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 [...]
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Boracay visitor arrivals surpass half-million mark; P10-B receipts
Mabuhay Boracay
By JOLEEN LUNJEW
http://thestar.com.my/
White 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 [...]
Boracay tourism receipts top P7.8 billion
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 [...]
One entry, one exit makes Boracay a hard target for terrorists
by Venus G. Villanueva
Kalibo, 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 [...]
Direct Korean flights benefit Aklan Businesses
by Venus G. Villanueva
Kalibo, 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 [...]
