2018 Boracay closure and redevelopment 2018 Boracay closure and redevelopment The closure of the Philippine resort island of Boracay, one of the nation's major tourist destinations, was set for six months starting April 26, 2018 as part of the government's efforts at the island's environmental rehabilitation. As part of the closure, Boracay would be closed except to registered island residents and employees of its business establishments. In a business forum held in February 9, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte called the island of Boracay a "cesspool" and announced plans to close the island to tourists and conduct a rehabilitation on the island in June 2018 to
South Seas Island Resort of the resort. The original Plantation house, suffering from termites and wood rot, was demolished in the 1990s. In 2004 South Seas was seriously damaged by Hurricane Charley, and was renovated and reconstructed in the two following years. South Seas Resort is managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the largest management company of independent hotels in the world. The resort was closed for 18 months after Hurricane Charley and reopened slowly in March 2006. South Seas Island Resort South Seas Island Resort is a resort located on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico in the community of Captiva on