THC 50 – Philippine Tourism, Culture and Geography Course Outline PDF

 THC 50 – Philippine Tourism, Culture and  Geography Eva Jean Y. Viernes, PhD [email protected] CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Description This course presents co...

 THC 50 – Philippine Tourism, Culture and  Geography Eva Jean Y. Viernes, PhD [email protected] CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Description This course presents comprehensive survey of the major tourist destination areas in the Philippines. Major discussions will be on access, health and safety issues, geographical characteristics, major attractions, gastronomy and distinctive cultural attributes of the various regions of the country, national and local tourism organizations relating to the development and promotion of tourism in the Philippines. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Requirements Assignments Class Activities Individual Reporting Regional Profile with SWOT analysis Experiential domestic tour to a major tourist destination  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Grading System mid term examination 15% final examination 15 long examination 15 activities/ assignments 20 requirements 15 Quizzes 10 class participation/attendance 10__ 100%  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Policies The student’s responsibility is to come to each class prepared and expected to take all examinations on date scheduled; read the assigned problems/assignments prior to class; and expected to attend each class and actively participates in the discussions (CHED Memo No. 17, Series of 2017, p. 29).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Policies Any student found guilty of cheating in examinations or plagiarism in submitted course requirements will receive an F or failure in the course requirement or in the course (CHED Memo No. 17, Series 2017, p. 29).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Policies Plagiarism refers to the use of books, notes, or other intellectual property without giving proper attribution to its author, or representing the work of another person as one’s own (CHED Memo No. 17, Series 2017, p. 29). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Course Policies Cheating refers to securing help in a test, copying tests, assignments, reports or term papers, collaborating with  other students during an examination or in preparing academic work, signing another student’s name on an attendance sheet, or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty (CHED Memo No. 17, Series 2017, p. 29). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department First two weeks Chapter I. first long exam Introduction Tourism Definition Forms of Tourism Types of Tourism Chapter II. Philippines: An Overview Basic facts about the Philippines Philippine properties on the World Heritage list Major tourist destinations in the Philippines Guidelines for travel to the Philippines (Non-OFW and Foreign Nationals) CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department rd 3 -4th weeks; second long exam  Philippine regional cuisine Chapter III: Philippine Chapter IV. Overview of the Culture C. Philippine Cuisine Philippine Tourism C.1. Origin of Philippine cuisine Development of tourism in and food culture the Philippines C.2. Basics of food from the Philippine flora and fauna Philippines 17 Regions of the Philippines C.3. An introduction to CBEA -  Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Schedule Activity preparation of regional presentations start of presentation mid-term examination tour continuation of presentations final examination CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  students must have: defined tourism as defined by the United Nations World Tourism Chapter I. Introduction Tourism Definition Forms of Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Types of Tourism distinguished the forms of Objectives tourism; and differentiated the types of tourism. At the end of the unit, the CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  What is tourism? Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes (UNWTO).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is tourism? People involved in tourism are called visitors (which may be either tourists or excursionists; residents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their activities, some of which involve tourism expenditure. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a visitor?  A visitor is a traveller taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited (IRTS 2008, 2.9). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  What is a visitor? A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) is classified as a tourist (or overnight visitor), if his/her trip includes an overnight stay. A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) is classified as a same-day visitor (or excursionist), if his/her trip excludes an overnight stay (IRTS 2008, 2.13). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department a tourist or an excursionist? overnight getaway family dinner  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Tourism is a subset of travel and visitors and are a subset of travellers. Travel refers to the activity of travellers. A traveller is someone who moves between different geographic locations for any purpose and any duration.  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is tourism? A visitor is a particular type of traveler. Tourism is a subset of travel.  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a trip? A trip is made up of visits to different places. "tourism visit" refers to a stay in a place visited during a tourism trip (IRTS 2008, 2.7 and 2.33).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a trip? A trip is made up of visits to different places. "tourism visit" refers to a stay in a place visited during a tourism trip (IRTS 2008, 2.7 and 2.33).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a resident? Residents/non-residents: The residents of a country are individuals whose center of predominant economic interest is located in its economic territory.  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Usual environment is defined the geographical area (though not necessarily a contiguous one) within which an individual conducts his/her regular life routines (IRTS 2008, 2.21).  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Usual residence is the geographical place where a person usually resides (Principles and recommendations for population and housing censuses of the United Nations, 2.16 to 2.18). A Vacation home (also called a holiday home) is a  secondary dwelling that is visited by the members of the household mostly for purposes of recreation, vacation or any other form of leisure (IRTS 2008, 2.27). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Activity/activities: In tourism statistics, this represent  the actions and behaviors of people in preparation for and during a trip in their capacity as consumers (IRTS 2008, 1.2). CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department The principal activity of a producer unit is the activity whose value added exceeds that of any other activity carried out within the same unit (SNA 2008, 5.8). The productive activity is an engaging process, i.e. the combination of actions that result in a certain set of products. The classification of productive activities is determined by their principal output. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a tourism expenditure? …..refers to the amount paid for the acquisition of consumption of goods and services, as well as valuables, for own use or to give away, for and during tourism trips. It includes expenditures by visitors themselves, as well as expenses that are paid for or reimbursed by others.  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department What is a tourism expenditure? All individual goods and services that satisfy the wants and needs of individuals) can potentially be part of tourism expenditure.  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure includes: transportation accommodation food and beverage valuables (paintings, works of art, jewelry) irrespective of their unit value and acquired on trips because of their role as stores of value over time durable consumer goods (computers, cars) irrespective of their unit value and purchased on trips  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure includes: all food prepared and without preparation all manufactured items whether locally produced or imported all personal services monetary expenditure on consumption goods and services paid for directly by the employer for employees on business travel; monetary expenditure by the visitor refunded by a third party, either employers (businesses, government and non-profit institutions serving households), other households or the social insurance scheme;  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure includes: monetary payments made by visitors for the individual services provided and subsidized by Government and non-profit institutions serving house- holds in the areas of education, health, museums, performing arts; CBEA -  Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure includes: out-of-pocket payments for services provided to employees and their families on tourism trips financed principally by employers, such as subsidized transport, accommodation, stays in holiday residences of employers or other services; CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure includes : supplementary payments made by visitors to attend sports or any other cultural events on the invitation of, and principally paid for by, producers (business, government, non-profit institutions serving households) CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure excludes:  out-of-pocket payments for services provided to employees and their families on tourism trips financed principally by employers, such as subsidized transport, accommodation, stays in holiday residences of employers or other services; CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department tourism expenditure excludes: supplementary payments made by visitors to attend sports or any other cultural events on the invitation of, and principally paid for by, producers (business, government, non-profit institutions serving households) CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Forms of tourism  Travel within a country by residents is called domestic travel. Travel to a country by non-residents is called inbound travel. Travel outside a country by residents is called outbound travel. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Ysay is a resident of Ilocos Norte. She visited her relatives in Zamboanga City. Travel within a country by residents is called… a) domestic travel b) inbound travel c) outbound travel CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Travel to a country by non-residents is called…. a) domestic travel b) inbound travel c) outbound travel  CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Travel outside a country by residents is called….. a) domestic travel b) inbound travel c) outbound travel CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Internal tourism = domestic tourism and inbound tourism the activities of resident and non-resident visitors within the country of reference as part of domestic or international tourism trips. National tourism = domestic tourism and outbound tourism the activities of resident visitors within and outside the country of reference, either as part of domestic or outbound tourism trips CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department International tourism = inbound tourism and outbound tourism  the activities of resident visitors outside the country of reference, either as part of domestic or outbound tourism trips and the activities of non-resident visitors within the country of reference on inbound tourism trips. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Types of tourism  A “tourism product” represents a combination of different aspects: characteristics of the places visited modes of transport types of accommodation specific activities at destination specific interest: nature tours, life on farms, visits to historical and cultural sites, visits to a particular city, the practice of specific sports, the beach, etc. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  Types of tourism This notion of “tourism product” is not related to the concept of “product” used in economic statistics, but rather to that used by professionals in the tourism business to market specific packages or destinations. CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department  Types of tourism tourism products used by tourism stakeholders as a marketing tool: culinary tourism ecotourism city tourism sun-and-sand tourism farm tourism health tourism winter tourism CBEA -  Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Assignment CBEA - Tourism and Hospitality Management Department Get in Touch With Us Send us a message or visit us City of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (63) 77-600-0459 [email protected] Follow us for updates facebook.com/MMSUofficial www.mmsu.edu.ph