Scope and Sectors of Tourism

Vocabulary flashcards covering the scope, sectors, organizations, and career opportunities in the tourism industry based on TH2107 lecture notes.

Accommodation Sector

A tourism sector that provides temporary places to sleep along with amenities and facilities for travelers, ranging from luxury five-star hotels to basic one-star hotels.

Food and Beverage Service Sector

The sector involved in the process of preparing, presenting, and serving food and beverages to customers across establishments such as restaurants, cafés, bars, and clubs.

Attractions Sector

Facilities visited by tourists at a destination for entertainment, education, or leisure, which can be natural (e.g., beaches, mountains) or man-made (e.g., monuments, theme parks).

Transportation Sector

The sector providing the medium for actual movement of travelers via air, water, road, and rail, including airlines, car rentals, cruises, ferries, and buses.

Travel Trade Sector

A sector comprising middlemen such as travel agencies, tour operators, and destination marketing organizations (DMOs) that resell travel products and services bought from other parties.

MICE Sector

A high-spending segment of the tourism industry dedicated to planning, organizing, booking, and facilitating Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions.

Meeting

Any occasion where two or more people come together with a common agenda to discuss.

Incentive (Tourism)

A tourism component involving the rewarding of employees for their quality of work and performance.

Convention

A gathering of delegates, representatives, and members of an organization for a common purpose coupled with simultaneous activities.

Exhibition

An event that promotes new products, services, and materials to attendees who are potential customers.

Government Sector in Tourism

Elected officials and agencies responsible for creating, facilitating, and enforcing laws, planning, controlling, owning components, and promoting tourism to home and overseas markets.

Department of Tourism (DOT)

The primary planning, programming, coordinating, implementing, and regulatory Philippine government agency responsible for developing and promoting the tourism industry.

National Parks Development Committee (NPDC)

A DOT-attached agency that provides well-maintained parks for wholesome recreation and socio-cultural education of the Filipino people.

Intramuros Administration (IA)

A DOT-attached agency responsible for the orderly restoration and development of Intramuros to conform with 16th to 19th-century Philippine-Spanish architecture.

Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD)

A DOT-attached agency that formulates basic dive rules, regulates scuba sports and technical diving, and ensures safety standards.

Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)

A GOCC created under Executive Order No. 1037 on July 04, 1985, mandated to develop and promote the Philippines as a retirement haven.

Nayong Pilipino Foundation

A DOT-attached agency mandated to initiate research and development projects in social sciences and humanities and formulate social welfare programs.

Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC)

An agency authorized to establish, operate, and maintain duty and tax-free stores at international airports, seaports, and selected commercial centers.

Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA)

A GOCC responsible for building tourism infrastructure, supervising Tourism Enterprise Zones (TEZs), managing assets, and collecting the Philippine travel tax.

Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ)

A tract of land designated to be developed into a tourism complex to host tourism enterprise facilities and services.

Tourism Promotions Board (TPB)

An agency responsible for marketing and promoting the Philippines as a major global tourism and Asian convention destination.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

The primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the Philippines' environment and natural resources.

National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)

The Philippines' premier socioeconomic planning body regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting, policy analysis, and research.

National Ecotourism Development Committee (NEDC)

The policy-making body for ecotourism in the Philippines, chaired by the DOT and co-chaired by the DENR.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

An organization of 10 Southeast Asian countries promoting regional peace, stability, and cultural, economic, and political development.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

A regional economic forum established in 1989 with 21 members dedicated to free trade, economic growth, and regional integration in the Asia-Pacific.

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

A membership union of government and civil society organizations providing tools to enable human progress and nature conservation together.

United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

The UN agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism globally.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

A UN agency seeking peace through international cooperation, which established the World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme in 2011.

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

The global body bringing together major travel and tourism players to speak with one voice to governments and international bodies.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)

The world's largest cruise industry trade association representing cruise lines, travel agents, and industry stakeholders.

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

A non-profit association internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from, and within the Asia Pacific region.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

The world's leading conservation organization working to halt planetary environmental degradation and create a climate-resilient, zero-carbon future.

PSA Tourism Employment Data (2019)

Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showing tourism-related employment reached 5.71 million in 2019, a 6.5 percent increase from 5.36 million in 2018.