Significance of the Study

It is hoped that the findings will benefit the following:

For the CHIM students, to give them an insights about the tourist destinations in Antipolo City and to give them reasons why they have to promote the place.

For the OLFU students, to give them knowledge about the City of Antipolo and its tourist spots. To encourage them to visit and promote the Antipolo City. To help them know how to identify the tourist spots in Antipo City based on the kinds of tourism.

For the future researchers, this study will serve as a guide for the future researchers who want to further their knowledge about tourism destinations in Antipolo City. It will give the future researchers an information about the beautiful places in Antipolo City.

For the local government, to help them protect, improve and promote the tourist destination in Antipolo City. To gain more profit for the City of Antipolo. The profit gained will benefit not only the local government but also the local people living in the said area.

For the tourists, to give them information about the treasured destinations in Antipolo City. To provide them fun, relaxation, peace, spiritual growth and delectable foods from Antipolo City. To encourage them to experience the best places and services in Antipolo City.

For the NGOs, to give them reasons to continue to protect the tourist destinations in Antipolo City. To encourage them to continue to help the government in raising funds for the improvement of the City of Antipolo.

Statement of the Problem:

With Antipolo city as one of the top tourism destination in Region IV A which is also as one of the most well known in religious tourism, it is important to know more of the tourist destination that the city can give or offer to the tourists. In addition to that, it is important to know how to help the city government on how to easily classify the different tourist spot for the wants of the tourist. So to be able to discover more of the tourist spot and help the city government for classifying the different tourist spot to be able to give the tourist want, it is necessary to determine the different kinds of tourism present in Antipolo City. From this, the researcher would like to address the following questions: 1. What are the different kinds of tourism destinations that the Antipolo City can offer? 2. How are the different tourist destinations of Antipolo City can be classified? 3. Does this classification affect the tourism industry of Antipolo City? Objective: 1. To determine the different kinds of tourist destinations in Antipolo City. 2. To have a criteria on classifying the tourist destination in different kinds of tourism 3. To help the tourism industry in Antipolo City in classifying the tourist destinations in order to easily grouped and be promoted to the tourist. Hypothesis

The classifications of tourism do affect the Antipolo City.

Scope and Limitations

The study will focus on an interview to the officers from Antipolo City Government. Ms. Mel Llait, Tourism Officer II, Mr. Renato Matienzo, Ms. Rowena Zapanta and Mr.Christian Yanga, City Planning Officers, Engr. Norberto Mendoza, Head of Tourism in Antipolo City and Ms. Amalia Engalla, CEEO. This group will contribute a great deal of information in classifying the tourism destinations in Antipolo City based on the different kinds of Tourism and what tourist spot in Antipolo City is considered the best.

Definition of Terms:

Ecotourism- is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism. An ecological balance, concern in the environment that always has a purpose. Tourism- is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. One of the sources of income in the industry nowadays. Religious tourism - also commonly referred to as faith tourism, is a form of tourism, whereby people of faith travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure (fellowship) purposes. Form of tourism where people went for patronizing the pilgrimage of a specific place, one example for this is Antipolo City. Sustainable tourism - is tourism attempting to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. Sustainable tourism is another kind of tourism that the tourist is enjoying the environment of a place while protecting and conserving it for the future generation.

Tourists - as people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. People traveling to amaze themselves from the beauty of different place in the Philippines particularly in Antipolo City. World Tourism Organization - is a specialized agency of the united Nations and the leading international organization in the field of tourism. WTO an organization together with UNDP that collaborated with various government agencies and other private organization in the Philippines to make it a bastion of ecotourism. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. The other organization that make the Philippines as a bastion of ecotourism. Department of Tourism - is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination.DOT led the preparation of the Philippine Tourism Master Plan which aims to position the country as a world class tourism destination.

Introduction:

During the past few decades, tourism has become one of the worlds most profitable industries and the most important civil industry representing annually a US dollar 3.5 million workers (one in 15 workers worldwide).(Meguid, 2006) Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourist as people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four hours nd not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exrcise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.(Carr, Implication for Tourism Planning and Destination Management) In 1991, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) collaborated with various government agencies and private organizations in the Philippines to make the country a bastion of ecotourism. It was not until 1999, however, that an executive order was passed to structure its development. The Department of Tourism (DOT) led the preparation of the Philippine Tourism Master Plan which aims to position the country as a world-class tourism destination. In 1992, the National Tourism Congress promoted the theme "ecotourism" with the guiding principle of sustainable tourism development. The plan culminated through a technical workshop to develop a framework on how ecotourism projects in the Philippines can be best realized. In 1999, President Fidel Ramos proclaimed the Executive Order 111, which states: "The State shall develop and promote sustainable tourism while enjoining the participation of the Filipino people in enhancing the growth and competitiveness of the Philippine economy; and The State shall ensure the sustainable use, development, management, protection and conservation of the country's environment and natural resources and cultural heritage for the enjoyment of the present and future generations. This formally established the organizational structure of ecotourism in the Philippines. It also led to the creation of the National Ecotourism Development Council (NEDC). (Ehow.com Ecotourism Philippines) Ecotourism is sustainable tourism within a natural area that is designed to help preserve the local culture, lifestyle and wildlife while providing visitors a total learning experience. Through ecotourism, nature-loving and environmentally conscious tourists are able to get a true taste for the local culture as well as the surrounding area. Community participation, natural resources protection, cultural knowledge and environmental ethics are all part of the ecotourism

model. In addition to preserving a specific way of life, ecotourism provides increased revenues to areas that are often traditionally poor or disadvantaged. (trails.com Ecotourism Philippines) According to the manila bulletin MANILA, Philippines Generating over 3.2 million visitors from January to October, the Philippines has continued to yield positive gains in tourism and is now 13 percent ahead of the 3.8 million target arrivals for 2011, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported. During the 10-month period, the country generated an impressive 3,185,866 visitors and posted a 12 percent growth compared to the same period last year. The month of July recorded the biggest arrivals with 360,784 while the month of February posted the highest growth at 18.52 percent. Portending well to the tourism industry is the consistent positive growths recorded on a month to month basis. (Manila Bulletin 2011) In relation with this the researchers conducted a study to have a survey for the tourist on what kind of tourist attraction they want particularly in Antipolo City. As the researchers observed that despite of the other tourist attraction they have, especially in terms of ecotourism still some tourist were not totally aware of how beautiful this city was. The researchers aimed to help the city to promote their different attractions and also to classify this, for them to easily identify the type of tourism that the tourists demand.