Church Tourism in Batangas Province, Philippines
Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (APJMR) (Vol.2, No. 4)Publication Date: 2014-08-15
Authors : Jayzel Ann T. De Castro; Kristine Joy M. Bueno; Judy Ann R. Laroza; Karen G. Limbo; Jean Shierlene D. Petrasanta; Sevilla S.Felicen; Alex P. Ylagan;
Page : 92-100
Keywords : Church Tourism; Pilgrim Churches;
Abstract
Church tourism has clearly increased over the past ten years. Churches are an important part of the tourism product of many parts of the country. This study aimed to determine the contribution of the churches in terms of social, cultural and economic aspects of the place, to identify the problems encountered in the promoting church tourism and propose plan of action to sustain the tourism of the Province of Batangas through churches. The researchers used the descriptive method of research and utilized self-made questionnaire as the main data gathering instrument of the study. The respondents were consisting of 5 people in the offices of the pilgrim churches from Batangas City and 10 churchgoers. The respondents agree that pilgrim churches contribute to tourism in terms of social and economics aspect while they strongly agree in term of cultural aspect. The most commonly experienced problems were the accessibility of the transportation and an action plan was proposed to address the problems encountered. The recommendation addressed that roving guards should be provided to ensure the safety and security of the tourists during their visit in the church. The church personnel may provide creative and command activities that will encourage people. Also they may have a briefing about the history of the church so that if visitor needs information it easy for them to answer and an action plan may be implemented to solve the problem encountered.
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