Boracay Island posts P5 billion in tourism revenue
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The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) here said that tourism in Boracay has been very robust in the first four months of 2010.
The island renowned for its white sand had a whopping revenue of P5.3 billion in just four months.
Likewise, Boracay has collected P1.86 billion (P1,863,139,206.60) worth of receipts from its tourism industry in for the month of April alone, according to the DOT.
The tourism revenue has not fallen below the one billion mark and steadily increased since January.
DOT data showed that the number of tourists that visited Boracay increased by 16.19 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Around 291, 443 tourists both foreign and domestic tourists visited the island as of April this year when compared with 250, 843 last year.
DOT regional director Edwin Trompeta said that Koreans, Chinese and Europeans topped that list of foreign visitors in the island. In fact Boracay had an average 20 thousand foreign tourists every month since January.
This only shows that the country is still a favorite destination among foreign vacationers thanks to bullish tourism programs being promoted by the DOT abroad, he said.
Trompeta said that Boracay has been a consistent tourism powerhouse in the country. He hoped that the local government of Aklan would be able to use the amount in improving the schools and inroads within the island, as well as protect its environment and the Aeta community.
He said that Boracay has always been a favorite destination during summer . He cited the island’s world-class hotels and restaurants and reasonable tourism packages.
He also said that the positive support of the locales and the government’s innovation makes Boracay a formidable force in world tourism.
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Let’s hope that the department of tourism in Philippines keeps the tourism up. That is a lot of money in just four months.
Hello
We spent our holidays in Boracay last December 2010. The place is still beautiful and definitely one of our most favorite spots on Earth. However, much to our dismay, we found out that the Helmet Diving/ Underwater Fish Feeding boat-houses which are stationed a kilometer or two off the shores of the island do not have proper bathroom amenities. People who use the “toilet” simply have their urine thrown out to the sea through a small hole in this so-called toilet.
We personally think this is outrageous and rather dirty. We would like you to please take action on the operators of these famed activities and have them set up a proper “toilet” where their personnel and guests could urinate and defecate properly without causing pollution to our underwater friends.
Moreover, we have also noticed that people spit anywhere on the island, particularly on the beach and the small walk paths lining Station 3 to Station 1. The reason being that there isnt enough trash bins situated along these walk paths, making it difficult for tourists and local vacationers to find a proper place where they can spit. This is not very attractive in the eyes of tourists and visitors at all.
We are paying a lot of money for environmental fees every time we visit Boracay. And the DOT is earning a lot from the number of people that flock this island paradise every single day. We hope that some of this money would go to the requests mentioned above. Although this may come from a personal point of view, these are nonetheless taken at a general perspective, which a lot of us would surely appreciate.
Thank you.
Regards,
Roz