Reviews from past visitors show that Cairns is a very popular north Queensland destination for
big international conferences and events and it is the
gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef with the shortest water crossing to the Great Barrier Reef by boat, seaplane or helicopter.
Because of the visitors coming in droves and with more expected to arrive, Paje said, President Aquino has made the Puerto Princesa Underground River a major Cabinet agenda item during its last meeting and ordered the expansion of the airport there to be an
international gateway for tourists, especially those coming from such
big markets as Xiamen, Shanghai and Kaoshiung.