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Boracay visitor arrivals surpass half-million mark; P10-B receipts

Dec 14th, 2007
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Kalibo, Aklan — Tourists arrivals in Boracay Island have surpassed the half-million mark a month before the year ends, records from the Provincial Tourism Office here show.

From January to November of this year, a total of 547,305 tourists, domestic and foreign, visited the island. Their arrival in the island generated a total of P10,062,326,737.00 in tourism receipts, with the foreign tourists contributing P6,535,377,089 and the locals adding P4,770,800,330.

Of the more than half a million arrivals in the island within the eleven month period, 189,005 were foreigners; 300,955 domestic and 57,345 were Overseas Filipinos. (more…)

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Mabuhay Boracay

Dec 3rd, 2007
by manilapartyanimal.
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By JOLEEN LUNJEW
http://thestar.com.my/

Boracay Island ParadiseWhite sands, idyllic beaches, water sports and lots of sun – welcome to the island paradise of Boracay, the Philippines.

Just an hour’s flight south from Manila is the Philippine’s most popular tourist island, Boracay (Bo-ra-cai), a haven for beach bums looking for just about anything you can do under the sun.

Located in the Western Visayas province, Boracay is only about 9km long and 1km wide at its narrow midriff, but that doesn’t stop the little island from garnering a larger-than-life personality.

Part of its charm is due to the people. Filipinos are, after all, known to be among the world’s most friendly people. They go out of their way to ensure that your stay in their country is a pleasant one. (more…)

Boracay tourism receipts top P7.8 billion

Nov 5th, 2007
by Philippine Travel Blog.
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Kalibo, Aklan – Boracay’s tourism receipts as of August 2007 is at P7,824,967,743 and still growing.

This was based on records released by the Provincial Tourism Office here, displayed during the Statistical Exhibit as part of the office’ participation in Aklan’s celebration of National Statistics Month.

Based on PTO’s records, the arrival of 425,654 foreign and domestic tourists from January to August of this year in the country’s premier tourist destination triggered the growth of the tourism receipts.

From January to August, foreign tourists who visited the island numbered 136,541 while domestic tourists numbered 235,051. Overseas Filipinos numbered 54,062.

Of the foreign tourists who visited Boracay for the period, Koreans topped the list, with 124,613 followed by the Americans, 11,272; Chinese, 6,512; and Japanese, 4,831. Other foreign visitors came from the United Kingdom with 4,529; from Germany, 4,191; HongKong, 2,835; Canada, 2,514; Australia, 2,257 and Sweden, 1,914.

Even as domestic tourists outnumbered foreigners, the latter still generated a bigger amount in tourism receipts.

For the period, foreign tourism receipts reached P4,721,287,389.80 while the locals generated P3,849,568,506.30.

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One entry, one exit makes Boracay a hard target for terrorists

Jul 24th, 2007
by Philippine Travel Blog.
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by Venus G. Villanueva

boracay paradise islandKalibo, Aklan – Terrorists will only attack when you least expect it. They attack when the target is soft and vulnerable.

Sr. Police Superintendent Benigno Durana, Aklan Police Provincial Office Provincial Director disclosed this in a press conference recently with the Aklan Police Defense Press Corps. This was PD Durana’s answer to a media man’s question on the implementation of the Human Security Act (RA 9372) and its impact on the protection of Boracay Island from terroristic attacks.

Durana said the PNP employs three steps to implement protective laws – intelligence, investigation and target hardening. In the intelligence aspect, Durana said the PNP collects information to protect Boracay Island and preempt any terroristic activity from happening there. On the other hand, he said investigations involve looking at any information that will cause them to believe that there is a presence of terroristic activities already. (more…)

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Direct Korean flights benefit Aklan Businesses

Jul 14th, 2007
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by Venus G. Villanueva

kalibo aklan airport mapKalibo, Aklan  — Sales from products of Aklan’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) here are picking up with the entry in Aklan of direct international flights from Incheon, South Korea to Kalibo Airport.

The direct flights, which started May 11 of this year, are now sustained on a daily basis through the Asian Spirit airline.

According to DTI-Aklan Provincial Director Ermelinda Pollentes, the rise in sales in Aklan-SMEs-produced food items displayed at the Kalibo Airport remarkably increased since the landing of direct flights from South Korea. Sales of other goods, like souvenir items and loom-woven products also rose, according to Pollentes, not only in the Kalibo Airport area but in other outlets in the province. (more…)

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