In the face of layoffs and lean income from several industries triggered by the global financial slowdown, tourism remains a bright spot for the country, particularly in Bicol, that registered last year over 1.3 million tourist arrivals, a senator said here Tuesday.
According to Bicolano lawmaker Francis “Chiz” Escudero, tourism arrivals in the Philippines increased by [...]
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Philippine tourism chalks up growth despite global economic slowdown
Tourism: One of the Philippines brightest options to speed up economic development
Tourism, now one of Southeast Asia’s major dollar earners, is among the Philippines’ brightest options to speed up its economic development and hasten the attainment of the goal to become a First World country in the next two decades.
There are a lot of things positively going for Philippine tourism. For one, Filipinos are natural [...]
Philippines October Tourist Arrivals Flat, But 10-Month At Record
Foreign tourist arrivals into the Philippines in October were hardly changed from last years number, with a decline in the number of visitors from key markets such as China, Japan and South Korea offsetting increases from other countries, data from the Department of Tourism showed Thursday.
The data showed visitor arrivals reached 241,809, flat from the [...]
