First tourist rest area in the country to rise in Samal

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Oct 8

Rest areas for tourists

First TRA in the country to rise in Samal

The first Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) in the country was launched October 7, 2022 in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) with the groundbreaking ceremony led by Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Cristina Garcia Frasco and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Chief Operating Office Mark T. Lapid. This was reported by DOT-XI in its social media page.

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was also signed on that day between Tourism Secretary Frasco and TIEZA operating office head Lapid to concretize partnership in the series of TRAs that will be established nationwide.

The groundbreaking and MOA signing ceremonies were witnessed by Davao del Norte Vice Governor De Carlo L. Uy, Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Alan R. Dujali, IGACOS Mayor Al David T. Uy, Vice Mayor Lemuel T. Reyes.

The Tourist Rest Area is one of the flagship programs of Secretary Frasco and is grounded on the Department's vision to provide convenience and comfort to tourists. The TRA will highlight the provision of clean restrooms for tourists in transit to different tourist destinations. It will also have a Coffee Shop, Pasalubong and Souvenir Store, Tourist Information Area, and a Charging Station. The TRA in Samal will be situated at the City Hall complex in Penaplata.

"We are constructing this tourist rest area here in Samal in order to provide visitors with a relaxing and comfortable travel as they visit your island. We believe in the potential of Samal to become a key tourist destination in the country," the secretary said in the vernacular during the ceremony in IGaCOS.

IGACOS is a premier tourism destination in Davao Region, famous for its white sand beaches, scuba, snorkeling, and freediving spots, adventure trails, and world-class resorts.

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