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Micro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality

02 Task Performance 1 – ARG

Region VII – Central Visayas

(Bohol Province)

Pengson, Nunella Mae C.

BSHM 201
II. Background of the destination, its products, and services offered\

Background Information about the Bohol Province

Bohol Province, the Philippines' 10th biggest island, is located in the Visayas

region, halfway between southeastern Cebu and southern Leyte. It is the province

with the shortest distance to Cebu City, which takes one and a half hours by boat

and 20 minutes by plane. It is made up of the oval main island and 73 minor islands

and has a size of 4,117.3 square kilometers. Because of its somewhat sloping

topography, it is well suited to the development of industry and trade. Many unique

types of endangered animals and plants may be found on the island's mountainous

zones. The higher ground is ideal for forestry and agriculture development. The

lower ground in the central and northern parts of the country contains excellent soil

and enough water. Bohol has around 100 caverns, the greatest of which is located in

the east, making it a perfect location for cave exploration. Nonmetallic resources

such as limestone, guano, silica, and clay are plentiful. With several rivers, streams,

and springs, the province contains a vast amount of surface water. The average

yearly temperature is 29 degrees Celsius.

The province of Bohol is split into one city, 47 municipalities, and 1109

barangays, with Tagbilaran as its capital. The overall population in 2000 was

1,139,130, with 77,700 people living in the city and 93% being literate. Boholano,

English, Tagalog, and Chinese are the most common languages spoken.
 Tourist destinations may be found all around the region, but the Chocolate

Hills are certainly the most popular. The origins of the Chocolate Hills are the subject

of two legends and two geological explanations.

The earliest tale speaks of two giants who fought for days, throwing stones

and sand at one other until they were so exhausted and drained that they gave up

and became friends. They fled the island, but not before abandoning the Chocolate

Hills and not before cleaning up the battlefield. The second legend is far more

romantic than the first. Arogo, a youthful and incredibly powerful giant, fell in love

with Aloya, a common mortal. Rogo wept sadly at Aloya's death. His anguish may be

seen in the Chocolate Hills, where his tears have transformed into hills.

According to some geologists, Bohol was submerged during prehistoric times.

Unevenness in the seabed was generated by volcanic eruptions, which was

gradually smoothed and rounded by water flow.

The explanation, on the other hand, is dismissed by the majority of geologists.

Despite the fact that the geological origins of the hills have yet to be proven, it is

widely assumed that they were weathered formations of a kind of coastal limestone

sitting on top of impermeable clay soil. There have been comparisons drawn to the

Hundred Islands of North Luzon.

The Products and Services offered by Bohol

Bohol is home to a diverse range of biological and cultural attractions. Bohol is a

magnet for people looking to engage in the tourism industry, with important tourist

attractions ranging from geological to historical, natural, and religious.

 Bohol anchors its tourism package on what is called its tourism pillars; the

Chocolate Hills (a National Geological Monument, the province’s signature attraction);

its white-sand beach areas of Panglao Island, dive spots in Balicasag and Cabilao

Islands where one can marvel at the colorful and exotic display of marine life; the

Philippine Tarsier (one of the smallest living primate and oldest land Species in

continuous existence in the Philippines belonging to the primitive sub-order Proximal

dating around 45 million years); its heritage structure of coralline stone erected during

the Spanish era that include churches, convents, watchtowers, cabildo and

presidencias; and Bohol’s topography, dynamic arts and cultural traditions worth to

treasure.

Tourists may swim with the fishes and dive in one of the caves in a single trip.

Visit one of the world's most beautiful coral reefs or be amazed by the centuries-old

stone cathedrals and other monuments. Natural wonders and a rich cultural history

combine to make a trip to Bohol distinctive and memorable.

Cereal, mango, coconut, tree enterprise, cut flower, root crops, vegetables,

livestock, and aquaculture were chosen as nine (9) priority sub-sectors for commercial

production by the province. High-value crop production, the establishment of post-

harvest facilities, the feed mill, and fruit/fishing of fresh water species cultivation (in

selected/limited places) and processing are all areas where investment is needed.

The majority of manufacturing endeavours will be agro-based, making use of

plentiful raw materials. Fish, pork, prawns, bananas, root crops, and mangoes are

among the items processed in the region. Approximately 120,000 mango trees are

already giving fruit, with another 80,000 trees expected to give fruit in the next three to
four years. Bohol is also the country's main seaweed grower and a major provider of

carrageenan, a gelling ingredient used as a thickening or emulsifier in a wide range of

goods, including medicine, toothpaste, ice cream, chocolate, cosmetics, and even beer.

Agriculture, manufacturing, fishing, and tourism are the primary economic

sectors. The rice, corn, coconut, mango, and poultry are all agricultural goods.

Limestone mining, glucose manufacture, galvanized iron sheet manufacturing, soft drink

bottling plant, food processing, metal craft, and furniture production are among the

industrial sectors. Fish, prawns, lobster, crab, and seaweed are the principal marine

goods. In the Visayas area, Bohol is known for its tourist sector. Its eco-culture tours are

the mainstay of its tourism. Not only does the province have pristine white sand

beaches, azure blue waters, coral reefs, and marine life on the seabed, as well as a

water fall, spring, earth cave, and forest, but it also has the well-known chocolate

mountain, the best preserved Jesuits Church, and the tarsier, the world's smallest

monkey, which is only found in Bohol.

III. The Three (3) important Tourism Stakeholders and Reports on their

contributions

The Three (3) important Tourism Stakeholders under the province of Bohol

1. Tourism Establishments and Enterprises

2. Tourism Employees

3. Utilities and Infrastructures

 The Reports of the three (3) tourism stakeholders on their contributions to

the destination

1. Tourism Establishments and Enterprises

The List of Top 3 Accommodations in Bohol Province are:

 Bohol Beach Club Resort

The Bohol Beach Club Resort is located in Panglao Island and is known

as one of the best family-friendly resorts in Bohol. The resort has 88 rooms that

may either be Beach view or Deluxe. Some of this resort’s amenities include a

bathroom with premium toiletries, a flat-screen cable television, minibar, free Wi-

Fi, and an aircon.

While the Bohol Beach Club does have three swimming pools, people

mostly go to this resort to participate in extensive water sports activities. The

resort’s water sports organization, Club Aqua sports, provides advanced

swimming, diving, and snorkelling activities

Some of the exhilarating activities you can join are interacting with sea

turtles and watching dolphins on Balicasag Island. The most extreme activity

present is swimming and snorkelling with whale sharks in their encounter area.

After engaging in various water sports activities, you can opt to enjoy the

nightlife in other nearby beaches. You will find yourself nearby Alona Beach

where there are multiple resorts, restaurants, and bars for your enjoyment.
  The Bellevue Resort

The Bellevue Resort serves as a serene getaway from city noise. This

Bohol beach resort is located in Panglao and is recognized as an ASEAN Green

Hotel awardee

Bellevue’s rooms have varying breath-taking views such as the waterfront

and forest. All the beach resort’s rooms are filled with basic amenities such as a

bathroom, minibar, cable television, pod dock speaker, free Wi-Fi, and aircon

You also won’t have to worry about finding unique cuisine. Bellevue’s first

restaurant is the Lamian World Cuisine where Filipino and Lamian dishes are

served. Bellevue’s second restaurant is Marea Al Fresco Dining where the

cuisines are made from freshly caught seafood from local markets

 South Palms Resort

The South Palms Resort is a testament to Boholano culture and local

architecture. This Bohol beach resort is located on Panglao Island, where you

have a complete view of the Bohol Sea.

You have 90 units to choose from such as rooms and villas. Each one has

unique views of the vicinity such as the beachfront, garden, and swimming pool.

The rooms and villas have a bathroom with basic toiletries, flat-screen cable

television, terrace, mini-refrigerator, and an aircon.

If you want a separate living arrangement, you can rent the Panglao Villa

with additional amenities such as a living room and dining area. There are also

two types of restaurants to choose from such as the Oceanica Seafood

Restaurant and Coast Pool Bar.

The List of Top 3 Restaurants in Bohol Province are:

 Barwoo in Tawala, Panglao

The Barwoo in Tawala, Panglao is one of the popular go-to spots for

expats in Bohol. It’s the perfect place if you’re looking to eat somewhere that’s

less-intimidating and laidback. In fact, Barwoo is one of the top rated place listed

as Asian Fusion Restaurant in Panglao. Lastly, at Barwoo, you’ll find Asian

flavors as well as a few dishes with a twist.

 The Food Hall at BE Grand Resort

Bohol’s BE Grand Resort has some of the best eats with their five

restaurants! The Food Hall features Asian cuisine and serves the buffets at BE

Grand as well as ala carte dishes. They also have alfresco dining for those who

want to relax by the pool.

They also have the Bridge, which is mainly a bar and restaurant serving

an ala carte menu that it shares with the other restaurants. Bridge also serves

pizza, sandwiches, cocktails, and wines.

The Monkey Bar, on the other hand, is at their waterfront and allows

guests to dine at a garden with a sea view. They offer refreshing drinks and

grilled delights. They also have the Lune, which is a rooftop bar that carries tapas

and cocktails with a perfect view of the sunset.

Lastly, The Boathouse is BE Grand’s fine-dining restaurant, situated near

their villas. The Boathouse serves only the freshest and serves the most mouth-

watering steaks on this side of the island.

 Tarsier Paprika
 The Tarsier Paprika is the perfect place if you’re looking for somewhere

romantic to spend time with your loved one. The restaurant is located inside

Donatela Hotel’s (previously Tarsier Botanika) botanical garden where their villas

are also located. It sits atop a cliff that overlooks the great sea. Guests will also

be able to witness the breathtaking view of the sunset – easily making Tarsier

Paprika one of the most romantic spots on the island.

In fact, you’ll definitely enjoy Tarsier Paprika’s romantic landscape and

their world-class flavors. It’s no wonder that this restaurant is one of the go-to

places of people seeking solace in Panglao.

2. Tourism Employees

To aid with the island province's economic recovery, the provincial administration

of Bohol has launched a vaccination program for tourist frontline workers. The

ceremony was presided over by Bohol Governor Arthur Yap and conducted in the

Pavilion of The Bellevue Resort, a five-star hotel complex in the coastal resort of

Panglao.

The vaccine campaign intends to inoculate 5,000 tourist personnel. Sector, one

of the most important producers to the local economy, as a first step in reopening

Bohol to international tourists under the Department of Tourism's green zone

concept.

"Vaccination signifies our initial steps to winning this fight against Covid-19, not

only for Bohol but also for the country's tourist industry, including all the sectors

behind it," Dustin Chan, Managing Director of Bellevue Resort, stated in his virtual

welcoming words.
 He also thanked the federal and provincial governments for the historic chance,

asking the resort's 178 employees and tourist workers to get vaccinated and follow

the government's health and safety guidelines. Workers in hotels, restaurants, tour

and transportation firms, scuba diving facilities, and other tourism service providers

will be vaccinated as part of the campaign.

Furthermore, Chan stated that The Bellevue Resort is dedicated to enhancing its

safety procedures by continuing to do frequent Covid-19 testing and staff health

monitoring. As part of its tight health measures, the vaccine will give an extra layer of

protection to guarantee that its personnel and visitors have a secure and safe leisure

stay.

In line with this, Bohol, which is known for its iconic Chocolate Hills, powdery

beaches, and world-class dive sites, is now open to leisure tourists of all ages from

the NCR Plus bubble, subject to the guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force on

Emerging Infectious Diseases, the provincial government of Bohol, and the DOT.

Finally, the Bellevue Resort has been awarded the World Travel and Tourism

Council's (WTTC) Safe Travels stamp, the world's first-ever global safety and

hygiene accreditation, which recognizes facilities that have implemented

internationally accepted health and hygiene measures.

3. Utilities and Infrastructures

 Water Conservation Measures

Reminding visitors to reuse towels and bed sheets rather than replacing

them on a daily basis is a low-cost but very efficient water saving method. Water

conserving equipment such as low flow shower heads, faucets with aerators,
 pressure regulating valves on distribution lines, and, less typically, dual flush

toilets are already installed in many hotels and resorts. Swimming pool water is

typically not totally replenished and is only done three to four times a year. This

reduces the amount of water used in swimming pool operations. Hoses and

sprinklers are commonly used to water plants and lawns. Despite the fact that

water is scarce, few people employ drip irrigation. Mulching with leaves or plastic

sheets helps certain resorts reduce water loss due to evaporation. Rainwater

harvesting is used by certain resorts, particularly those in Panglao, to supplement

their piped water supply. When sewage is treated effectively, either mechanically

or naturally, the treated effluent is utilized for irrigation, lowering overall potable

water use.

 Wastewater Disposal Method

In Mactan, Cebu, all hotels and resorts employ (in-house) sewage

treatment systems to dispose of their wastewater (sewage) (STP). The activated

sludge technique, which is energy demanding but extremely effective and

dependable, is the most often utilized treatment procedure in Mactan, Cebu. A

rotating biological contactor (RBC) is used at one hotel, which results in a very

low energy usage of less than 0.07 kWh per cubic meter of sewage processed

(Manuel, Gloria 2011). Most hotels and resorts in Panglao, Bohol, rely primarily

on septic tanks for sewage treatment. In Panglao, just two resorts treat their

sewage (from septic tanks) further. To create high-quality treated effluent, one

option is to use an electromechanical sequencing batch reactor (SBR) with post

disinfection and tertiary filtering. The specific electricity consumption per cubic
 meter is around 1.1 kWh. Another resort, on the other hand, treats the liquid

effluent from its septic tanks with a reed bed system (built wetland).

The resort's terrain permits gravity flow from the septic tanks to the reed

bed system, therefore specific electricity usage is almost zero (0.0 kWh/m3).

Some hotels and resorts supposedly do not have any liquid output from

their septic tanks due to the way they are built (unlined or porous leaching

compartment). Sludge is retrieved from septic tanks on a regular basis,

sometimes twice or four times a year.

 Solid Waste Management (Reduce)

The use of (soap) dispensers, particularly in common areas but also in

guest rooms, is the most prevalent waste reduction project (reduction of packing

materials). One resort gives soap without the wrapping (purchased in bulk).

Buying in bulk is a fantastic idea not just for reducing waste but also for saving

money.

 Solid Waste Management (Reuse and Recycle)

Many respondents set up in-house waste management systems that are

motivated by incentives connected to the resale of precious recyclables.

External solid waste management firms handle segregation, materials

recovery, and composting for major hotels. By offering different dumpsters, one

resort encourages visitors to segregate their trash. Biodegradable garbage is

composted by the majority of hotels and resorts. Separating food waste for reuse

as animal feeds, either for free or for a charge, is also a frequent practice. Used

cooking oil is sometimes collected in separate containers and distributed to

 employees or sold. Newsprint is used as a glass wiper at one resort. Recycling

mainly entails selling valuable materials for reprocessing (particularly paper,

metal, and glass).

 Clean-up Activities

All resorts and hotels clean their surrounds on a regular basis, including

the nearby grounds and the beach. Most hotels and resorts also participate in

extra community cleaning efforts, which occur twice to four times a year on

average.

IV. Stakeholder/s needed to improve by the destination

The Two (2) stakeholders that needed to improve by the destination

province

1. Governments

2. Transportation

The reports of the two stakeholders that require their improvements

1. Governments

Bohol's growth is reliant on its ability to maximize the use of its strategic

edges while minimizing environmental impact. The urgent development

challenge for Bohol is to solve the following important issues/concerns, which

have mostly remained unaltered over time:

 Rapid Growth of Population

From 1903, when the first census of the entire archipelago

was conducted in Bohol, to the most recent census in May 2000,

 the island's population rose fourfold. It took Bohol 24 years to reach

a population of 269,223 people (1879-1903). During the following

45 years (1903-1948), Bohol's population grew by around 6,000

people every year. Between 1960 and 1995, the population of

Bohol nearly doubled, increasing around 13 thousand people every

year. Bohol's population increased by 36 thousand people each

year over the next four years (1996-2000). If not handled soon,

such fast population expansion would have a devastating effect on

Bohol's resources and environment. Because the majority of

Boholanos rely heavily on the island's natural resources for their

livelihood, the effects of an ever-increasing population on the

environment and, eventually, on Bohol's growth, are frightening and

must be addressed immediately.

 Widespread Poverty
Increased population, overexploitation of land and marine

resources, and stagnation in agricultural revenue have all

contributed to extreme poverty among marginal fishermen,

subsistence farmers, and landless labourers. The province's

poverty rate is quite high. According to income statistics from 1994,

42.3 percent of all households live below the poverty line of Php

5,978.00 per month, which is greater than the regional poverty rate

of 32 percent. According to an NSCB report based on the 2000

FIES, the poverty rate in Bohol has risen to 47.3 percent of

 households, or 53 percent of the population. Over time, the

Provincial Poverty Threshold has risen in lockstep. The yearly per

capita poverty threshold in Bohol was calculated at Php 4,651.67 in

2004 (NSCB) to cover basic food and non-food requirements.

Despite the fact that poverty incidence in Bohol has decreased to

37 percent, according to the UNDP's 2005 Philippine Human

Development Report, the number of poor Boholano households

remains high, with over 87 thousand Boholano families living in

poverty.

2. Transportation

The transportation situation is the first and most visible difficulty in

the province of Bohol. Despite the fact that the road work has reached

most of the major tourist destinations, such as Chocolate Hills and Alona

Beach, it has yet to reach several lesser-known locations. Tourists must

hike over mountains to reach the location, which is inconvenient and does

not leave a positive impression on them. Worse, because of the

meteorological conditions of Bohol, the road is readily degraded by the

heat and rain. As a result, constant maintenance is required to keep the

road in excellent working order. And in other places where road

maintenance is lacking, the damage to the road is visible, making it more

difficult to navigate through certain areas.

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