Analyzing Sustainable Tourism Development in the Philippines Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable tourism development in the Philippines. It begins by defining the concept of sustainability within the context of the country's environmental, social, and economic development, emphasizing the Triple Bottom Line Theory. The report then identifies and analyzes various factors impacting sustainable tourism, including climate, geography, education, tourism policies, and governmental support. It delves into the different stages of planning for sustainability, including integration of departments, identification of priorities, and policy development. The report further evaluates methods for resolving conflicts of interest to ensure the future well-being of the developing tourism sector, considering environmental and social issues. It also examines the implications of balancing supply and demand within the tourism sector, highlighting techniques like the Delphi method. Finally, the report assesses the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism, addressing problems like income leakage, unethical advertising, and the exploitation of local communities. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of governmental regulations, communication, and infrastructure development to foster sustainable tourism in the Philippines.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

P 3.1 Concept of sustainability in tourism development in Philippines tourism
P 3.2 Analysing the factors impacting the sustainable tourism development in Philippines
Triple Bottom Line Theory:
This particular theory helps in the improvement
of the performance that is measured in terms of
health, safety and well being, education and the
like. Tourism is highly related to giving services
to the customers that is related to the social life of
the country and Philippines are no exception.
Reducing the environment pollution, utilising the
resources and the like are the few factors that are
conceptualised in order to achieve sustainability
that contribute to the achievement of economy.
This is prioritised and being focused in the Triple
Bottom Line Theory.
The factors that impacts the sustainability development of any country along with Philippines that
are very basic includes the: climate, geographical location, level of education, tourism policies,
waste management, proper utilisation of the resources, environmental; issues, governmental policies
and many more (Saarinen et al. 2017). These factors of Philippines may make or mar the
development of tourism. The government has to provide the require support for the development of
tourism and help making it sustainable as well. Factors like that of the climate and locations are the
ones that may negatively impact (Joshi et al. 2017). This is because if these factors are
unfavourable then the sustainability of the tourism sector will be highly challenged where survival
of the industry may be affected as well. Education is another factor that is required by communion
and local people so as to get involved in the industry and be employed within the industry as well.
Other factors include exchange rates and economic policies which are evident to attract customers if
the rates are low. Therefore, the utilisation of the factors must be in a way to attract the tourists and
support the sustainability (Saarinen et al. 2017).
The concept of sustainability is dependent
on the environmental, social and
economical development of the
organisation in the particular country here
being Philippines. The objectives of
sustainability are more focussed on the
proper utilisation of the resources that are
available within the geographical location
(Govindan et al. 2013). The concept of
sustainability can be getter explained and
analysed in terms of Triple Bottom Line
Theory.

P 3.3 Analysing different stages in planning for sustainability
The different stages in planning the
sustainability for tourism include
the integration of all the
departments that are required for
the execution of the planning that is
being strategized. These include the
identification of the priorities and
short termed gaols. This can be
done by gathering evidence and
independent investigation (Cinelli
et al. 2014).
After this is the activities that are required to be done by
the different departments must be assigned and plan the
area selection procedure. Then comes policy
development and representing the draft which is
followed by the preparation of the development plan in
environmental, economical and social context related to
tourism. Then the plan adoption along with that of the
implementation is required to be done. Finally
monitoring of the developmental plan is required
(Cinelli et al. 2014).

Task 4
P 4.1 evaluating the methods of resolving a conflict of interests in order to
ensure the future wellbeing of a developing tourism that is Philippines
The different issues owing to the social and the environmental issues as of the decreases in
the resources are evident from the above discussion which counts for planning the strategies
that can mitigate the issues. The sustainability of the tourism sector in terms of development
is that of retarded and hindered in Philippines. At the very outset, the government of
Philippines must go for the increase in the awareness of the need to conserve the environment
that are very essential and the only means of the attraction for the tourism, conflicts are
coming in the availability of the resources due to which the tourism industry in this country is
backlashed owing to the costs (Butler et al. 2015). The ay of promoting the tourism by the
President of Philippines is commendable but the integrity of the commoners and intellectuals
of the society along with environmentalists is highly required. The Research and
development of tourism is required in conserving the natural resources’ and involve the local
people and society in this task is going to help the government as well to make the tourism
more sustainable for future. The corals that are natural assets of any country and environment
as well is often misused or damaged by the local people for monetary requirements. The
government need to aware them about the requirement of saving these natural resources that
are crucial for the development of tourism and this in return will give them employment
replacing their need of money. This is going resolve the conflict between the development
and the local people as well. There is a conflict between the public in general with the
government. A positive approach is seen to be lacking with the act of promoting the tourism
is seen that requires proper communication with the ones who were against the action of the
president as they are ones who are up with the notion that the human interference in the
natural substances is going to affect the environment. This is a challenge to the sustainable
tourism that can be mitigated only through proper communication and governmental
regulations a well. The government need to regulate polices supporting the safety of ye
environment according to which the tourists’ marketers and the ones in the sector must
operate and contribute to the economy of the country. Finally, the several benefits of the
sustainable tourism, scope of employment and the like must be initiated in the mass with the
availability proper infrastructure are going to be helpful for resolving the conflict.

P 4.2 Analysing the implications of balancing supply and demand in
Philippines
Balancing the supply and demand in the tourism sector irrespective of the country is very
essential for achieving the proper sustainability in the tourism and Philippines is no
exception. The planning of the strategies is determined by the supply and the demand to be
able to balance the both. There are different factors that on which the balancing of the supply
and demand depends (Modrak et al. 2014). These include resources, imposition of the limits
within the tourism industry and many more. The country has to critically evaluate the factors
and make it available that can contribute to then balancing if the supply and the dreams. This
is going to positively impact the tourism sector. There will be noticeable improvement in the
supply chain management of the industry and the organisations’ as well operating in the
tourism industry of Philippines. The supply and the demand are the internal and external
chain which has to be managed that counts for the balancing of the duo in terms of its
requirements and execution for the strategies that will help in balancing and managing the
supply chain management. There are numerous techniques that are very useful in the
balancing the demand and supply in the tourism sector. One of the most appropriate for
Philippines is the Delphi technique that helps in forecasting the demand of the customers in
future from the present trend in the tourism industry. Technologies and tools like these need
to be employed within the infrastructure, so as to maintain the balance and manage the supply
chain and demand more effectively that contributes to the sustainability of the tourism sector
(Modrak et al. 2014).
P 4.3 Evaluating the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism in
Philippines
There are lot of issues that prevails in the tourism industry owing to the involvement of
providing services. The basic issues that are common include leakage of income, false
advertisements that are ethically wrong, unethical consumer issues and many more. The
consumers feel like ethically cheated since they are promised something else and their
demands are not fulfilled as per the promises (Tribe, 2015). Leakage is one of the major and
commonest of all the moral and ethical issues that is often found in one of the two types of
holiday packages. This is the all-inclusive packaged holidays. The enclave tourism that is big
is very controversial in terms of ethical as it is often considered as that all-inclusive packages

are unethical in it since it does not go with the name . This is because, in enclave tourism the
resorts and other facilities are all operated by the big foreign corporations that provide the
tourists to experience all the travel destinations and intentions in one resort without any
hopping issue. This is where the issues related to the ethics and the facilities are often not
under control and not from the expected ones (Tribe, 2015). Moreover, the enclave tourism is
based on big developments where huge land near the resort are transformed for tourism and
the local community are deprived of their occupation that includes fishing or any other
activity. Therefore, from the very beginning this is unethical as the resources are taken away
for the tourist resorts and the local people are not employed in the development as well. This
may be compensated if the a balance between the accessibility of the resources or employing
the local people in the tourism resort

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