8.2-M int’l tourists visit PH in 2019

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:10:46 +0000

International arrivals in the Philippines last year exceeded the 8.2-million visitor goal set by the government, the Department of Tourism said yesterday.

A total of 8.26 million international tourists visited the country in 2019, which was higher than the annual target set in the National Tourism Development Plan for 2016-2022.

“This heralds a new milestone in the country’s tourism history, breaching the eight million mark. Without doubt, our convergence programs with other government agencies, particularly in improving access as well as product development and marketing initiatives with local government and private sector, have greatly paid off. These gains we hope to sustain even as we face global challenges,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said.

According to the DoT’s yearend visitor arrival report, a 15.24 percent growth over 2018’s year-end figure of 7.16 million was achieved. Almost all
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