“Cleanliness and convenience are key elements for tourism toilets,” he said, adding that mobile toilets should be promoted at attractions to relieve pressure during travel rushes. Also, an amendment of the standards used to classify and evaluate tourism toilets is in the pipeline to improve the quality of tourism services across the country. Early in 2017, the former China Tourism Administration — which merged with the ministry last year — released a three-year action plan in which 47,000 tourism toilets were to be constructed and 17,000 renovated between 2018 and 2020. For example, Yashan Mountain, a scenic spot in Jiangxi province, has improved its reputation thanks to its innovative and eco-friendly tourism toilets. ADVERTISEMENTIts nine tourism toilets were designed with different themes like bars and buses with materials from recycled waste.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2019 18:33 UTC