Written by Jay-ar Arante
The New
Orleans Tourism Industry shared to Boracay how they recovered from hurricane
Katrina that has swept the USA in the past.
Led by
Brad Weaber and Kelly Schulz, the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau was
held at a popular resort at Station 1 Boracay.
Participants
were shown pictures of the extent of the devastation that Katrina has brought
to the state.
According
to Weaber and Schulz, they recovered from the calamity faster through community
cooperation in rebuilding establishments and livelihoods.
In line
with this, the New Orleans Tourism Industry would like Boracay to model what
they have done to get back up and revive tourism.
They also
encouraged the island to get help from public consultants and or experts from
private agencies or students from universities who deals with and studies disaster
preparedness and recovery planning.
Meanwhile,
those who attended the convention included Island Administrator Glenn Sacapaño,
Ms. Mabel Bacani of the Redevelopment Task Force, the Department of Tourism,
Boracay PNP, Philippine Coastguard, Red Cross Boracay and LGU Malay.
Translated
by Shelah Casiano
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