"The most beautiful karst-in-the-sea landscape in the world, with still unspoiled cliffs and small islands."
"A major disaster.The water is terminally polluted due to the coal shipping in the area.The bay is jammed with endless low-end tourist boats servicing cheap group tours from China, all throwing garbage into the water, and creating a racket of sound pollution with their engines. Concrete walkways have been built to get visitors into the archaeological cave sites, which have been gussied up with colored fluorescent lights. The heritage values have been discarded in favor of recreation values."
"The continued crush of tourism development around the bay is putting extreme pressure on the islands due to increasing visitation. The international airport will only increase the problem. A visitor management plan for the area is desperately needed."
"There is no evidence that tourism development encourages protection by the local community."
"Little information is provided for tourists about how their actions may contribute to site degradation or might alternatively contribute to site preservation. Tourists could be better informed. The site could be better managed and preserved. This should include measures to involve local people in planning and a 'pro-poor' focus in future tourism development."
