TPPAD (Chapter 1)

Tourism

Has become a major pillar of the philippine economy because it offers much greater avenue for creating employment and livelihood opportunities, compared to other economic activities

Tourism Policy

set of regulations, rules, guidelines, directives and development objectives and strategies that provide framework within which the collective and individual decisions

Tourism Planning

gathering and evaluating information to identify and prioritize current tourism development issues

vision

a desired future state of the destination

Goals

broad based targets for tourism

Objectives

targets that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bounded

Strategies

method which objectives will be achieved

Action and implementation plan

detailed list of the activities that need to be done

Tourism Development Area

area designed for possessing an important site or groups of tourist sites

Tourism Circuits

a route involving at least three major tourist destinations which are located in different towns, villages or cities

Tourism Corridor

Refers to a route defined by a theme, spanning several countries or even continents

Tourism Destination

a physical space in which a visitor spends at least one overnight

Tourism Development Paradigm

choice of issues, goals, and strategies of tourism development

National Tourism Policy and Legislation

Set parameters to what cab and cannot be done and priority areas for tourism development