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Tourism Impact Monitoring

MODULE 17
HETP1- TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Student Number: ______________________

Strand: _________________ Section: _________________

Teacher’s Name: _________________________________

Date Released: _________________ Date Submitted: _________________

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TOURISM IMPACT MONITORING

 Tourism Impacts
 Planning and Organizing a monitoring
programme
 Developing Monitoring Indicator

WELCOME GRADE 12 HOME ECONOMICS

STUDENTS

I. INTRODUCTION:
In this module, the students explain how to apply research skills and analyze captured data and how to
design success criteria and performance indicator for monitoring and evaluating tour products and services.

II. OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

 Explain how to apply research skills and analyze captured data
 Explain how to design success criteria and performance indicator and services
 Explain how to interpret research output on impacts of tourism products and services
 Explain how to implement principles of continuous improvement in monitoring and product
development
III. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES:

Before you proceed to the main lesson, test yourself in this activity.

What tourism impact that causes in the picture?

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GREAT!!!
You may now proceed to the main lesson.

IV. PROPER LESSON

LET’S BEGIN!

Based on the preliminary activities, what did you notice about it?
________________________________________________________
CONGRATULATIONS!
You may now proceed to the lesson.

TOPIC 1 : OVERVIEW OF TOURISM IMPACT MONITORING

The role and importance of tourism impact monitoring

 Tourism markets and destination are always changing
 Monitoring is critical change
 Monitoring helps :
o Improve understanding about the effect of tourism
o Identify where improvement is needed and where change is occurring
o Enable destination and business to remain competitive

The Tourism world without monitoring:

 Without data tourism condition and trends that monitoring provides, planners and managers:
o Cannot assure stakeholders of the reliability of their decisions
o Cannot respond to public concerns and criticism and
o Cannot properly fulfil their responsibilities or judge and the effectiveness of their actions
 Moreover, if planners and managers do not undertake the monitoring, someone else will and such
monitoring may well be biased

KEY CHARACTERICTICS OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IMPACT MONITORING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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The Different Objectives of Stakeholders in Monitoring Tourism

 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Wants to know how tourism is affecting their livelihood, culture and environment
 INDUSTRY
Want to know changes in tourism markets and implications for business growth
 NGO’S
Want to know the impact of tourism on their particular area concern
 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Want to know how tourism is performing and how it contribute to local developing goals
 NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
Want to know the economic and social value of tourism and how it contribute to national
development goal

BENEFITS OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IMPACT MONITORING

1. Policy making and advocacy
2. Progress and effectiveness
3. Decision making
4. Accountability
5. Planning
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TOPIC 2. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING A MONITORING PROGRAMME

Preparing for Tourism Impact Monitoring Programme

1. Establish a tourism monitoring steering committee or group
 Who has the knowledge to develop programme objectives and areas of focus
 Who has the leadership to drive and coordinate the programme
 Who has networks to disseminate result?
 Who has the resources to implement the programme
 Who has the skills to review and adjust the programme
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2. Plan the tourism monitoring programme of sustainability
 Important that the monitoring programme clearly understand its need, purpose and scope
before starting work
 Key requirements include:
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We had just finished the discussion on TOURISM IMPACT

MONITORING. Let’s move on to the next higher level of activity/ies
or exercise/s that demonstrate your potential skills/knowledge of
what you have learned.
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V. ANALYSIS, APPLICATION AND EXPLORATION

Name:______________________________ Grade & Section: _________________

Direction/Instruction: Identify what is being ask in the statement. Write your answer in the space

1. A tourism markets and destination are always _________.

A. Monitoring
B. Changing
C. Understanding
D. Occurring
2. It wants to know how tourism is affecting their livelihood, culture and environment
A. Industry
B. Community Members
C. NGO’s
D. Local Government
3. It wants know changes in tourism markets and implications for business growth
A. Industry
B. Community Members
C. NGO’s
D. Local Government
4. It wants know the impact of tourism on their particular area concern
A. Industry
B. Community Members
C. NGO’s
D. Local Government
5. It wants to know the economic and social value of tourism and how it contribute to national
development goal
A. National Governments
B. Community Members
C. NGO’s
D. Local Government
6. It wants Want to know how tourism is performing and how it contribute to local developing goals
A. National Governments
B. Community Members
C. NGO’s
D. Local Government

7. It refers to the boundaries of the monitoring programme

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A. Scope
B. Issues
C. Boundaries
D. Location
8. Defines the vision for sustainability and the contribution of tourism in achieving it.
A. Goal
B. Objectives
C. Development Process
D. Scope
9. It allows stakeholders to identify their expectations from tourism and consider how they might be
met.
A. Goal
B. Objectives
C. Development Process
D. Scope
10. Define the hope to achieve the objective.
A. Goal
B. Objectives
C. Development Process
D. Scope

Finally, let us summarize the lesson of what we had discussed today.

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VI. GENERALIZATION

What is the importance of impact monitoring in tourism planning and development?

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VII. ASSIGNMENT

Name: ______________________________ Grade & Section: ____________

Direction/Instruction: MATCHING TYPE

COLUMN A
1. Is tourism that focuses on culture and cultural environments including landscapes of the
destination, the values an lifestyles heritage, visual and performing arts, industries, traditions and
leisure pursuit of the local population and host community.
2. Involves visiting areas that have been affected by floods, hurricanes, volcanic eruption etc,
3. People who travel and stay overnight within the boundaries of their own country.
4. an example of cultural tourism are fiesta and festivals which showcases spirituality, creativity and
hospitality
5. The tour includes food sampling for main meals and snacks complemented by the sightseeing and
photo opportunities
6. Travel to native societies, ghettos, jungles and urban areas; includes activities such as
mountaineering, bungee jumping, rafting, rock climbing, zip-lining and trekking
7. Travel to observe a country’s native people without the intent of scientific gain. Travelers chose to
experience the practices of other culture.
8. Travel for the purpose of obtaining or using drugs for personal use that are unavailable or illegal in
one’s home.
9. Visits or travel to botanical gardens and places significant to the history of gardening.
10. Pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person’s belief or faith.

COLUMN B
A. CULTURAL OR HERITAGE TOURISM
B. DISASTER TOURISM
C. DOMESTIC TOURISM
D. FESTIIVAL TOURISM
E. CULINARY TOURISM
F. EXTREME TOURISM
G. ETHNIC TOURISM
H. DRUG TOURISM
I. GARDEN TOURISM
J. RELIGIOUS TOURISM

After your long journey of reading and accomplishing the module, let us now
challenge your mind by answering the evaluation part of this module.
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VIII. EVALUATION

Name:______________________________ Grade & Section: _________________

Direction/Instruction: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Tourism can be produce both positive impacts on the environment and on the society and on the
society and culture of a destination
A. True
B. False
2. Carry capacity of a destination is fixed and cannot be changed
A. True
B. False
3. Encouraging sustainable tourism development is a good example of the example of the application
of the societal marketing approach in tourism
A. True
B. False
4. One of the principle of sustainable tourism development is to improve the quality of life of the host
community
A. True
B. False
5. The site attraction index can be used to compare and measure difference between sites.
A. True
B. False