MAYON ENVIRONS TOURISM CIRCUIT PROVINCE OF ALBAY MS. DOROTHY F. COLLE PIT MANAGER - ALBAY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Mayon Environs Tourism Circuit is created to provide tourists an organized and satisfying tour of Albay. Moreover, its creation is intended to address the question – After Mayon Volcano what does Albay still have to offver? These circuits prove that there is more in Albay beyond Mayon. This project has three sub-tourisms that will provide choices to tourists and potential visitors in accordance to their interests. The destinations offer the following: (1) Eco-Tourism activities such as mountain hiking/ trekking and cave spelunking; (2) Historical and cultural interests; (3) Trade and industry, and (3) Adventure activitiesThe LGUs inlcuded in the circuits may be considered to be both destination and supplier communities for the livelihood in some of the participating municipalities are souvenirs that tourists could take home. In addition, the project can accommodate meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition (MICE) events due to the presence of hotels and convention facilities. With the help of the LGSP-LED, Albay hopes that through this Project it will achieve the 500,000 foreign tourist arrivals commitment as its contribution to the 10 million target of the national government by This project will be handled by the Provincial Government of Albay thru the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office. The private sector partners of this project will come from the members of the Association of Accredited Tour Operators and Travel Agencies of Bicol.

CURRENT SITUATION PROVINCIAL TOURISM ARRIVAL Year Tourist Arrivals Growth Rate (%) , ,363 27% , % ,832 49% , % MUNICIPALITY Growth Rate GUINOBATAN 1,500 5, % CAMALIG 1,792 7, % DARAGA 6,103 23, % LEGAZPI 438, , %

CURRENT SITUATION Total Number of Hotels and Rooms (including non-accredited) and Location (2013) Total Number of Rooms 1,176 Total Number of Accom Facilities 92 Total Number of Pax 6,884 Ongoing and pipeline projects (name of project, Funding Agency and Location) Name of ProjectFunding Agency Location 1. Bicol Int’l Airport DOTC Alobo, Daraga, Albay 2. Agri-Ethno-Eco Village TIEZA Cabangan, Camalig,Albay 3. Cagsawa Park Dev’t. TIEZA Busay, Daraga, Albay 4. Skyline Rehab TIEZA Buang, Tabaco City 5. Town Plazas Improvement TIEZA Polangui, Libon, Camalig, Malilipot, Bacacay, Malinao and Tiwi 6. One Step Program DSWD-DOT-USAID Daraga

ALBAY TOURISM CIRCUIT Legazpi City Airport ECO-NAUTICAL 1.Dive Sites in between Cagraray and Rapu Rapu Island 2.Pinamintugan Beach 3.Misibis Beach 4.Cagraray Eco Park 5.Sula Channel Cruise GUICADALE TOURISM CIRCUIT 1.Japanese Tunnel in Mt. Quituinan in Camalig, Albay 2.Cabicera de Camalig (Old Houses) 3.ATV To the Lava Vein (Legazpi City) 4.ATV Ride At Cagsawa, Daraga, Albay MAYON SKYLINE CIRCUIT 1.Mayon Skyline View Deck 2.Tiwi Cutlery 3.Cobo Cutlery 4.Bahay na Bato 5.Pinukpok Making in Malilipot Legazpi Sea Port Tabaco Sea Port

ALBAY TOURISM CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES Legazpi City: MICE and business hotels in new CBD and Embarcadero area; Water sports and entertainment in Embarcadero area Development of new Daraga International Airport; Community –based one Step projects Product Development for Caves Tourism activities and visitor facilities in Cagsawa complex

Legazpi- Donsol Tourism Corridor 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.Tourism Code 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.Tourism Code 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Streamlining of BPLS 4.Computerization of BPLS 5.Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics 6.Tourism Code 7.Tourism Office 8.Tourism Development Plan 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Streamlining of BPLS 4.Computerization of BPLS 5.Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics 6.Tourism Code 7.Tourism Office 8.Tourism Development Plan 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Streamlining of BPLS 4.Computerization of BPLS 5.Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics 6.Tourism Code 7.Tourism Office 8.Tourism Development Plan 1.Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Streamlining of BPLS 4.Computerization of BPLS 5.Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics 6.Tourism Code 7.Tourism Office 8.Tourism Development Plan 1.Institutionalizat ion of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Institutionalizat ion of Tourism Statistics 4.Tourism Code 5.Tourism Office 6.Tourism Development Plan 1.Institutionalizat ion of LEIPO/LEDIP Team 2.LIIC 3.Institutionalizat ion of Tourism Statistics 4.Tourism Code 5.Tourism Office 6.Tourism Development Plan 1. LIIC 1.Provincial Tourism Development Plan (Updating) ALBAY-SORSOGON Local Economic Development Enabling Targets

PRIORITY PROJECTS PROJECT CLUSTER INTERVENTION LOCATION Infrastructure Guicadale Road Networks GUICADALE Almasor Roads ALMASOR San Fernando-Oas-Daraga Roads 1) Tourism ProjectTourism product dev’t: 4 PROVINCEWIDE Development basic tour products: Green Lane, Colonial Road, EcoNautical Tourism, Silk Road 3) Human ResourceTour Guiding, Frontline ServicesPROVINCEWIDE DevelopmentSeminar (Transport, F&B, etc.) 4) Destination MarketingBrandingTourism Circuits 5)Enabling Policies Enactment of appropriate laws and Programs Crafting of tourism code PROVINCEWIDE

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