Examining Sustainable Tourism Development in the Philippines: Tasks

This essay discusses sustainable tourism development in the Philippines, emphasizing the importance of balancing tourism growth with environmental and social preservation. It highlights the need for responsible practices within the tourism sector to minimize harm to the natural and cultural environment. The essay identifies key attractions in the Philippines, such as beaches, mountains, and rivers, which are vulnerable to the impacts of tourism. It underscores the necessity for government intervention through awareness campaigns and strict regulations to mitigate pollution and protect marine life. Furthermore, the essay addresses issues hindering sustainable tourism, including tourist ignorance and ineffective planning. The document references academic sources and concludes with a note of appreciation.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
(TASK 3.1 and 3.2)

Philippines sustainable tourism
The concept of sustainable tourism refers to
applying all the practices in travel and tourism
sector that can help in development of the said
industry without giving any harm to natural and
social environment of any particular area.
Therefore, in tourism business sustainability is a
conceptual framework that suggests the tourists
to behave in such a way so that their activities
cannot give any kind of harm local communities
and their cultural environment.

Contd...
The concept can be applied successfully with the efforts
of government where awareness can be created among
people. The people of every country should be
educated so that they can act in a way which is not
impacting negatively to the culture and surroundings
of the country.

Contd..
There are various place in Philippines that are able to attract
large number of tourists. The major places of attractions in the
country are related with beaches, mountains and rivers who are
more prone to be affected with activities of tourists (Mai, 2010).

Contd...
In the same way, with more number of visitor
attraction sites, there will be more people who will
come to visit places. This will increase the rate of
pollution and other kinds of disturbances in
country. So it becomes necessary for the
government to make some strict measures that can
decrease the level of disturbances and harms to all
these sites. Besides this, eco friendly measures can
be adopted so that pollution can be controlled.
Apart from this, strict rules should be made so that
marine creatures cannot be disturbed.

TASK 3.2

Issues that hinder sustainable
tourism development
One of the major issues for countries is to
maintain the sustainability in the nation. There are
various factors that can restrict the progress of
tourism in country (Hinch and Higham, 2011).
 Tourist ignorance
 Ineffective planning:

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Hinch, T. and Higham, J., 2011. Sport tourism development (Vol.
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