In an article by Tourism Review entitled, city tourism brings City Tourism Brings
Great Profits to the Communities,
It is said that, Tourism brings more than just financial benefits to the cities it
blesses. It revitalizes and invigorates communities. It connects people; from
strangers to friends to family. It is a platform for learning. It is a vehicle for
adventure. It teaches people how to live with diversity, how to form connections
with people whose culture is vastly different from your own. Tourism is more than
just an economic driver; it is a way of life. One that can provide inherent benefits
for all that is involved.
But the discussion continues. It is clear that the tourism industry is still a youngling, and
still has lots of areas that need improvement. Cities are also confronted with a number
of challenges: they need to provide a consistent image to new tourists, develop new
attractions, promote their unique destinations etc.
(source: https://www.tourism-review.com/travel-tourism-magazine-why-is-tourism-so-
important-to-cities-article2601)
The rapid growth of tourism has become an important economic backbone for certain
cities. The World of Tourism Organization (1997, 2001, 2006a) forecasts that
international arrivals will reach nearly 1.6 billion by the year 2020 [1]. The growth of the
tourism industry describes the high potential of tourism and its economic impacts as
very beneficial to a city. Tourism is the world’s largest industry because the tourism
industry provides enormous job opportunities and generates huge profits into a
destination. Because of this fact, we need to consider tourism growth during the urban
planning and design stage in providing opportunity for the growth of the tourism
industry as another source of economic income.
Nowadays, many urban areas are increasing in population and demands;
expectations of the city and also leisure, in addition to the primary demands of life.
There is increasing in tourism and travel activity that creates the interregional and
domestic tourist, resulting in competition between cities in the world. Also, different
urban areas that face competition from a wide range of destinations for tourist’s
investment or money that have needed to improve tourism facilities. The tourist
characteristic is changing very quickly; different expectations are generated and
creating a new image of an area becomes the challenge of planning and management
of a city as a tourist destination. As various kinds of tourist expectations such as travel
for convention purposes or learning about other cultures or travel for business develop,
it becomes necessary to consider how to expand the specific elements of urban tourism
that determine the attractiveness of the city for visitors
1.1.1 Tourism in Urdaneta City
On a preliminary survey, 20 residents said that they don’t
1.1.2 Agriculture in Urdaneta