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The Birdhouse

El Nido’s The Birdhouse shows us that sustainable tourism starts with sustainable design.

Sustainable tourism starts with sustainable design. Paco talks to Mark Villaflor, half of the duo behind El Nido’s The Birdhouse, about building a sustainable business from the ground up, designing with your environment in mind, and the pitfalls of mass tourism.


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