International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2025 Volume 13 Issue 3
Available Online: 25 April 2025
Author/s:
Disimulacion, Maria Arlene Fernali T.*
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (atdisimulacion@gmail.com)
Apritado, Jennie Margaret M.
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (jmapritado@lpubatangas.edu.ph)
Abstract:
Bicycle tourism refers to a special interest sector where the bicycle is the main mode of transport for leisure and recreation. Although there is an increasing interest in biking in the Philippines, there is limited research on the topic. The study aimed to propose a bike tourism development plan that may be implemented in Region IV-A (CALABARZON). The researcher evaluated its bicycle tourism attributes; assessed the environmental factors of bike tourism; and evaluated bike tourists’ satisfaction, their intention to revisit, and intention to recommend CALABARZON to other bike tourists. A quantitative research technique was used, and the questionnaire was adapted from Disimulacion (2023), Bakogiannis et al. (2020); Han et al. (2017); and Vo-Thanh et al. (2018). Frequency and percentage distribution was used to describe the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of gender, marital status, age, bicycling experience in terms of years, type of bicycle regularly used, main reason for biking, usual companion when biking, and the number of trips taken each year used. The bicycle tourism attributes of CALABARZON in terms of tourist attractions, accessibility, amenities, and complimentary service were evaluated; assessed the environmental factors of bicycle tourism in terms of natural environment, built environment, social environment, and road network characteristics; and determined the bicycle tourists’ satisfaction when visiting CALABARZON in terms of satisfaction, intention to revisit, and intention to recommend using mean, standard deviation, and ranking. The T test for unequal variances, Kruskal Wallis test H was used to test for significant difference in responses of bicycle tourism attributes, environmental factors and satisfaction. The significant relationship of bicycle tourism attributes, environmental factors, and satisfaction was tested using Spearman-rho. The influence of bicycle tourism attributes and environmental factors to satisfaction was determined using regression analysis. Results from 415 respondents revealed that they were mostly male, single, between the ages of 26-41; with one to five years of experience; regularly use mountain bikes; interested in their health and fitness; enjoy being with members of their bike groups; and who take 10 or more biking trips a year. In addition, results showed that CALABARZON has the potential to become a bicycle destination based on its bicycle tourism attributes, environmental factors, and the respondents’ satisfaction, intention to revisit, and intention to recommend the region. The researcher proposed a bicycle tourism development plan detailing innovative recommendations.
Keywords: environmental factors, bicycle tourism attributes, satisfaction, tourism development plan, CALABARZON
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25045
Cite this article:
Disimulacion, M. A. F. T., & Apritado, J. M. M. (2025). Environmental factors, tourism attributes and satisfaction of tourists in CALABARZON: Basis for a bicycle tourism development plan. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 13(3), 99-113. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25045
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