Alegria town reopens its tourism sites

TOURISTS can now visit Alegria’s vacation sites, including its well-known canyoneering activities.This after the municipal government of Alegria, Cebu conducted a ceremonial relaunching of its tourism activities on Thursday, March 17, 2022.Aside from its well-known canyoneering activities at the Kanlaob River, also reopening to tourists are Wonderfalls Canyoneering, Cancalanog Cascade, Mt. Lanaya Adventure and its organic demo farm.Maria Divine Cherreguine Sarmiento, Alegria’s tourism officer, told SunStar Cebu they were able to reopen the tourist sites after the Cebu Provincial Government conducted an assessment on them earlier this year.Sarmiento said the opening of their tourism sites aims to help their residents recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and Typhoon Odette (Rai).Before they opened their tourism sites, Sarmiento said they conducted a series of meetings with their tour guides, tour operators and even farmers’ groups on how they planned to welcome tourists.They also inspected accommodation establishments in the town to determine if they had prepared their facilities with consideration for the health and safety of their customers.To further attract more tourists, Sarmiento said they are also strengthening their tourism policies and are planning to add more attractions in the town.They are also updating their local tourism sector through a series of trainings, including a particular focus on community tour guiding. (HIC)