Philippine Tourism Authority revealed today that This year, more than 2 million foreign tourists have arrived in the Philippines.
Christina Garcia-Frasco The Philippine tourism minister said 2,002,304 foreign tourists arrived in the Philippines between Jan. 1 and May 12.
The report states that South Korean tourists visited the Philippines with 487,502, followed by the United States, Australia and Canada.
Philippine tourism brought in 168.52 billion pesos (about $3 billion) in inbound tourism revenue as of April 2023, a 782.59 percent year-on-year increase.
The tourism industry is an important engine of the Philippine economy. severely affecting the tourism sector causing the number of foreign tourists to decrease and caused nearly 1.1 million sex workers across the country to lose their jobs.
Xinhua news agency reported that The Philippines welcomed more than 2.65 million foreign tourists in 2022 after restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists were eased. 6.4 million people
By InfoQuest News Agency (14 May ’23)
Tags: Travel, Foreign Tourists, Philippines
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