Philippines Cracks Down on Ultra-Premium Resort and 6 Other Tourism Trends This Week
Photo Credit: View from one of the villas on Banwa Private Island. Banwa Private Island
Skift Take
This week in tourism, wildly expensive resort Banwa Private Island is under investigation by Philippine authorities, and negative press threatens to harm the Dominican Republic's travel industry. Plus, be sure to check out our newest Skift research, where we explore the future of international travel.
Tourism News Weekly Roundup
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
New $100,000-a-Night Resort in the Philippines Faces Hurdles: It’s good to see that the Philippines keeps cracking down on developments to ensure they are in line with environmental and easement issues, even those at the ultra-premium end of the spectrum. But that’s not the only challenge Banwa faces.
Dominican Republic Counters Negative Publicity After U.S. Touri
