To familiarize everyone with key socioeconomic terms and concepts, we have this new social media series.
For this week, our buzzword is “tourism”.
It refers to the travel or movement of people to places beyond their residences, usually for leisure.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2010)
A PIDS study found that the Philippine tourism industry needs to address several areas for improvement to be ready to cater to the potential influx of tourists post-pandemic.
Aside from having a sound plan and strategy, the hospitality competencies of human resources across the tourism value chain must be developed. The tourism workforce includes not only tourism professionals but also those at the grassroots, such as drivers, service crews, and tour guides. Also, both hard (physical) and soft (human capital and institutions) infrastructure must be enhanced to better facilitate mobility and connectivity among tourists and service providers.
Know more about Philippine tourism challenges and ways forward by reading “Analysis of the Readiness of Philippine Tourism Enterprises for Trade Liberalization in Asia-Pacific” at https://www.pids.gov.ph/publication/discussion-papers/analysis-of-the-readiness-of-philippine-tourism-enterprises-for-trade-liberalization-in-asia-pacific.
