Abstract: Inclusive Tourism is tourism for all regardless of anyone’s condition the application of Universal Guidelines on Inclusive Tourism applies to all different tourism establishment however not all of the factors in Universal Guidelines. The study explores the performance of Picnic Grove located in Tagaytay City, which is a public park in complying with the guidelines on inclusive tourism. The study is qualitative and uses expert sampling through direct observation using the universal guidelines on inclusive tourism and an interview with the tourism officer of City of Tagaytay the result shows that the Picnic Grove have mostly comply with the guidelines of inclusive tourism however there is a lack of signage, lack of handrails and railings on the pathways, lack of other payment method for food services and retail, lack of bike storage, lack of a proper rating scale and stakeholder participation and a lack of training of the staff towards inclusive tourism. Other issues highlighted are the fading crosswalk, mode of transportation, absence of parking marks and the bumpy and cracks present in the motorcycle parking.
Keywords: Inclusive Tourism, Picnic Grove, Public Park, Tagaytay.
Title: INCLUSIVE TOURISM OF PICNIC GROVE TAGAYTAY: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED ENHANCE ACTION PLAN
Author: Averion, Alecsandra Simoune C., Dela Cruz, Shannon Kate M., Ocana, Giles Virose, Dr. Jimford Tabuyo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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