Tourist arrivals in Ilocos region increases in first semester of 2008

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Tourist destination in the four provinces of the region are flocked with tourists from January to June of this year as records proved a remarkable increased in number of tourist arrivals as compared to that of the same period last year.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry in Region I, a total of 25,327 foreign tourists visited the country within these months of the year; Domestic/local tourists arrivals was recorded at 265,186; and Overseas Filipinos – 266 bringing to a total of 290,787 visitors in the region within said period.

This record showed an average growth of 56.4 % as compared to last year’s record of 19,470 foreign tourists; 520 OFWs; and 165,988 domestic / local tourists, with a total of 185,978 arrivals within the same period.

Tourist influx was seen at its peak during the month of April this year and is recorded at 68,262 tourist receipts and last year in June with a total number of 37,733 arrivals.

With the continuous developments going-on within the four provinces of the region’s prime tourist destinations, like the San Fernando Airport’s upgrading and rehabilitation which started in May this year and is expected to be finished before the year-end, solves the problem of accessibility to the different must-see places in the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.

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