One of the thinfs that we may have overlooked in the travel and tourism industry is the provision of a clean toilets in our tourist destinations. Agree or disagree?
As a travel blogger, I have been to various destinations around the country and it is my observation that clean toilets is oftentimes a rarity in many tourist destinations.
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have seen some resort owners who really make an effort to provide clean restrooms, yet there are still those who might have forgotten its importance. I have seen toilet cubicles vandalized with grafitti and even cellphone numbers! Some urinals are just left unflushed, while some doesn’t evenhave runningwateronits faucet.
Providing a clean restroom in public places especially in tourist destinations is very essential. A destination with a clean toilet means people have high regard for cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene.
I have seen some of the dirtiest restrooms, and I have to tell you, it not pleasing to the senses. How can we even invite more foreign or even domestic tourists to experience the veauty ofour islands if we can’t even provide a decent restroom in many of our public spaces.
Hats off to many local government units who make a conscious effort in maintinging their toilets clean in places like parks, beaches, bus stations and many others. I have also been to probably some of the best restrooms in the county, some of which even have air conditioning and even free WiFi access!
We should always remeber that having a clean toilet is essential in having a good health, and a clean toilet is always a big plus in enticing tourists to come into our tourist destinqtions.
More tourist arrivals means more income for our local government and more jobs for the people.
It is a domino effect. And we hope that our local government, resort owners and hotels would take and extrastep in making our restrooms clean. We just can’t easily invite travelersto come to the Philippines if we cannot even provide them with the basic need like clean toilets.
© Enrico Dee for BYAHILO, 2014. |
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