It
is a fact that Tourism is one of the driving factors in the improvement of the
economy.
The
Duterte administration with its policy with respect to peace and order and care
for the environment are all geared for the increase of foreign tourist to visit
the country.
The
numbers for the third quarter of this year just came in and the administration is
happy with our country’s numbers, the tourism industry surged by 25.66 percent
in the first nine months of 2019, the Department of Tourism (DOT).
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| South Koreans having their picture in Luneta (photo credit to owner) |
As
reported by DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon, the Philippines aggregated
revenues of $7.29 billion or P379.21 billion from January to September this
year.
“Beyond the headcount, of course, I’d also like to mention the revenue because this has been an increasingly important indicator. $7.29 billion. Again, a record-high for the first nine months. $7.29 billion, the first time that we ever reached this level,” Bengzon said
The current figures when compared to last year is significantly higher which posted a $5.80-billion or P305.2-billion tourism revenue.
“Beyond the headcount, of course, I’d also like to mention the revenue because this has been an increasingly important indicator. $7.29 billion. Again, a record-high for the first nine months. $7.29 billion, the first time that we ever reached this level,” Bengzon said
The current figures when compared to last year is significantly higher which posted a $5.80-billion or P305.2-billion tourism revenue.
“The $7.29 billion can be attributed basically to a longer
length of stay and higher total expenditure per visit,” Bengzon said.
As per the data from DOT, a
visitor spends $139.44 while in the country and stays for about 9 and a half
days on the average.
DOT recorded $686.60 million or P35.78 billion of tourist
spending for the month of September alone.
In terms of who
has the highest spending among the foreign tourist that visit’s the country,
the South Korean lead the pack in September with a total of $193.55 million
followed by visitors from China with a total of $163.61 million. The top two are followed by
the US with $77.99 million, Japan with $37.35 million, and Taiwan with $30.12
million.
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