Also read:\u00a0Boracay\u2019s Opening in October Will Set the Stage for New Accreditation Indicators<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Bookings and Accommodations<\/strong><\/p>\n Only accommodations that have complied with the requirements set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Department of Tourism (DOT) are allowed to operate and accept bookings in the island.<\/p>\n DOT warned tourists about transacting with hotels and accommodations not in the list as there is no assurance that they would be allowed to re-open. Non-compliant establishments that still accept bookings and reservations despite not being cleared may be subjected to civil liability and suits. <\/span><\/p>\n Below is the list of hotels and accommodations accredited by DOT.\u00a0 A total of\u00a0<\/span>116 establishments (5,677 rooms) are included as of press time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DepartmentOfTourism\/photos\/a.1112798242080380\/2438156106211247\/?type=3&theater<\/a><\/p>\n Also read:\u00a0TIEZA Commits to Address Boracay Drainage Hitch with Long Term Projects<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Flights and Airlines<\/strong><\/p>\n Local airlines, Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines, have released advisories regarding recommencement of their flights to Boracay. Further, they reminded passengers that proof of accommodation bookings may be required to enter the island and only those from accredited establishments will be honored. <\/span><\/p>\n Click\u00a0here<\/a> to see the list of Philippine Airlines flights available.<\/span><\/p>\n Beach Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n Diving activities and water sports are currently suspended,<\/strong> while sand castle making will be regulated.\u00a0<\/span>Fish feeding and coral picking or lifting within the Boracay Marine Area are also prohibited. <\/span><\/p>\n Boracay is known to be a party scene, but for the new Boracay, parties on the beachfront are banned. Fire dancing in the beachfront is not allowed, as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Firework displays are allowed until 9:00 p.m only. This is in respect to the flying foxes that live on the island. <\/span><\/p>\n Casinos and online gambling will also be banned on the island. <\/span><\/p>\n Establishments<\/b><\/p>\n Souvenir shops and food stalls set up along the beachfront will no longer be allowed and piggeries and poultry farms are banned from the island.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tables, chairs, massage beds, and beach umbrellas are prohibited by the beachfront, as well as the i<\/span>nstallation of electric lights and other electrical engineering\u00a0facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bars, restaurants, and other commercial spaces shall adopt a sound isolation system.<\/span><\/p>\n Smoking<\/b><\/p>\n In pursuance of Executive Order No. 26, smoking in public and enclosed spaces is banned.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Closed\u2019 Season<\/strong><\/p>\n The government aims to adopt a month-long \u2018closed\u2019 season for the island every year.<\/p>\n Also read:\u00a0Duterte gives DENR 6 months to \u201cfix Boracay\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Other Prohibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n Also read: Welcome to Boracay Island<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Sources: Department of Tourism<\/a>,\u00a0Cebu Pacific<\/a>, and\u00a0Philippine Airlines Here\u2019s what you need to know before dipping into the newly rehabilitated waters of Boracay Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[713,7243,6904,7196,539],"class_list":["post-35691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-boracay","tag-boracay-guidelines","tag-boracay-island","tag-boracay-soft-opening","tag-department-of-tourism"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Boracay-e1551842514886.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35691"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35742,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35691\/revisions\/35742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Boracay-1024x768.jpg\")
The ‘new’ Boracay \/ IMAGE Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/1-3.jpg\")
The Lind in Boracay<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/boracay.jpg\")
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\n<\/a><\/em><\/span>Image grabbed from DOT Secretary Berna Puyat’s Twitter Account<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"