DAVAO TOURISM:

WEAVING THE FUTURE

TANYA RABAT-TAN
Regional Director
 DOT Mandate
Republic Act 9593
The NTDP provides a
framework to guide the DOT
and stakeholders at the
national, regional and local
level to harness the
potential of the
tourism sector as an
engine for sustainable
growth.
Flights are Book your flights with
available
Everyday in Clark, Pampanga
Davao! Manila

Iloilo
Bacolod
Mactan, Cebu
Siargao
Tacloban
Tagbilaran, Bohol
Cagayan de Oro
Dumaguete
Zamboanga

Domestic Air Connectivity

Davao is
accessible to the
WORLD!

Quangzho, China
Qatar

Davao International
Hongkong Airport

Indonesia
Singapore

International Air Connectivity

TOURISM IN ACTION:
DOT-XI MILESTONES
 DAVAO REGION
TOURIST ARRIVAL
as of 1st Semester of 2019

Davao reaches a growth

rate of 26.38%,
compared to 1st Semester
of 2018

Note: The report is as of August 2, 2019

 Top Foreign Markets
as of 1st Semester of 2019

Country of Residence Volume

USA 12,035
CHINA 9,366
JAPAN 6,647
KOREA 4,601
UNITED KINGDOM 4,566

Note: The report is as of August 2, 2019

 Developing Foreign Markets
as of 1st Semester of 2019

Country of Residence Volume

AUSTRALIA 3,558
INDIA 3,406
UNITED ARAB 2,812
EMIRATES
SINGAPORE 2,488
CANADA 2,208

Note: The report is as of August 2, 2019

 PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
• Roll-out and assistance to the
Formulation of Provincial/ Municipal
Tourism Development Plan- Davao
del Sur and Davao Occidental
• Regionwide site assessment to
TRIPPC and other tourism- related
infrastructure projects
• World Bank Scoping Mission for
Samal Island and Davao City on
proposed funded projects
STANDARDS and
ACCREDITATION 55 2 1 1
Water MICE
Travel Agencies Training Center
Transport Organizer

260 30 16 22
Mabuhay
5
Tourist Inns
accredited Hotels Resorts Accommodation
(2019) (2018)
establishments
in Davao Region
As of 30 September 2019 1 53 6 18 6
Tour Farm Tourism Regional Tour Community
Apartelle Guides Tour Guides
Operators Site

4 1 6 5 24 3 1
Transportation Sports and
Dive Shops Pension House Spa Service Restaurants Recreational Center Tourist Shop
Service
 Total No. of Trainings Conducted
as of 30 June 2019

47

Tourism
Regional
Industry Skills
Training Funds
Program (TISP)

23 24
GENDER DISTRIBUTION

725 316 1041

(70%) are MALE
(30%) are FEMALE
 TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE TOURISM
INDUSTRY SKILLS PROGRAM (TISP)

TITLE OF THE TRAINING

Tourist Driver’s Seminar for DOT-Accredited Transport
Operators on 26 March 2019
63 1 64

Community Tour Guiding on 25 April to 2 May 2019 19 6 19

Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP) on

24-26 April 2019 10 17 27

Events Management Training (with TESDA EM NC III) 10 19 29

on 17-19 May 2019
 TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
(REGULAR FUNDS)

TITLE OF THE TRAINING

Tourism Awareness Seminar for Tourism Stakeholders

of San Isidro & Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental 17 6 23

Capability-Building Training for Security Officers of

Tourism-Related Establishments (4 batches)
179 23 202

Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP) on 24-26 27

10 17
April 2019

Basic Tour Guiding (for the City of Mati) on

22 15 37
27-29 March 2019

Tour Package Development and Delivery Seminar

on 28-30 March 2019
6 21 27
 TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
(REGULAR FUNDS)

TITLE OF THE TRAINING

Digital Marketing Seminar for Travel and Tour

5 22 27
Operators on 30 March 2019

Tourism Awareness Seminar for Tourism

Stakeholders of Digos City, Davao del Sur on 8 April 12 31 43
2019
Farm Tourism Orientation Seminar on
32 15 47
12 April 2019

Hotels-Resorts Security Training on 16 April 2019 (1st

Batch); and on 26 April 2019 (2nd Batch)
55 5 60

Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification on 10

May 2019 (Batch 1); & 29 May 2019 (Batch 2)
55 3 58
 TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
(REGULAR FUNDS)

TITLE OF THE TRAINING

Diving Opportunities Seminar
on 21-22 May 2019
26 15 41

Underwater Photography on 23 May 2019 23 2 25

Katutubong Pinoy Food Preparation on 14-15 June

2019 (Tribal Food Preparation & Organic Food) 18 7 25

Halal Open House for Hari Raya (Forum for Halal 71 129
Business Opportunities) on 19 June 2019
58

Training and Awareness on Creating a Halal Experience and

Halal Food Preparation on 20 June 2019
33 12 45
 TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
(REGULAR FUNDS)

TITLE OF THE TRAINING

Hotels-Resorts Security Training
25 4 29
on 24 June 2019

Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification on

47 6 53
24 June 2019 (3rd Batch)

Training and Awareness on Creating a Halal

Experience and Halal Food Preparation on 20 June 33 12 45
2019
PROVINCIAIL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS

DAVAO CITY
1. Seminar Workshop on Filipino Brand of Service (FBS) Excellence (started
on October 2019)
2. Hotels-Resorts Security Training (5 batches)
3. Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification (5 batches)
4. Tour Package Development and Delivery Seminar
5. Digital Marketing Seminar for Travel and Tour Operators
6. Safety Officer’s Training for Tourism Establishments
7. Events Management Training
8. Certified Guest Service Professional for CAAP Personnel
PROVINCIAIL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS
DAVAO ORIENTAL
1. Basic Tour Guiding Training (City of Mati)
2. Community Tour Guiding (2 batches – provincial wide)
3. Tourism Awareness Seminar (Governor Generoso and San Isidro)
4. Farm Tourism Orientation Seminar (San Isidro)
5. Water Safety, Search and Rescue Training (City of Mati)
6. Lifeguard Training (City of Mati)
7. Training on Managing Tourism Enterprises for Sustainability and
Profitability (City of Mati)
8. Hotels-Resorts Security Training (City of Mati)
9. Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification (City of Mati)
PROVINCIAIL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS
DAVAO DEL NORTE

1. Hotels-Resorts Security Training (Tagum City)

2. Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification (Tagum City)
3. Community Tour Guiding (provincial wide)
4. Front Office Skills Training (provincial wide)
5. Housekeeping Skills Training (provincial wide)
6. Hotels-Resorts Security Training (Island Garden City of Samal)
7. Seminar on IED/Bomb Detection and Identification (Island Garden City
of Samal)
PROVINCIAIL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS
DAVAO DEL SUR

1. Training on Managing Tourism Enterprises for Sustainability and

Profitability (Digos City)
2. Tourism Awareness Seminar (provincial wide)
3. Katutubong Pinoy Food Preparation with emphasis on Tribal and
Organic Food (Bansalan, Davao del Sur)
4. Cave Guiding Training (provincial wide)
PROVINCIAIL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS
DAVAO DE ORO (COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE)

1. Cave Guiding Training (provincial wide)

MARKETING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Participation and noticeable
presence in Travel and Tour Expo and
Sales Mission
– Trade Shows for Tourism-related
Products (Mindanao Trade Expo 2019)
– International Air Connectivity
Conference (Routes Asia and CAPA
LCC In North Asia Summit)
– Domestic Travel Shows (TPB’s Regional
Travel Fair and Philippine Travel Mart)
• Product evaluation and site
inspection to new tourism-
related properties – Davao PHP 1.344
MILLION
Oriental, Davao del Norte
• Social media engagement and
weekly FACT-stories releases
• Media partnership for events/
festival promotion
• Conduct Business-to-Business
meetings and Sales Calls Negotiated sales from Davao-
Manado Business-to-Business
Meeting last September 27, 2019
TAMBAYAYONG FESTIVAL
BUWAN NG
KALUTONG
PILIPINO
DAVAO SPECIAL PROJECTS:
GREENING THE FUTURE
CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
RETROFITTING OF THE TIBOLO ECO-CULTURAL VILLAGE
Under this project, technical assistance through consultancy and architectural services, and facilitation of
planning workshops and management reviews were provided to renovate the infrastructure and revive the
Tibolo Eco-Cultural Village as a cultural tourism destination near the foothills of Mt. Apo.

Renovated Pavilion (left) and

Long House (below) of the
Tibolo Eco-Cultural Village

Strategic Planning with Tibolo

Eco-Cultural Village Stakehoders
CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
CULTURAL HUB MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL
A series of consultations were conducted to draft a proposal for the funding of a master plan to create a cultural hub in the
region. The cultural hub is planned to house a complex with a regional museum, library, performing arts center, etc., and will
be a repository of the cultural heritage materials of the region, a place for the promotion of genuine, participatory, and
dynamic culture-responsive engagements, an enterprise center for sustainable creative economic activities.
 SPECIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

• Crafting of Regional Tourism

Development Plan
• Crafting of Farm Tourism Action Plan
• Partnership for convergence projects
with the Department of Trade and
Industry and the Department of
Agriculture in linking community/
local products to the tourism industry
(Patronizing local products and
promoting as DAVAO PREMIUM
BRANDS)
 Now at 12K
followers…
and counting
DOT DAVAO REGION
 Department of Tourism-XI
(Davao)
Room 512, 5th Floor, LANDCO
Corporate Center,
J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City
8000 Philippines

Telephone Number
(082) 221-0070 / 225-1940
Email Address:
dot11@tourism.gov.ph

For more information

Daghang Salamat!
[ DAVAO REGION ]