CSTC COLLEGE OF SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND

COMMUNICATION, INC.
CSTC College Bldg. Gen. Luna St. Maharlika Hi-way, Pob. 3, Arellano Sub. Sariaya Province of
Quezon R4A
Registrar’s Office: 042 3290850 / 042 7192818
CSTC IT Center: 042 7192805
Atimonan Contact Number: 042 7171420

SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Instructional Module in
Tourism Policy, Planning and Development

Preliminaries
I. Lesson Number 4
II. Lesson Title TOOLS AND DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR
TOURISM PLANNING
III. Brief Introduction
of the Lesson In this lesson, the focus of discussion is on the main
tools
that can be used for the situation analysis like published toolkits,
websites, government documents, statistical reports, and
existing plans.

IV. Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the main tools that can be used for the situation
analysis.
2. Discuss the different toolkits, websites, government
documents, statistical reports and existing plans related to
tourism planning.

Lesson Proper
I. Getting Started
 Refer to LMS
II. Discussion

III. Application (Performance Task -40%)

 Refer to LMS
IV. Assessment (Written Works-30%)

Compute the following based on the given:

a) Total overnight visitors (V) 5pts

b) Total rooms required (TRR) 15pts

Given:
1. Total number of arriving passengers surveyed = 502,300
2. Number of residents of the island = 203,000
3. Number of same-day domestic tourists = 45,000
4. Number of domestic tourists visiting friends and relatives = 205,000
5. Number of same-day foreign tourists = 16,000
6. Number of foreign tourists visiting friends and relatives = 10,000
7. Average length of stay = 3 nights
8. Average number of guest per room = 2
9. Average occupancy rate = 75%

Answer the following based on your computation. Show your solution!

 CSTC COLLEGE OF SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND
COMMUNICATION, INC.
CSTC College Bldg. Gen. Luna St. Maharlika Hi-way, Pob. 3, Arellano Sub. Sariaya Province of
Quezon R4A
Registrar’s Office: 042 3290850 / 042 7192818
CSTC IT Center: 042 7192805
Atimonan Contact Number: 042 7171420

1. Is there a shortage or oversupply of rooms if the town has a total of 250 rooms?
10 pts
2. How can you increase the demand of rooms if the number of overnight tourists
actually declined? How can you make tourists stay longer? 10pts
3. If the number of rooms cannot be increased, what else can you do to
accommodate the increased number of tourists? 10pts

V. Reflection (Performance Task -40%)

 Refer to LMS
VI. References
Brion, etal. (2021). Tourism Policy Planning and Development. Manila, Philippines: EDRIC
Publishing
Cruz, R. (2014). Tourism Planning and Development. Manila, Philippines: REX Publishing.
Romero, E. (2016). Planning for Tourism Development. C&E Publishing

Prepared by:

AMOR M. BIGALBAL
Instructor

Reviewed by: Approved by:

DIANA GRACIA T. EVANGELISTA, MM, CHP JESS JAY M. SAJISE, DBA

Program Head, School of Tourism and Hospitality Vice President of Academic Affairs External
Management