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Tourism in the Philippines Through the Gaze of Communities, Hosts and Guests

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This introductory chapter presents an overview of Filipino culture and tourism in the contemporary Filipino society. This chapter situates the diversity of Filipino culture, complexity of the Filipino society, and the role of tourism in host communities in the Philippines. The chapter presents the theming of the edited book, mainly drawn from the concepts of the host gaze, tourist gaze, and researcher’s gaze. Related studies about tourism and tourists in the Philippines are presented as the parts of the book are introduced. The chapter ends by outlining the contents of the book.

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Introduction -- Region 1 - Ilocos region -- Region 2 - Cagayan Valley region -- Region 3 - Central Luzon -- Region 4A - CALABARZON region -- Region 4B - MIMAROPA region -- Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) -- Region 5 - Bicol region -- Region 6 - Western Visayas region -- Region 7 - Central Visayas region -- Region 8 - Eastern Visayas region -- Region 9 - Zamboanga Peninsula -- Region 10 - Northern Mindanao region -- Region 11 - Davao region -- Region 12 - SOCCSKSARGEN region -- Region 13 - CARAGA region -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) -- National Capital region -- Philippine culture and tourism geography: A summary.

"Philippine Tourism, Geography, and Culture presents a comprehensive survey of the major tourist destination areas in the Philippines. Major discussions will center on accessibility, geographical characteristics, major attractions, gastronomy, and distinctive cultural attributes of the various regions of the country related to the development and promotion of tourism in the Philippines. It is written in a summative manner to enable students to have a broad appreciation of the tourism attributes of the Philippines. A travel diary is presented in each chapter to share stories of how ordinary people came to an appreciation of the beauty of our local attractions."--Back cover

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