Development in the Supply chain of the Philippine Agri-tourism ...

Rank in terms of Measures of Tourism Competitiveness forSelected ASEAN Countries, 2007Indices Philippines Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia VietnamPolicy rules & regulation 61 1 26 55 43 104Environmental Regulation 83 6 20 39 81 84Air Transporation Infrastructure 72 10 31 25 64 90Ground transport infrastructure 91 3 15 28 89 85Tourism Infrastructure 93 44 60 53 87 121ICT Infrastructure 83 18 37 58 80 88Price Competitiveness 7 26 2 4 1 10Human Resources 93 2 34 75 62 81National Tourism perception 83 47 26 35 57 51National & cultural resources 95 79 101 77 58 84Overall Index 86 8 31 43 60 87Source: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007, World Economic Forum,as lifted from the Policy Advisory, Congressional Planning and Budget Department, HOR, 2008-03Compared to other five ASEAN member countries, the Philippinescompetitiveness is second to the last in terms of overall tourismcompetitiveness index.