Activities

Activity/Program

Objective/s

InTours Launching 

Promote responsible tourism, especially in Bicol

WowPhilippines Bicol link:

  • Camarines Norte

  • Albay

  • Sorsogon

  • Masbate

  • Catanduanes 

Promote responsible tourism, especially in Bicol

InTours E-group/Chatroom 

Liaison with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations

InTours Monitor 

Promote knowledge and implementation of worthy DOT programs in the Bikol region

InTours Directory:

  • Government

  • NGOs

  • History and Culture

  • Environment

  • Transport

  • Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants

  • Sports (Mountaineering, Kayaking, etc.) 

Liaison with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations

Trainings/Seminars/Symposia

  • Pro-Tours Serieso Why Tourism?

o Why Not?

o Responsible Tourism

o The Homestay Program

  • Donsol, Sorsogon: Tourist Management 

  • Caramoan, Cam. Sur: Homestay Participants' Training and Tourist Guides' Training

  • Legaspi, Albay: Tourist Management

  • Financial Management for Local Tourist Handlers

  • Environmental Conservation 

  • Handling Community Issues

  • Formulating Marketing Plans 

Advocate, especially in Bikol, a form of tourism that emphasizes:

  • The strengthening of conservation efforts for, and the enhancement of the natural integrity of the places visited;

  • Respect for the sensitivities of, and appreciation for other cultures;

  • Appropriate verbal and written education and guidance to clients with respect to the natural and cultural history of the areas visited;

  • Empowerment of the locals to effectively involve themselves in the conceptualization and implementation of the tourism program in their respective communities;

  • The culture of human and Filipino hospitality towards tourists that proscribes "fleecing;"

Standard-Setting for Accreditation of Transport, Hotel and Restaurant, Resorts 

Collect and/or produce relevant material for the advancement of tourism in the Philippines, (i.e. studies, modules) especially Bikol.

InTours Information Services

  • Bicoliana collection (multi-media)

  • Tourism Trends and Issues

  • Tourism principles and practices

  • Module for Community Organizing

  • Module for Tourist Management

  • Module for Bicol Oral Literature Development

  • Handling Community Issues

  • Module on the Homestay Program

  • Module for Financial Management

  • Module for Environmental Management

  • Module for the Formulation of Marketing Plans 

Collect and/or produce relevant material for the advancement of tourism in the Philippines, (i.e. studies, modules) especially Bikol.

InTours (Field) Research: 

  • Community-Based Tourism in Caramoan

  • SWOT: Bicol Tourism Industry 

Collect and/or produce relevant material for the advancement of tourism in the Philippines, (i.e. studies, modules) especially Bikol.

InTours Program for AdNU Tourism Majors

  • Immersion: Caramoan/Donsol

  • Naga City Tourism Council Information Center

  • Training/Seminar for Promotion of Local Tourism 

Collect and/or produce relevant material for the advancement of tourism in the Philippines, (i.e. studies, modules) especially Bikol.

Community-Based Tourism Program

  • Caramoan

  • Naga City 

The organization of community-based tourism programs in undiscovered areas of great tourist-spot potential in Bikol.

Program/s for Appreciation of Philippine and Bicol Culture

  • Educational Tours 

Advocate, especially in Bikol, a form of tourism that emphasizes respect for the sensitivities of, and appreciation for other cultures.

 


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