Macroeconomic Impact Analysis
Measuring the economic pulse of Ilocos Sur tourism
Track direct visitor spending, job creation multipliers, and municipal tax yields across heritage corridors.
Direct, indirect, and induced visitor spending across 34 municipalities.
For every 10 direct hospitality roles, 7 indirect supply jobs emerge.
Amusement taxes, environmental fees, and commercial business licensing.
Sector Breakdown & Evidence
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Key Revenue Takeaways
- Vigan Heritage Zone accounts for 57% of total direct visitor expenditure province-wide.
- Santiago Cove demonstrates the highest per-tourist average daily spending at PHP 3,840.
- Coastal and farm tourism circuits yielded a 22.4% indirect surge for local agricultural cooperatives.
Policy Recommendation
Expand the provincial digital payments initiative to heritage micro-merchants to capture unrecorded informal visitor outlays.
Tourism trajectory and visitor volume modeling
Field-collected metrics illustrating arrival dynamics, seasonal surges, and stay durations across the heritage corridor of Ilocos Sur.
Validated accommodation and site records
Capacity ratio during heritage festivals
Targeting 15% international share by 2026
Driven by multi-town heritage circuits
UNESCO World Heritage Core
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Circuit
Ecotourism & Marine Leisure Corridor