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Mabuhay,
welcome in the Philippines!
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The more
tourists, the better!
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Tropical
countries like the Philippines are in many ways attractive for tourists.
On the other hand tourists are attractive for a country as the
Philippines!
For the national government tourists are welcome, because
they bring money to the country. Some of that money will go as tax to
the national government. Many Philippine businesses, small or big, offer
their services to the tourists.
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A big part of the
money that tourists will spend during their stay, will go to these
businesses. Last but not least, tourists in the country will bring a lot
of possibilities for jobs. Because the total employment in the industrial
sector of the Philippine's economy is still moderate, the tourist sector
is extra important for creating possibilities to have employment for many
families. Tourists, Mabuhay! |
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Tourism,
easy to develop?
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Most
of the attractions for tourists, are already there!
Tropical
countries like the Philippines,
with a lot of small islands, have a lot to offer to tourists without the need of huge sums
of investments. Many attractions for tourists are in the country without
any investment. The
splendid natural environment, the tropical sea, the beaches and more
inland the mountainous areas, it's all there. No investments are needed!
Habitations, especially the more traditional settlements,
the culture habits, are also very attractive for tourists. These
attractions too, are almost free of
investments.
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Picture Landscape:
© Marco Luijten |
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Necessary
investments in the basic infrastructure!
To
stimulate the tourism, investments are needed in the infrastructure.
Especially facilities are needed in the ports where the arrivals of the
tourists are. In the specific tourist locations the water and
electricity supply should be sufficient. Of course the accommodations
in the places where the tourists want to stay, have to be adjusted to
the wishes of the different tourists. All these facilities should be
developed in a sufficient way.
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Picture T'boli
woman: © JF
Vibert |
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Developing
the industrial sector is more difficult than tourism!
Developing
the tourist sector is easier than developing the industrial sector.
Enormous investments are needed to attract foreign companies and develop
the basic
infrastructure for the fabrics. Especially investments are needed to have
good accessible ports, power stations, communication
infrastructure and industrial zones.
Tourism
needs far less investments.
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Picture Bamboo House: © jarsoftware.com |
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More
and more tourists come to Asia |
The numbers of
tourists to Pacific Asia has grown enormous during the last twenty years.
One important reason is the decrease of the flight time.
Nowadays it is possible to reach the other side of the globe within 13
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The Philippines by
air; distances and flight time, 2003 |
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from / to |
distance
in km
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flight
time
hours
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Hong Kong - Manila |
1130 |
02.05 |
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Singapore - Manila |
2379 |
03.25 |
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Tokyo - Manila |
3024 |
04.10 |
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Los Angeles - Manila |
11796 |
12.35 |
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Sydney - Manila |
6266 |
07.40 |
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Amsterdam - Manila |
10407 |
13.10 |
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Kuala Lumpur - Cebu |
2631 |
02.05 |
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Tokyo - Cebu |
3257 |
04.25 |
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