The Philippines

What are the negative/positive impacts in of tourism in the Philippines?

What good practices from a cultural perspective being undertaken by organizations within the tourism and travel industry?

Public Comments

1. positive = the cheap 14year old hookers negative= the cheap 14year old hookers' herpes
2. Kris Aquino
3. Colonial Mentalism!
4. Positive impact- beautification of Boracay. Negative impact- ecoli on Boracay....... Positive impact- lots of tourist in the country. Negative impact- lots of tourist kidnapped in the country. Yeheey!
5. positive = the beautiful scenery,the wonderful sites,the beautiful women,the friendly people,huge malls,cheap stuff. negative = kidnapping people,dangerous driving roads,gold diggers.
6. I think he means whats the negative/positive impact on the Philippines from tourism. Positive : Dollars and the promotion of the Philippines largest overseas profession MARRIAGE(yes they are counted in as OFW)! Negative impact : Very often people prior to visiting have sympathy for the people living in third world country's such as the Philippines but after being here for a while and running into more than a few bad apples they lose the sympathy and respect.
7. Gosh....I've written a whole thesis on this issue. But here's it in brief: Positive impact: 1- Reasonable foreign currency income for the state. 2- Slight development of tourism infrastructure. 3- Marginal increase in employment levels in industries related to the travel sector- hospitality, travel agencies and tour operators, transportation etc. 4- Sustainance of domestic airlines, charters and to some extent, shipping, to some degree. 5- Better awareness in the Philippines of foreign cultures and traditions, needs of tourists etc. Negative impact- 1- Sex tourism, with aged foreigners flocking to the country seeking young women as partners. Others come to indulge in pedophile activities. 2- Negligence of environmental considerations in some cases by both, foreign nationals and Filipinos. 3- The government hurries to attract foreign tourists without the existence of a proper tourism infrastructure. 4- Due to the negative image of the Philippines as a corrupt nation, visitors believe they can escape justice easily by bribing law enforcement authorities. There are many points bu these would require at least a day to list and detail.