Quezon has 34 coastal municipalities bestowed with beautiful seashores. Some are already with beach resorts that are frequented by local and foreign tourists. Water sports equipment can be used in some of these resorts like jet ski, motorboats, snorkels and others.

       The province is widely known not only in the whole country but in other countries for its different festivals notably the Pahiyas Festival in Lucban. Other famous festivals are Pasayahan sa Lucena; Mayohan sa Tayabas; Agawan sa Sariaya; Hambujan in Dolores; Aranya at Balwarte of Gumaca; Buhay na Kubol in Gen. Luna.

       The province is also well known for its pilgrimage sites in Mt. Banahaw and Dolores and Kamay ni Hesus Healing Center in Lucban.

       Nature lovers will also enjoy the famous Quezon Protected Landscape with its rest area for commuters, Pagbilao Experimental Mangrove Station, Mt. Banahaw trekking and beautiful untouched waterfalls and caves.

       Quezon is also renowned among food lovers. Among the favorites of most tourists are langgonisa, broas, pansit lucban, budin, espasol, brown puto and many other special delicacies. Different food chains like Jollibee, Mc Donald, Chowking, Buddy Pizza and others are also available mostly in Lucena City, Candelaria, Tayabas City, Tiaong and Gumaca. Malls, Groceries and big stores also abound which offers all kinds of food and items anybody will need.

       It is also a potential haven for retirees. Its long white and gray sand beaches, beautiful islands and serene hilly villages offer the best place for relaxation and enjoyment.

       The province�s 8,000-seater Quezon Convention Center is also an ideal venue for sports competition, conventions, trade fairs, concerts and other big events.

       From January to September 2008, there were 477,572 local and foreign tourist who visited the province.

       Mineral reserves abound in the province. These include non-metallic minerals like limestone, marble, silica quartz, kaolin clay, sand and gravel. Metallic mineral deposits are copper, molybdenum and gold found in Infanta, General Nakar, Polillo and Buenavista.

       The province is also a producer of limestone that supplies various industrial companies. Although copper is not of high quality, it is still an important mineral resource of the province. Generally, this was the assessment of the residents in the area. The favorite basaltic quarries are the river meanders and deposit sites of Mt. Banahaw Protected Landscape and Mt. San Cristobal. The municipality of Sariaya has the most number of quarrying activities along Mt. Banahaw and Mt. San Cristobal areas particularly on sand and gravel. More sand quarrying are seen in Mulanay and Tagkawayan.

       Among the 3,650 establishments that registered at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Office for CY 2007, the four leading business establishments were trading (1,785), service (1,218), IT services (242) and food (148).

       Municipalities with emerging signs of urbanization based on the number of industries and service establishments include Tayabas, Mauban, Lucban, Tiaong, Sariaya, Candelaria, Unisan, Lopez, Gumaca and Infanta.

       As of April 2003, total population of 15 years and over is 1,102,000 with a 65.8% labor force participation rate. Employment rate is 88.82% and 11.2% for unemployment rate. There is also a visible underemployment rate of 9.4%.

       From a total of 644 employed persons by type of industry, 256,000 are engaged in agriculture, 103,000 are engaged in industry and 284,000 are engaged in services.