort and Convention Center, a prime tourism developer in the province.<\/p>\n

This is apart from the existing 1.2-km zipline where visitors may opt to try \u201csuperman\u201d or \u201cseated\u201d harness style.<\/p>\n

Retired Philippine Air Force Colonel Ricardo Nolasco, owner of Hannah\u2019s, said they originally eyed the resort as a family vacation facility but they keep on expanding it and building more rooms to cater to the needs of its visitors. Aside from the existing 300-room capacity of Hannah\u2019s, laborers are rushing again to finish a three-story building to accommodate more guests.<\/p>\n

He relayed that during the last summer season, they had to refuse around 3,000 individuals as they were already fully booked, but some opted to stay in tents.<\/p>\n

The development in the area pioneered by Hannah\u2019s has also prompted other investors and even local residents to build their own resorts, and open home-stays and food establishments for the growing number of visitors.<\/p>\n

From small shanties made of light weight materials, several villagers of Maira-ira have transformed their residences as home-stays fit for guests or open up souvenir shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continuously innovate and build more edifices to satisfy our guests like our firing range, executive villas, and a big theme park comparable to other theme parks seen in neighboring countries and Europe,\u201d Nolasco added, citing all these development efforts are anchored on making Ilocos Norte a prime destination without destroying its natural landscape.<\/p>\n

Nolasco said Hannah\u2019s is committed to implement all policies and guidelines meant to protect the environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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