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Tourism and Economic Development

Fifteen to twenty years ago, Comprehensive Development Plans considered tourism as a minor economic activity and therefore incorporated it as a sub-sector or a mere “footnote” in the economic plan.

Tourism has since become a recognized major economic activity that contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and creates tremendous employment and livelihood opportunities.

The Philippines completed its first national tourism master plan called the 1991 - 2010 Tourism Master Plan (TMP) in 1991 to guide tourism development throughout the Philippines.

The 1991-2010 Philippine TMP became the bases for all regionally significant tourism master plans and developments in the Philippines. By 1998, more detailed regional tourism master plans were formulated for almost all the administrative regions.

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