Sustainable Tourism (Field School Lecture)

Sustainable Tourism
The Philippine Context
By: Carmela “Cheenee” Otarra, MTour
Ateneo Development Field School | 26 June 2015

Afghanistan
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• Is sustainable tourism development
possible?
• How can sustainable tourism development
be achieved?
• Who are responsible (stakeholders) for
sustainable tourism development?

How can we be critical travelers
and look at tourism with the lens
of a development professional?

Objectives:
At the end of this session, we should be able
to:
• Analyze the relationship of the macro and
micro contexts of the tourism industry
• Determine key challenges to sustainable
tourism development
• Consider possible solutions to address the
challenges to sustainable tourism
development

Outline
I. The Tourism Industry
II. Classic Tourism Development Theories
III. Ideal Sustainable Tourism Development
IV. Issues in Tourism Development
V. Some Possible Solutions
VI. Conclusion

Source: Murphy, P.E. (1985) Tourism: A Community Approach. Ney York:

Source: World Travel and Tourism Council

Tourist
Manila
Heritage
Tour
Farmers
provide
food Aluminium
smelter
Fertilizer
company
Bus builder
Mining
Corporatio
n
Foreign exchange
input
Leakage
(Imported)
multipliers
Multipliers, Leakage & Supply Chains
Aluminium
sheet
Adapted from: Gary Lacey (2013)

Global Tourism
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization (2015)

Long-term Outlook
• International tourist arrivals worldwide are
expected to increase by 3.3% a year between
2010 and 2030 to reach 1.8 billion by 2030,
according to UNWTO’s long term forecast Tourism
Towards 2030.
• Between 2010 and 2030, arrivals in emerging
destinations (+4.4% a year) are expected to
increase at twice the rate of those in advanced
economies (+2.2% a year).
• The market share of emerging economies
increased from 30% in 1980 to 45% in 2014, and
is expected to reach 57% by 2030, equivalent to
over 1 billion international tourist arrivals
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization (2015)

Tourism in the Philippines
Source: Department of Tourism

0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
4,500,000
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
International Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines (1960-
2012)
Sources: NSCB and UNWTO

Local Level?
“Local people’s perception on the impacts and
importance of ecotourism in Sabang, Palawan,
Philippines” by Jeffrey O. Jalani

Local Level: Sabang, Palawan
• Site: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River
National Park (PPSRNP)
• Objectives: To examine the…
– effects of ecotourism to the local community in
terms of livelihood generation and influx of
people
– views of the local community on the impact of
ecotourism and importance of natural
resource to the tourism industry
• Methodology: Survey and Key Informant
Interview

Results
• Tourism industry:
– source of income for most household
– seen as beneficial
– led to change of livelihood
– high influx of people because of work opportunity
• Environmental protection: seen as least
positive impact against work opportunity &
city development
• High level of awareness and involvement
among locals in the protection of the
environment
• Most respondents oblivious that the
environment is the key tourism resource.

Tourism Planning in the Philippines
• Process
– Government-led (ex: CamSur)
– Private sector led (ex: El Nido hotels)
• Stakeholders
– Government (Mayor, Tourism Officer,
MENRO)
– Private sector (Hotels, Tour Operators,
Transpo)
– Tourism councils

Government-Led
• Local government – local product
development, legislation (Tourism Code),
budget, investment generation
– Municipal or Provincial Tourism Officers
– Economic and Investment Officers
– Environment and Natural Resources Officers
– Tourism Council (public & private)
• Department of Tourism – marketing,
capacity building

Government-Led
Examples:
1. Aloguinsan: Bojo River Cruise
2. Palompon: Kalanggaman
Island

Private-Led
• Private accommodation establishments,
tour operators, travel agencies
• Association of hotels, tour operators, travel
agencies
• Examples:
– FlipTrip
– Philippine Airlines: increased flights in
Batanes

CLASSIC TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT THEORIES

Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle

Doxey’s Irritation Index
Level of Irritation Destination Responses to Tourism
Euphoria • Sense of excitement and anticipation
• Informal contact with tourists
Apathy • More formal contact with tourists
• Tourism seen as a source of income and
investment
Annoyance • Residents begin to show misgivings about
tourism industry due to increasing numbers,
external investment and infrastructure
Antagonism • Irritations: expressed verbally and physically
• Tourists: seen as cause of the problem

IDEAL SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT

“Sustainable tourism development meets the
needs of present tourists and host regions while
protecting and enhancing tourism for the future. It
is envisioned as leading to management of all
resources in such a way that economic, social
and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while
maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological
processes, biological diversity and life support
systems.”
-WTO, 2001

Economic
Impact
• Tourism income
• Employment
• Multiplier effect
• Post-disaster or
post-conflict
economic driver

• From 816,000 visitors in 2011 to more than
one million in 2012
• 67% increase in tourism earnings from 2011
($319 million) to 2012 ($534 million)
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Myanmar
Tourism earnings contributed to
the income of the country after
the political crisis.

Socio-cultural
Impact
• Increased pride in
indigenous cultural
practices and values
• Improved social
indicators brought
about by economic
impact
• Women
empowerment

Botswana
Village Tourism enabled
women to become
independent economically
from husbands.

I have heard a Setswana adage that ‘gadi
etelelwe ke manamagadi,’ [women cannot
lead], but here I am working as a woman. I
guide tourists and am the first woman to
work as a guide in my community in
Manyana. I feel very good about myself.
Source: Moswete & Lacey

Environmental
Impact
• Conserves and
protects natural
resources
• Promotes efficient
energy
consumption and
proper waste
management

Sydney
• New building
technologies and
techniques became
mainstream.
• Cleanup of Homebush
Bay, a site
contaminated by
industrial waste, for
use as a venue.
Source: Lacey

Honduras
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Bali Case Study
What are the economic, socio-
cultural, and environmental
impacts of ecotourism?
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Economic Issues
• Leakage: the money that goes out of a
destination due to imported raw materials,
souvenirs, furniture, labor
– Did tourism really benefit the locals or did it
benefit suppliers or manufacturers from
another country
– Where did the ingredients come from?
– Where did the souvenirs come from?
– Where do employees live? Are they locals?

Economic Issues
• Lack of inclusive growth
– Who are the ones that gain from tourism?
– Do the locals really benefit from employment
or via the supply chain?
– Tension between luxury (or enclave tourism)
and community-based tourism
• Increase in prices
– Surge in prices of commodities and real
estate

Economic Issues
• Economic dependence on tourism
– Lack of economic diversification: risky
– Maldives: 83% of workforce depend on
tourism
– What are the possible impacts of economic
recession and natural disasters on tourism-
dependent economies?

Venice
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Socio-cultural Issues
• Change or loss of indigenous identity and
values (cultural erosion)
– Factors: tourists’ behavior, commodification,
staged authenticity, adaptation to tourist
demands
– Altering livelihoods to accommodate tourism
(ex: farmers to tour guides; fisherman to
bangka tour guides)

• Tension between locals and tourists on the
use of resources
– Should the distribution of energy or water
depend on the use of hotels and resorts?
• Prostitution and Human Trafficking
– Sex tourism: alarming in the Philippines
– Children's Legal Bureau: 60,000 - 100,000
children prostitutes in the Philippines

• Displacement or forced migration for locals
– Factors: real estate development, rising real
estate prices, rising standards of living
– Migrants take away employment opportunities
from locals

Costa Rica
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Environmental
Issues
• Decreased
biodiversity,
environmental
degradation,
endangered wildlife
– Factors: Tourist
activity, waste, lack of
awareness and
information
dissemination

Environmental
Issues
• Global warming and
climate change
– Carbon emissions
from air transport and
other modes of
transportation
– How much is your
travel carbon
footprint?

Economic
• Legislation that supports the creation of
tourism enterprises (e.g. Tourism Code,
LIIC)
• Support local industries to reduce leakage
• Diversify other sectors related to the
tourism industry
• Ex: LGSP-LED - promotes investment,
equips government, strengthens tourism
industry, and trains locals (workforce
development)

Socio-cultural
• Stakeholder Management - Consider local
opinion & knowledge; address conflict
between migrants & locals
• Educate tourists on their possible impact
• Instill cultural pride among locals,
empower locals
• Ex: Palaui (Blue Water); Bhutan

Environmental
• Carrying Capacity
• Limits of Acceptable Change
• Site hardening
• Ex: Kenya; Kalanggaman Island;
Aloguinsan River

• Is sustainable tourism development
possible? How?
• Who is responsible for sustainable tourism
development in the Philippines?

What is your proposed
sustainable tourism
development solution/strategy?

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