The Philippines set an all-time tourist arrival record last year with the visit of more than 7.1 million foreign tourists, mostly from Korea…
The Philippines set an all-time tourist arrival record last year with the visit of more than 7.1 million foreign tourists, mostly from Korea and China.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said 7,127,168 foreigners visited the Philippines last year, up 7.65 percent from the 6,620,908 arrivals in 2017.
“This is a time that celebrates the 7.1 million tourist arrival count, the highest ever in our country’s history,” Puyat said in a statement.
Puyat noted that the milestone was reached despite the six-month closure of Boracay Island, the country’s flagship destination, and the change of leadership in the Department of Tourism (DOT) last year with the resignation of her predecessor over corruption charges.
