The number of visitors who have gone to Boracay Island from January to September of this year have reached 481,157, records from the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) here shows.
The records from the PTO were displayed during the weeklong statistical exhibit held at the lobby of the Provincial Capitol Building here as one of the activities of the province in observance of Statistics Month.
For the period, foreign tourists were counted at 144,502 while domestic tourists were at 291,953. Overseas Filipinos who visited the island, on the other hand, reached 44,702.
Total tourism receipts generated for the period reached P8,845,301,593.80. Of these, foreign tourists contributed P4,996,561,255.60 while local tourists contributed P4,482,594,990.50.
The report from the PTO also yielded last year’s top ten foreign nationalities who visited the island. Korean visitors had the biggest number with 128,909 followed by Japan, 35,294; U.S.A., 13,362; China, 12,720; United Kingdom, 5,514; Hong Kong, 4,514; Germany, 4,351; Taiwan, 3,621; Australia, 3,420 and Canada, 3,158.
By 2010, the island of Boracay targets to have 1,000,000 visitors. This year’s figures are still expected to swell as there are three more remaining months of the year.
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we plan on visiting Boracay in February. Is that a good time to visit? Are there good places to snorkel? Hotels? What is another “MUST VISIT” resort in the Philippines other than Boracay?
February is a good time to visit Boracay. The month to avoid are August to November. Another place to visit is Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. They have Honda bay island hopping and snrkeling. It is run by the community and the people are very hospitable. There are other attractions in Palawan like the subterrenian river, El Nido, Calauit island ans more. Have at least 2 weeks in Palawan to explore the whole island.