resorts are found on islands such as Pamalican Island in Cuyo, Lagen Island in El Nido and Dimakya Island in Coron. Table A27. Number of Accommodations, by Province Province Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan
Accommodations (2009) 39 255 27 269 590
MIMAROPA Source: Provincial Tourism Offices
Table A28. Accredited Tourism-Oriented Establishments, by Province and Category, 2007-2009 Category Occ. Mindoro - Accommodations (resort, hotel, tourist inn) - Medical Tourism Services - Travel & Tours Services - Tourism Related Establishments Or. Mindoro - Accommodations (resort, hotel, tourist inn) - Medical Tourism Services - Travel & Tours Services - Tourism Related Establishments Marinduque - Accommodations (resort, hotel, tourist inn) - Medical Tourism Services - Travel & Tours Services - Tourism Related Establishments Romblon - Accommodations (resort, hotel, tourist inn) - Medical Tourism Services - Travel & Tours Services - Tourism Related Establishments Palawan - Accommodations (resort, hotel, tourist inn) - Medical Tourism Services - Travel & Tours Services - Tourism Related Establishments Total
2007
2008
2009
10 1 1 1
9 1 2
15 1 1 2
1
1
1
2
0
0
24
21
5
1 42
2 36
1 1 27
1
Source: Department of Tourism IV
From 2007 to 2009, records from DOT IV showed that only 105 tourism establishments in the region or 18% of the total establishments are accredited by the agency and the trend is decreasing due to non-renewal of accreditation. In 2007, Palawan recorded the highest number of accredited establishments, with 24 tourism-related establishments located in the northern part of the province. This was followed by Oriental Mindoro with 10 establishments situated mostly in Puerto Galera. Given that tourism accreditation is one of the mandates of the DOT, they should prioritize advocacy program on the relevance of DOT accreditation to encourage more establishment owners to have DOT accreditation. It is much better if 50% of the establishments in each province have DOT accreditation to upgrade the standard of tourism services. This will contribute to the increase in number of visitors.
Regional Development Plan 2011-2016
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