Tourism is one of the major drivers for
any country who wants to have an economic growth.
The Duterte administration with one of
the emphasis is to have a stable peace and order is slowly achieving the status
of making the country one of the major players in the tourism industry in
Southeast Asia.
Under the helm of its ever beautiful and
hardworking Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, the
country had a steady growth of tourist arrivals with 4,852,107 foreigners who
visited the country from January to July 2019, a 12.36 percent growth from the
same period last year, according to latest figures released by the Department
of Tourism (DOT).
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| Foreign tourist flocks Boracay Island after its rehab (photo credit to owner) |
According to
the DOT Secretary the rise can be attributed to the continuous upsurge to the
sustained support from industry stakeholders, government, host communities,
investors and foreign travel trade counterparts.
“We remain inspired knowing that
private sector, other government agencies, and civil society continue to
support our sustainable tourism programs and the more fun brand campaign,"
she said.
"The 'Build, Build, Build' program
and other convergence programs, on the other hand, are key to improving our
competitiveness and attractiveness,” she added.
According to the latest DOT data, South
Korea remains the top tourist market with 1,113,274 arrivals followed by China
with 1,038,409. The United States with 663,116, Japan with 382,634 and Taiwan
with 192,195 followed at third, fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
Completing the top 12 markets are
Australia (164,378), Canada (146,000), United Kingdom (125,371), Singapore
(94,061), Malaysia (84,815), India (80,383) and Germany (62,179).
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