Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines has reached a record 6-million-plus mark in the first nine months of the year, registering a 14%+ improvement on last year’s numbers. The 3rd Quarter Tourist Arrival Data from the Department of Tourism are looking very good with foreign arrivals numbering 6,161,503 from January to September, a 14.37 percent […]
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Philippines posts double-digit rise in inbound tourism revenue
The Philippines has posted a 17.57% increase in revenue from inbound tourism for the first half of the year 2019. The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that the tourism industry has generated some 245 billion pesos in receipts from international visitors from January to June. The DOT Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information Management Division (SEAMID) […]
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Foreign tourists visiting the Philippines in 2019 continue to improve 2018 numbers
Over 3.4 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines between January to May of 2019, a marked improvement on the visitor arrivals for the same period in 2018. The 2019 rate is 9.76 percent higher than last year’s figures, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) industry performance report. “The numbers are very encouraging. From […]
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Record tourist arrivals marks Central Visayas as top travel hub
Central Visayas welcomed the most number of tourists to the Philippines from January to December 2017, according to a tally by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Out of the record 6.9 million tourists who visited the Philippines, some 4 million domestic travellers trooped to the four provinces in the region, namely Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental […]
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