Abstract Promoting tourism and improving roads are generic objectives for developing countries. Despite their relationship—tourists often reach destinations via roads—both are seldom considered together while evaluating options in improving the accessibility of tourist destinations. Since government agencies for tourism and infrastructure are usually separate, coordination difficulties arise. This article analyzes how the Philippines is attempting to surmount obstacles to beneficial collaboration linking tourism with road infrastructure by addressing rent-seeking, bureaucratic turf, and incentives to better align the activities of government agencies with tourism-led development. It enhances the literature by focusing on these governance challenges impeding the joint consideration of transport and tourism in developing countries. Additionally, it highlights the catalytic role played by a civil society organization. After providing a case to illustrate this collaboration in practice, the authors consider how the framework developed may be extended by the Philippine tourism ministry in working with other agencies overseeing complementary objectives to ensure seamless intermodal transport in this archipelagic nation.
Highlights Roads play a key role in accessing Philippine tourist destinations. Yet, roadbuilding is fraught with governance concerns. Rules-based criteria addresses both the need for tourism roads and governance. Interagency collaboration may also be used to address air transportation.
Paving the way for Philippine tourism via interagency collaboration on road networks
Transport Policy ; 36 ; 306-315
2014-10-04
10 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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