A pioneering group of private island resorts is combining luxury with sustainability "The wood-panelled aircraft hangar in Manila seemed to have materialised from a Graham Greene novel. In the brief wait for my flight to Palawan, I took tea under a ceiling fan, among rattan furniture and pot plants. It all evoked a less frenetic era of air travel. Once aboard the 19-seater Dornier, I could watch the banter in the cockpit. The turboprop cruises at lower altitudes than a jet, hence the riveting views during the 90-minute flight south, as skyscrapers gave way to forested islets with enticing white coves and haloes of turquoise." http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/18f84898-f5ed-11e2-a55d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2at2BQBqc
3 grand for 10 days Rich people talking about saving the environment makes me laugh. Bunch of hypocrites with their lofty ideals but above normal polluting practices. Looks like a nice place though.......
The problem is the money goes into the pockets of the Ayala family and not the local community These places import goods from all over the world on a daily basis. Eco friendly my backside. If you look at the article they have a picture of the iconic filipino jeepney. Doesn't look like an electric one
We have steam trains here. But the amount they chuck out is relatively small in the big scheme of things as there arent many of them and they dont run very frequently. It's the high volume of jeepneys in places like the city that make the difference. The occasional jeepney here and there isn't going to affect air quality too much. Different in Manila though. From what I can see, Palawan as a whole, is making a good effort to develop tourism in an eco friendly way. Great for them. I sincerely hope they keep it up and continue to lead the way in this manner. A beacon of light amongst some of the mess.... Yes a bit of a toffs brochure eh!
