BAGUIO CITY—“Carmageddon” has dawned on Sagada, and the popular tourist town in Mountain Province is bracing for more traffic jams during the holidays. Almost 4,000 visitors suffered through traffic gridlock on Nov. 30, according to the upland municipality’s tourism information center. “Many houses [which were not equipped for homestay] were forced to open up because some visitors would end up sleeping in their cars,” said a local tour guide, who asked not to be named. To manage traffic flow, the tourism office directed tourists to park their vehicles at designated hotel or pay parking areas and take local transportation to the sites. A total of 115 inns and homestay facilities are registered with the Sagada Inns and Homestays Association, with a total bed capacity of 2,000.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 21:33 UTC