Tourism master plan in limbo
ALMOST two years after Palafox Associates turned over the Davao City Tourism Master Plan to the local government, the City Council’s committee on tourism and beautification revealed that it has “no finality yet.”
The 25-year tourism “Kung ano yung road map consists of architectural kailangan talaga ng city, and environmental kung unsa ang applicable designs for future projects sa city, yun ang i-priorto make the city a top tourist itize,” Ortiz said during destination. the Aprubado sa Konseho
Palafox Associates on Feb. 27. handed the plan to Mayor She added the plan is Sebastian Duterte and the still under close review, City Tourism Operations especially its contribution Office last July 26, 2022, to the city’s revenue given at the Pinnacle Hotel and it is a costly investment. Suites. The initial designs in the
Councilor Myrna Dalplan will reach an estimated odo-Ortiz, committee on cost of P32 billion to be tourism and beautification distributed in three phases vice chair, said the implementation in 25 years, with a 5-8-year of the plan will time frame for every phase. be dealt with “phase by Included in the first phase.” phase is the urban tourism development with the Sta. Ana Waterfront Park, which involves the establishment of a port capable of accommodating cruise ships, cable cars, and shopping centers.
After urban development comes rural development including adventure eco-tourism and mountain tourism in the Marilog District and in Eden, Calinan, and Toril.
Ortiz said one of their priorities is to look into establishing convention centers to accommodate large conventions for orTHE