E-Turista: A Tourism Management System of the Province of Antique, Philippines

The Philippine tourism industry has been recognized as one of the powerful engines for a strong and sustained economic growth.To determine whether the Philippine tourism is moving towards sustainable development, especially in the Province of Antique, this paper explored the possibility of developing an Automated Tourism Management System.It was developed and tested using the ISO 25010 evaluation tool which is composed of functional suitability, reliability, portability, usability, performance efficiency, security, compatibility, and maintainability.This study utilized a developmental type of research with 30 participants.The results of the study revealed that the system was in accordance with the prevailing system standards and the participants strongly agreed to the developed system.Appropriate statistical tools were used in order to treat the data.It is concluded that the system is a well-developed one that could contribute to the tourism growth and economic sustainability of the province.