{"id":209413,"date":"2015-08-31T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=209413"},"modified":"2015-08-31T06:00:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T20:00:43","slug":"beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Saipan, Tinian, and Rota beckon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recovery from Typhoon Soudelor progressing quickly and smoothly and most tourism operations restored, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota continue to welcome visitors seeking to enjoy beautiful nature without sacrificing modern conveniences.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-209413 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon\/biba-pix1\/'>Biba pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209415'>\n\t\t\t\tVisitors enjoy sun, sand and surf at Managaha in the Northern Mariana Islands on Aug. 24, 2015. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon\/biba-pix2\/'>Biba pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209416'>\n\t\t\t\tHundreds of tourists visit haward-winning Managaha in the Northern Mariana Islands on Aug. 24, 2015. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon\/biba-pix3\/'>Biba pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209417'>\n\t\t\t\tKayaking and other water sports are enjoyed by visitors in Saipan\u2019s lagoon on Aug. 25, 2015.\n(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/beautiful-saipan-tinian-and-rota-beckon\/biba-pix4\/'>Biba pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209418'>\n\t\t\t\tVisitors pause for picture-taking during morning low tide in Saipan on Aug. 25, 2015.\n(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Marianas Visitors Authority has assured tourism partners that visitors to Saipan \u2013which suffered the most damage during the typhoon \u2013are enjoying the islands in comfort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHotels are open, restaurants are open, water sports and land tours are open, and most importantly \u2013the tropical sun is shining today and beaches are open,\u201d said MVA managing director Perry Tenorio.  \u201cSocial media gave a very realistic picture of the damage after the storm, and we encourage visitors to take a look at the wonderful photos now coming out \u2013many posted by visitors -that show tourism and island life returning to normal. We are definitely open for business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest photos and updates are posted on the MVA\u2019s Facebook pages: My Marianas (Marianas Visitors Authority).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe resiliency of the people and a renewed sense of community has been extraordinary over the last three weeks,\u201d said Tenorio.  \u201cThe average visitor will have the same quality of experience as before the storm, except perhaps for some stores accepting only cash and some restaurants remaining closed.  The important things visitors look for are still here, including our beautiful nature, fresh air, clean ocean, and complete relaxation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Beach Road, which suffered downed trees and power poles after the storm, is now fully open and once again offers a picturesque view of Saipan\u2019s lagoon. <strong>(MVA)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recovery from Typhoon Soudelor progressing quickly and smoothly and most tourism operations restored,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":209415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[160,212,216,6333],"class_list":["post-209413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biba-marianas","tag-beach-road","tag-mva","tag-perry-tenorio","tag-typhoon-soudelor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}