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Allow me to thank the people first behind the success of being here at Roots and Routes Travel and Tours for making our OJT a possible one.

To our Instructor, Mr. Eden Vasquez for helping us also to be here at Roots and Routes Travel and tours. For giving us a chance to explore the real world of Tourism. We have learn a lot from you sir. This time, you really made this OJT at Roots and Routes a challenging one to all of us.

To our parents and guardian, our deepest gratitude and appreciation for being with us all through the way from the very beginning and for showing your unconditional love and unending support financially, emotionally and spiritually.

To the Roots and Routes family, thank you for your warm welcome and for giving us this one of a kind experience in having our OJT in your company. For the chance that you have given us to be with your team and for giving us more knowledge in this fast and furious world of Tourism. And most especially for helping us to hone our knowledge as we continue to strive in our ambitions in life.

ROOTS AND ROUTES TRAVEL AND TOURS Roots and Routes Travel and Tours is a full service travel agency. It is both alternative and mainstream providing diverse travel services to promote sustainable and responsible tourism. It was conceived to be a social enterprise and an alternative travel provider. We integrate experiential learning in our tours and focuses on the community and the environment. Specifically, it aims to revitalize and enhance habitat, the local economy, and indigenous culture. However, Roots and Routes welcome travelers needing light and fun tours!

OUR PURPOSE
We aim to contribute to the development of sustainable tourism by:
Supporting community-based sustainable tourism without taking away the fun and thrill of travel
Promoting experiential tourism by providing learning opportunities for travel, making the traveler more mindful of the realities of the communities and sites visited.
Espousing real cultural exchange as an effective tool in the education of travelers
Advocating in developing conscientious travelers
Provide personalized service to all

OUR COMMUNITY BASED TOURS
Our core program is Community Based Sustainable Tourism or CBST. It is defined, thus: "Sustainable Tourism is a type of tourism that meets the present need of tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future. It is envisaged as leading to the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support system."
We host communities and manage tourism activities which directly affect the citizens. We aim to enable the people to work together and put themselves at the center of decisions and actions on tourism activities in their own communities. It encourages direct participation in tourism management, involving the whole community.
Community-based sustainable tourism helps the people realize and treasure their indigenous culture and promote understanding to the whole world. In the community, it builds strong social integrity and cohesion. In the global village, it promotes international cooperation and solidarity.
While we adhere to the basic concept and framework of sustainable tourism, we would like to stress other key elements. Our tours provide experiential learning opportunities for travelers as well. It brings about a consciousness and understanding of realities of the communities and sites visited. Such a program is seen as an effective pedagogical tool for the education of travelers and real cultural exchange for the communities. It is pro-poor and biased towards them.
Our program espouses more than tourism experience that one is accustomed to. It is a dynamic tool that is acquiring substantial relevance and adherence in current conscientization processes but the traveler does not only learn from the travel but will be able to enjoy the marvels of the journey!
Reflections, arts and music, and activities geared towards environmental protection will form part of the experience We customize your needs and purpose!
Rediscovering our Roots Tour
Creative Tours
The Peace Package
The Ecojourney
Arts and Crafts Tour
Whirl your Way to the Wisdom Keepers
The Art of Wellness
Inside the Indigenous
Exposure-Immersion
Islands Get-away
Customized Tours
Our Mainstream Tours
We also offer the various tour packages available in the travel market
Banaue and Sagada
Batanes
Boracay
Bohol
Camiguin
Camsur
Cebu
Corregidor
Dapitan, Zanorte
Davao
Ilocos, Vigan and Pagudpod
Manila
Pagsanjan
Palawan (Puerto Princesa, El Nido and Coron)
Taal and Tagaytay
AND MORE
Our Other Services
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TICKETING
LOCAL AND FOREIGN TOUR PACKAGING
VISA CONSULTATION AND FACILITATION
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
TRANSPORT SERVICES (BUS, COASTER,VAN)
TRAVEL INSURANCE
SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT
WHO WE ARE Agatha Miclat Gatbonton President and General Manager George M. Gatbonton Operations and Liaison Officer Eden Vasquez Reservations Officer (International) Maria Paz Tan Reservations Assistant (Domestic) Ismael Villanueva Finance Office Gabriel M. Gatbonton Digital Marketing Specialist Lilibeth Coronado Tour Coordinator/Facilitator (On Call)

TRADE AFFILIATIONS 1. Quezon City Travel Agencies Associations 2. National Association of Independent Travel Agencies Phils. Inc. 3. Inbound Philippines, Inc.