An Assessment on the Impacts of Gastronomic Tourism in Intramuros Restoration
Lyceum of the Philippines University Research and Publications Center
Research Proposal
| 1. 0 (Working)/ Title: An Assessment on the Impacts of Gastronomic Tourism in Intramuros Restoration |
| 2. 0 Name of Proponent: France Kayla M. Villamor H-444B |
| 2. 1 College/DepartmentCollege of International Tourism and Hospitality Management |
| 3. 0 Statement of the Problem Generally, the study seeks to assess the impacts of Gastronomic Tourism in the restoration of Intramuros. The researcher would like to know if the said subset of Cultural Tourism can have a great effect on the program of the Department of Tourism in restoring a heritage site of Intramuros.
Specifically, the study aims to answer the following questions:
Objectives of the Study (Formulate the research objectives)
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| 4. 0 Background of the Study (Discuss the significance of the study, how the study contributes to existing knowledge, the social relevance of the study, basic assumptions as well as the scope and limitation of the study) World Tourism Organization (2009) defines Tourism as, “It comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited. ” Tourism, in general, has two forms: Mass Tourism and Alternative Tourism.
Mass Tourism represents the traditional transportation of large scale of people in a short period of time, while Alternative Tourism represents modern small-scale tourism. Furthermore, Alternative Tourism is classified from Natural Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Events Tourism, and other forms of Tourism. UNWTO’s Tourism 2020 Vision forecasts that international arrivals will reach 1. 6 billion by the year 2020. East Asia and the Pacific are in second place in the top three regions that are expected to have a high volume of tourist arrivals with a number of 397 million. According to the Department of Tourism (DoT), the volume of tourists from January to April 2012 has increased by 14. 61% from last year’s 1,306,944 to this year’s 1,497,851. Koreans are still in the 1st rank on the most numbered of tourists which accumulate to 330,343 which is 22. 05% of the total visitor inflow. Followed by Americans with a figure of 239,978 which is 16. 02% of visitor share. National Statistical Census Board (NSCB) used the 2010 data from DoT offices and come up that Metro Manila has 2. 3 million domestic arrivals. (Expat, 2012) One of the most popular tourist destinations in Manila is the walled city of Intramuros. It was built in 1571 by the Spaniards during their occupation. It came from the Latin words “intra muros” which literally means “within the walls”. It is the oldest district in Manila that is surrounded by thick, high walls. (Philippine Country) In 2003, former DoT Secretary Richard Gordon has chosen Intramuros to be the venue of “Best of Regions” – a year-long event for the “Visit Philippines 2003”. (Manila Bulletin, 2003) In able to help in the preservation of the historical place of Intramuros, the researcher aims to assess the impacts of Gastronomic Tourism in the area. |
| 5. 0 Significance of the Study Research is an important tool to help specific group/s of the individual to test, evaluate, and to discover new things that will be later beneficial to them. Developing Gastronomic Tourism in a historical place like Intramuros can have a great effect on the local community and to other related areas of Tourism.
This study aims to benefit the following groups.
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| 6. 0 Scope and Limitation (with population and sample)
The study will focus on Gastronomic Tourism, a subset of Cultural Tourism, wherein the researcher will enumerate all programs being imposed by the Department of Tourism and Intramuros Administration in order to restore the heritage site of Intramuros. This information will be used in weighing the impacts of Gastronomic Tourism in restoration of Intramuros and in weighing the current status and development of the said subset of Tourism. The researcher will give out survey questionnaire which will be delimited to international and domestic tourists coming in at Fort Santiago, Intramuros. The researcher will get the average number of tourist (N) from July 9 to 11, 2012 at 8a. m. to 5p. m. and will use the Slovin’s formula to come up to the total number of respondents (n) that will be used in the study. There will be an age bracket to maintain the reliability of data that will be gathered. |
7. 0 Working Bibliography (Include bibliography and web bibliography)
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| 8. 0 Gantt Chart of Activities | Type of Activity | June | July |
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| – | Refine your topic with your advisor | – | – |
| – | Approval of topic | – | – |
| – | Draft of chapter 1 | – | – |
| – | Submission of research proposal chapter 1 | – | – |
| 9. 0 Research Related Costs | Details | Amount (in Pesos) | Printing |
| – | Panel Fees | – | – |
| – | Research Binding (LPU Publications Office) | – | – |
| 10. 0 Profile of Researcher | – |
| Name: | France Kayla M. Villamor Age:20 |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthdate: | July 17, 1992 |
| Course: | BSIHM-HRA |
| Proposal Evaluation Rating: | – |
| Endorsed by: | Leonardo Hogar D. R. D. M |
| Evaluated by: | Joseph Monzon |
| Evaluated by: | Dr. Gerald Abergos |
| Research Adviser | – |
| Research Panelist | – |
| Research Panelist | – |
