Philippines welcomes eight-millionth tourist for 2019

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“The Filipinos are very hospitable. I also keep coming back for mangoes, masarap.” | Kaguilarinq

“The Filipinos are very hospitable. I also keep coming back for mangoes, masarap,” said her husband Tamio.

Now that the country has surpassed the eight million mark, it is already besting the 7.1 million foreign visitors recorded in 2018. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat attributed the increase in tourist arrivals to the country’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign, Boracay reopening, among others.

“The launching of the refreshed It’s More Fun in the Philippines branding campaign, re-opening of Boracay, sustainable tourism advocacy efforts, improved air connectivity, hosting of big ticket tourism events, intensified digital and online marketing, mainstreaming of different tourism product portfolios including culinary tourism and farm tourism, healthy private-public partnerships, international accolades and recognitions –all helped the industry in breaching the country’s historic eight...

The DOT said the detailed report of visitor arrivals for 2019 will be released early January next year.

 

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KAguilarINQ suspiciously made it a Japanese.. instead of a Chinese which accounts for that inflated “tourist “ arrival

KAguilarINQ .....how did they know that the 8th million visitor would arrive at Manila?...could have been any other international airport.....

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