{"id":44855,"date":"2015-03-13T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=44855"},"modified":"2015-03-13T22:59:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T14:59:02","slug":"successful-tourism-more-than-just-counting-numbers-tourism-exec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/03\/13\/successful-tourism-more-than-just-counting-numbers-tourism-exec\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful tourism, more than just counting numbers &#8212; tourism exec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/visit-philippines-2015-video-department-of-tourism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43685\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/visit-philippines-2015-video-department-of-tourism.jpg\" alt=\"visit-philippines-2015-video-department-of-tourism\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/visit-philippines-2015-video-department-of-tourism.jpg 600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/visit-philippines-2015-video-department-of-tourism-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; As tourism becomes more inclusive, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is slowly building up on allowing communities, especially the poor ones, to directly benefit from tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we look at the impact of tourism, the usual way is to look at head count (tourist arrivals) and receipts,\u201d DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Development Bengzon told reporters in a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>He said that although numbers were a huge factor to tourism program\u2019s success, another aspect to look at was making sure communities had enough jobs, income and revenue generation as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we promote more destinations, we expect more communities to benefit from them,\u201d Bengzon said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that not all municipalities can be tourist destinations that\u2019s why we look at the emerging role of what we refer to as supplier communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Bengzon said that supplier communities are communities that may not be necessarily visited but can provide an important role in supplying products or a source of manpower such as local tour guides or handicraft makers.<\/p>\n<p>This is where The One-Step Project comes in, a convergence program between the DOT and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that seeks to improve the lives of the poor with more direct interventions through tourism.<\/p>\n<p>At present, the project continues to tap the potential of the 13 million poor Filipinos and the 2.1 million Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) households in priority tourism clusters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d(Through) The One Step project with DSWD, we identify selected supplier communities then provide a type of training such as handicraft making, soap making, to allow them to become a viable partner for tourism,\u201d Bengzon said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very clear that we will continue to look at how tourism benefits various communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; 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