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  1. PDF Visitor Arrivals to The Philippines by Country of Residence January

    country of residence 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 total 2015 rate a s i a asean ... visitor arrivals to the philippines by country of residence january-december 2016 % jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec jan-dec % of jan-dec growth

  2. Philippines records 5.9 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2016

    By Azer N. Parrocha. MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — Foreign tourist arrivals to the Philippines fell short of its 6 million target in 2016 with 5.9 million visitors, but a tourism official on Friday said this figure is 'not bad' for a year of transition into the Duterte administration. "That is not so bad for someone transitioning," Tourism ...

  3. PDF Factors Influencing Philipphines Tourism' Revisit Intention: The Role

    growth of domestic and global tourist arrivals throughout 2016-2019 as presented in Table 1. Table 1 Data of Internasional Tourism visits to Philippines 2016-2019 Year Tourist (People) Description (%)

  4. PH draws 6M foreign tourists in 2016

    January 13, 2017. SIX million foreign tourists visited the Philippines in 2016, surpassing the 5.9-million target set by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for the year and proving that the country is on its way to becoming a favored and emerging tourist destination. "Last year, the DOT [was] targeting 5.9 million foreign tourist arrivals and we ...

  5. International tourism, number of arrivals

    International tourism, number of arrivals - Philippines World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files. License : CC BY-4.0

  6. Philippines: number of air tourist arrivals

    In 2016, the total number of tourist arrivals via air transport amounted to approximately 5.9 million in the Philippines. ... Number of air tourist arrivals Philippines 2007-2016, by age group ...

  7. Visitor arrivals in 2016 fall short of govt's 6-M target

    This developed as the DOT released its year-end visitor arrivals report, which showed 5.97 million tourists coming to the Philippines from January to December 2016. Visitor receipts, likewise ...

  8. Philippines

    The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Philippines was 1,483,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,261,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,483,000 in 2020. Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who ...

  9. Number of air tourist arrivals Philippines 2007-2016, by age group

    In 2016, the total number of tourist arrivals via air transport among the age group of 35 to 44 years old was approximately 37.2 thousand. ... Number of air tourist arrivals Philippines 2007-2016;

  10. Tourist numbers rise as the Philippines invests in promotional

    The Philippine tourism industry reached a new milestone in 2016, as the country welcomed a total of 5.9m foreign arrivals, almost hitting its 6m target. ... ASEAN tourists accounted for just 7.9% of total arrivals in the Philippines in November 2016, with the majority coming from Singapore (161,194), Malaysia (128,077) and Thailand (44,372). As ...

  11. Philippines: foreign tourist arrivals 2023

    International tourist arrivals Philippines 2012-2023. In 2023, about 5.45 million international tourists arrived in the Philippine, reflecting a significant increase from the previous year's total ...

  12. Tourism in the Philippines

    Tourism is an important sector for the Philippine economy. The travel and tourism industry contributed 6.2% to the country's GDP in 2022; [1] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [2] Coastal tourism, encompassing beach and diving activities, constitutes 25% of the Philippines' tourism revenue, serving ...

  13. Record-high 1.7M tourists in Boracay in 2016

    There were 321,016 Korean tourists in Boracay in 2016, 9.8% more than the 292,174 arrivals in 2015. China came in second with 273,297 tourists last year compared to 177,926 in 2015.

  14. Philippines Visitor Arrivals Growth

    Philippines Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1989 to Mar 2024. The data reached an all-time high of 2,463.9 % in May 2021 and a record low of -99.9 % in May 2020. CEIC calculates Tourist Arrivals Growth from monthly Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals are calculated by subtracting Overseas Filipinos ...

  15. (PDF) Forecasting Monthly Tourist Arrivals from ASEAN+3 ...

    To date, only Abellana et al. (2020), Maliberan (2019), Rufino (2016), and Rufino (2011) have developed forecasting models for tourist arrivals in the Philippines. Among such works, only Maliberan ...

  16. PDF National Tourism Development Plan 2016-2022

    National Tourism Development Plan 2016-2022 2 The NTDP 2016-2022 seeks to build and upscale the implementation of tourism programs through a focused and prioritized approach which is designed to deliver a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive tourism sector. I. Philippine Tourism Industry Profile

  17. Philippines records 2 million international visitors as of April 2024

    Last March 5, the recorded international tourist arrivals to the Philippines reached over 1.2 million. For January to April, the DOT said that South Korea is still the top source market of inbound ...

  18. Parched Philippine Dam Reveals Centuries-Old Town, Luring Tourists

    Some locals have cashed in on the attraction, ferrying tourists to the island. "Back then, I was only earning 200 pesos ($3.50) from fishing, but when the tourists arrived, I'm earning 1,500 to ...

  19. Surge in tourist arrivals straining room supply in Philippines: Report

    To recall, the Department of Tourism aims for 7.7 million tourist arrivals this year. This is expected to grow by up to 10 percent annually until 2028. However, Alfred Lay, Leechiu head of hotels ...

  20. Without fanfare, the Philippines is getting richer

    Jack Madrid, the head of IBPAP, the industry association, predicts revenue will grow by nearly 9% in 2024 to $40bn, as banks and health insurers move more back-office operations offshore. Some ...

  21. China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement

    Updated 6:45 AM PDT, May 3, 2024. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands. The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the world's trade passes and which China ...

  22. Philippines eyes a million American tourist arrivals in 2024 -DOT

    Data from the Department of Tourism showed South Koreans accounted for 26.62% or 1.45 million visitors to the Philippines out of the total 5.45 million foreign tourists in 2023.

  23. China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 ...

    ASSOCIATED PRESS. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands. The ...

  24. PDF VISITOR ARRIVALS

    Tourism in the Philippines marked a new milestone as the year concluded with 8,260,913 visitor arrivals, up by 15.24% compared to 7,168,467 in 2018. This figure hit the 8.2 million target that was set in the National Tourism Development Plan 2017-2022. FIGURE 1: INBOUND VISITOR ARRIVALS, 2015-2019