Can Boracay Island [Philippines] accommodates more tourists?
2012
Calanog, L.A.
This study was undertaken to shed light on the reports that Boracay Island, particularly the 4-km White Beach destination, is overused and abused, and its carrying capacity (CARCAP) has been exceeded. Specifically, it determined the optimum number of tourists or visitors that can be accommodated in this particular area and the factors that have limited such carrying capacity. The study also established a simple demographic profile of the visitors, their preferences for tourism activities, and willingness to pay for environmental protection. Personal interviews, observations, actual measurement, and gathering of secondary literature were undertaken in gathering the needed data and information. STATISTICA 4 and SPSS statistical software were used in the computation, analysis and interpretation of data and information. Descriptive statistics like frequency counts, percentages, measures and central tendencies, and standard deviations were employed in describing the profile and tourism preferences of the respondents. The tourism carrying capacity of the swimming area (10,116 swimmers), beach (16,703 sunbathers/users), and coconut groves (14,674 diners) were not yet exceeded. Using the existing record of visitor arrival as basis (DOT Boracay, 2007 and 2008), with about 9,361 visitors per day especially during peak season, it was surmised that there are still room for authorities to promote and invite tourists to come to the paradise island. But, they were warned that very soon these capacity thresholds will be exceeded, most likely in the next two to three years to come.
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