Proposing a sustainable tourism framework for the Philippines

• Main Authors: Cortez, Michael Angelo A., Rivera, John Paolo R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: business; recreation; tourism; travel; environmental science; environmental health; environmental protection; environmental indicators; environmental impact assessment; environmental monitoring; sustainability; environmental studies; Business; Environmental Health and Protection; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Recreation Business; Sustainability; Tourism and Travel
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_cbrd/29; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_cbrd/article/1024/viewcontent/cbrd_vol4_num2.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The travel and tourism (T&T) industry has become a major contributor to growth and development in most economies across the globe (World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC], 2014). The industry has significantly increased its gross value added (GVA) to the well-being of stakeholders through its direct economic impacts; and indirect and induced impacts to its forward and backward linkages. As such, according to Roe (2001), the T&T evolved into the world’s largest industries, generating approximately 11 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), providing 200 million job opportunities, and transporting nearly 700 million international travellers annually.