Chapter 7

TOURISM

ourism Industry holds economic importance to the country including in

Province of Negros Occidental. Tourists allocate income to spend for
their vacation, leisure, adventure, attendance to special events and other
tourism-related activities. There is, therefore, a need to vigorously pursue the
establishment and improvement of tourism facilities and services in the various
sites within the province. Success in tourism development means increase in
employment and generating revenue for public services. With these perceived
benefits, Tourism Promotion has been identified as one of the priority agenda
reflected in the NEGROS FIRST Agenda of Governor Alfredo G. Maraon, Jr.s
administration.

ourism statistics can provide information to planners and decisionmakers on areas that need improvement. Financial statistics can point
to them the facilities and services that generate income in this particular sector.

his chapter presents provincial data on visitor arrivals and their

countries of residence/origin, number of hotels and hotel rooms and
other accommodation facilities and their occupancy rates. The data sources are
the Department of Tourism and the Negros Occidental Tourism Center.

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Sectoral Highlights
INDICATOR
Visitor Arrivals

PARTICULARS
Tourist arrivals of the province for 2011 totaled to
559,848 which consists of Foreign, Domestic,
OFW and Excurtionists.
For the last five years, most foreign visitors came
from the East Asia Region composed of China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan as well as
from European countries.

Tourist Accommodation
and Tourism Support
Facilities

As of July 2011, the province had 30 hotels, 99

resorts, 68 pension houses, 35 inns, 3 apartelles,
2 home stays. It has a total of 263 accomodation
facilities.

Tourist Receipts

Total receipts amounting to PhP 1,641,936,030.00

have been recorded for domestic, foreign, OFW,
and excurtionists arrivals in 2010. There is an
increase of PhP 647,307,630.00 in total tourist
receipts from 2010 to 2011.

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List of Tables
Table 7.1A

Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence

2007

Table 7.1B

Tourist Arrivals and Receipts by Cities/Municipalities

Negros Occidental, 2008

Table 7.1C

2011 Report on Tourist Arrivals

Negros Occidental

Table 7.1D

Tourist Arrivals and Receipts

Negros Occidental, 2004 -2008

Table 7.1E

Foreign, Domestic, OFW and Excurtionist

Tourist Receipts (Pesos)
Negros Occidental, 2011

Table 7.2A

Hotel Occupancy Report

2001-2005

Table 7.2B

Tourist Accommodation & Other Facilities

Negros Occidental, 2005

Table 7.2C

Classification of Tourist Accommodation

Negros Occidental, as of July 5, 2011

Table 7.3

Comparative Report of Tourist Arrival

Negros Occidental, 2003-2011

Table 7.4

Fiestas and Festivals by LGUs

Negros Occidental

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Glossary Of Terms
Domestic Traveler any person on a trip within his or her own country of
residence, irrespective of the purpose of travel and means of transport used.
Domestic Tourist a person who travels within his or her country of residence to
a place outside his or her usual environment and stays at a collective or private
accommodation unit for at least one night but not more than one year for a
purpose other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place
visited.
Domestic Excursionist a domestic visitor who does not spend even a night in a
collective or private accommodation at the place of visit.
Foreign Visitor aliens entering the country for a temporary stay not exceeding
one year and for purposes other than immigration, permanent residence or
employment for remuneration in the country
Overseas Filipinos Filipino nationals residing permanently abroad who are
visiting the Philippines for a period not exceeding one year. This excludes
overseas contract workers.

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