Tourists from Malaysia and Taiwan posted among the biggest jumps in arrivals this year as the tourism industry picked up through renewed marketing and enhanced air connectivity with key cities, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.
Singapore welcomed a record 13 million overseas visitors last year – the majority arriving from Asia, official data showed Tuesday.
The province of Camarines Sur drew more foreign and domestic tourists last year, besting perennial favorites like Metro Manila, Cebu and Boracay to become the top tourism destination in the country, according to official government data.
Tourism Secretary Alberto Aldaba Lim is targeting to substantially increase the number of Chinese tourists coming to the Philippines. In a statement, Lim said this was highly possible considering the historic ties between the Philippines and China, and their close proximity to each other. Lim said Shao Qiwei, head of China National Tourism Administration, was [...]
