My Home, Your Destination: A Brief History of Tourism Development in Boracay Island People around the globe may know the island of Boracay as one of the most well-known tourist destinations in the Philippines. Its infamous White Sand Beach, luxurious hotels, various cuisines, thrilling land and water activities, and its booming nightlife have been praised in books, journals, news and the internet. However, for Aklanons (people living in Aklan), Boracay is home. We can distinctly remember how the island used to be before the advent of mass tourism. Henceforth, it is such depressing experience to witness the transformation of island’s soft white sand, crystal-blue waters and its serene landscape into a highly commercialized, overcrowded, and …show more content…
They traded Copra (dried coconut) to Aklanons in exchange for rice and other goods. However, Peter Heinz, a German Traveler, published a book in 1978 entitled Philippines – A Travel Survival Kit that described Boracay as the most beautiful beach in Asia. It’s beauty was further introduced to the world when the film, “Too Late the Hero” in 1970s chose its setting in Boracay, and thus marked the beginning of the influx of tourists. The first resort was built in 1979, owned by a British and a Filipino. Ultimately, it was declared as a Tourist Zone and Marine Reserve (Proclamation no. 081) in January 30, 1987, which permitted high levels of tourism development. The proclamation …show more content…
Furthermore, a proclamation in 1981 (Proclamation no. 2146) classified forest lands under the Environmental Impact Assessment System, therefore, any development or construction in these areas must be subjected into assessment. However, tourism development measures were solidified during the administration of former President Fidel V. Ramos that directed the focus on infrastructure development and exploring local destinations. He said, “Boracay’s precious assets convinced me to give its development top priority as a flagship project of the Ramos Administration. I have never regretted making that decision”. In 1990, Boracay’s master plan was
In addition, the paper also examines the department’s current strategic plan and assesses its chances of success.
The “summer” version of Falmouth that visitors bought into seemed to only invalidate the dark reality I saw as a resident. Even my family and friends, who would visit from out of town, were quick to dismiss my commentary on the sad state of the town I lived with. Homelessness, drug abuse, wealth inequity, lack of a middle class, a depressed, seasonal economy based on the tourism at the expense of minimum wage service employees – as an outsider they could not or did not want to see the things I saw. Surely somehow *I* was wrong about Falmouth, or perhaps just being negative they would say – after all, how could a much desired summer destination have such a dark, dismal underbelly, that was only apparent to some of the
The barriers were formed during periods of slow sea-level rise. The findings of this study serve as important information for examining human impact and potential management of barrier islands. This study showed that the creation and reshaping of the barriers are weather depending. Human development along coastlines including hotels and jetties, influence the natural processes that affect the barriers. This leads to server erosion, which in turn causes that damage from storms to be more harmful along the coast.
We have to know the destruction of the current plan to make it better to understand the benefit of the
In the book, The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, the character Phillip has many great qualities that describe him as a character. Phillip is a young boy who lives in Willemstad. He was fleeing to panama on the S. S. Hato but the boat go torpedoed by a U-boat and they had to get on a raft to get off the boat. The raft floated to a cay and Phillip was on the island with a black man named Timothy that helped him survive since he was blind. When Timothy died, Phillip had to survive on his own and make the water catchment and hut.
The sheer volume of visitors during tourist season is shocking and this mass of people seem to share a mind like sand pipers, flocking to one place all at once. Beaches, clubs, and even local parks teem with people seeking to escape from the snows of the northern winter. When visiting the beaches, disregarding every posted sign which asks that they please keep the beaches clean and refrain from leaving any litter on the beaches as this interferes local wildlife. Littering is an unintentional mess left behind by a group of vacationers and often times families. The real problem really lies in the lack of respect the younger, more mischievous vacationers have for the area.
As noted earlier, tourism is one of the biggest business in Florida and the US Virgin islands, and with most of its tourist attraction destroyed, it leaves the state and territories still shaky about the future of their economy. Hurricane Irma have not only impacted the economy but more so the residents who are still trying to come to grip being a survivor of this catastrophic
KEY ISSUES: PROBLEM STATEMENT The key issues that Coral Divers resort is facing is that Greywell has been experiencing a decline in revenues and profits for the past three years as depicted in the graph below. Greywell has also been unable to distinguish itself from other resorts in the New Providence. The surrounding resorts were able to specialise in different segments and were doing well.
Porter Five Forces is a holistic strategy framework that took the strategic decision away
Name: Meshari Alangari Course: Comm 1101 - 30 Date: 01/22/2018 Informative speech delivery outline Topic: My vacation to Bali, Indonesia General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: to inform my audience about my vacation to Bali, Indonesia
The Cavite Mutiny of 1872 Philippine’s early history has been a series of colonization, revolution, and freedom with Spain as the first colonizers who occupied the Philippines for over 300 years. Every 12th of June since 1898, we, Filipinos, celebrate our Independence Day. In 1896, because of our desire to break free from the grasp of the abusive Spanish colonizers, a revolution broke out. It is thru this revolution that June 12 became a special day. However, another year merits our attention – the historic year of 1872 which is the year of the Cavite Mutiny.
As mentioned above, there are five tasks of management that should be accomplished in a daily work routine. Those are planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling (Koontz and O’Donnell, 1976). Notwithstanding that some theorists, such as Richard Steers (1985) and Mason Carpenter (2009), highlight only four of those, planning is always considered to be the first and main function of management. It is an activity that involves choosing a strategy to accomplish the objectives of the organization, using the resources effectively and efficiently (Olum, 2004). To make a good plan, a manager should follow the essential steps of planning, which are setting goals, identifying the threats and opportunities of the organization, developing a plan for achieving the goals, and finally evaluating it and reviewing (Gamache, 2008; Duncan,
One of the foundations of sustainable development is efficient environmental management (UNEP 2002). However, balancing the needs of current generations without compromising the environment for future generations poses to be quite problematic. A number of environmental decision-making instruments have been developed in an attempt to ensure that development is sustainable. One of the most popular of these is environmental impact assessment (EIA). This essay will be based on the strengths and limitations of an Environmental Impact Assessment.
“Maldives” the dream vacation destination of world tourists, Maldives is a beautiful country which is united by beautiful islands, there are approximately 1192 islands which are habitant and inhabitant, famous for its natural beauty, white sandy beaches, and clear and clean sea water, one of the best diving point in the world, they have twenty four famous dive points, In this island collection around 127 resorts are operating, most of them are managed by worlds best hotel chains, As a country with small islands they have less land and more water around, This impact a lot to the country as they don’t have land to cultivate, Some domestic cultivations are done but not enough to supply the whole countries need and to cater hospitality industry, Most of the food items are exported in a timely manner, Maldives sea is rich from various type of sea foods, Lot of crustaceans are available and that