TOURISM WEEK. Hundreds of students join the kick-off activity for the World Tourism Month and Tourism Week celebration in Negros Oriental on Monday (Sept. 19, 2022). The students are taking up courses related to the tourism industry, such as hotel and restaurant management. (Photo courtesy of Maritoni Mascardo/Provincial Tourism Unit) DUMAGUETE CITY - A key official in Negros Oriental on Monday exhorted students taking up courses related to the tourism industry to protect the environment as it is a major source of livelihood for many. Myla Mae Abellana, head of the Provincial Tourism Unit (PTU), sounded her call to hundreds of students, deans, and teachers of various schools during the opening of the province's celebration of World Tourism Day. "The environment is crucial in the tourism industry as it provides us with various destinations as well as venues to promote our culture and even the food sector," she pointed out. While World Tourism Day is celebrated every Sept.