The Philippines ranked 38th out of 88 countries with a score of 39.96 (out of 100) in the Meaningful Tourism Index 2023 by Germany-based Meaningful Tourism Center. It was also the 10th most tourism-dependent country in the index.
It uses 72 indicators for the 88 countries which reached in the last five years at least two billion USD turnover in one year to cover seven different categories: The basic situation of the national tourism industry and infrastructure and the sustainability of the situation of the six main stakeholders in terms of quality, benefits and satisfaction. The six stakeholders of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm are the travelers, the host community, the employees in tourism companies, the tourism service providers, the governments and finally the environment.
Source: Business World and Meaningful Tourism