SunStar Cebu tour operators suffer ‘financial distress’ DISCUSSION. Cebu tourism stakeholders tackle issues troubling the tourism sector during the 2021 Cebu Business Month Tourism Coffee Table Discussion on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Inputs from the discussion will be used in the upcoming Tourism Forum scheduled on June 24, 2021. (Katlene O. Cacho) + June 04, 2021 THE slump in demand for travel coupled with varying policies among local government units (LGUs) is hindering the recovery of the tour and travel businesses in Cebu. In fact, even with the various recovery efforts of the private and public sectors and the gradual return of local tourism, Desiree “Cookie” Chan, general manager of Southwind Travel and Tours, said these haven’t resolved the depleting financial resources of the sector.