THE CAMIGUIN TOURISM CODE OF ETHICS

1. Promote mutual understanding and respect of cultural values, beliefs and traditions of the local community in line with the existing laws.
2. Consider the values of the local people before introducing tourism activities to prevent culture shock and degradation.
3. Ensure proper orientation, preventive information and protection of tourist by local public authorities and other tourism service providers.
4. Always observe appropriate behavior. Abstain from any conduct felt to be offensive and destructive to the local population and environment.
5. Promotes holistic experience for self education and learning of peoples and cultures.
6. Promote human rights, children rights, equality and gender sensitivity.
7. Strengthen the integration of the value and benefits of tourism into the school curricula.
8. Abide with all environmental laws for tourism development. Safeguard the natural environment by insuring proper waste disposal, saving all forms of energies, rare and precious resources, and preserving endangered species.
9. Ensure preservation of cultural and historical sites and structures.
10. Encourage revenues for development and management of these heritage sites.
11. Preserve and promote traditional cultural products.
12. Utilize the services of the local population for employment in the tourism industry.
13. Ensure the conduct of consultation with the local population to be affected by tourism development.
14. Ensure competencies of host communities to provide tourist with objective, adequate, honest and clear information on the following:
    • places of destination
    • conditions of travel
    • accommodation
    • price and quality of the services
    • laws and policies
    • security and safety measures
    • health protection
    • accident prevention
    • suitable systems insurance and assistance
15. Ensure quality service through the standardization of frontline tourism services i.e. tour guiding, transport, porterage, etc.
16. Ensure responsible media through accurate, honest, transparent, reliable and balanced media information.
17. Ensure the welfare of the tourism stakeholders and service providers with their rights, compensation and benefits in accordance with the DOLE provisions and National Wage Board.
18. Cooperate with the stakeholders for an effective implementation and monitoring of above principles.

These are the values we are trying to promote in Camiguin for both tourists and the locals.

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