The Tourism Department reports that international arrivals in the Philippines breached the 300,000 mark since the country reopened its borders to fully vaccinated tourists last February 10.
Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat made the announcement during a Laging Handa briefing.
“From February 10 to April 25, na-surpass na natin ‘yung 300,000-mark. We received about 313,050 international arrivals,” Romulo-Puyat said on Tuesday.
The tourism chief however said that the number is still far from the number of tourists arriving in the country before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Sa pre-pandemic levels naman with regard to international tourist arrivals, medyo malayo pa kasi nung 2019, we received about 8.26 million tourists. Pero masaya tayo kasi at least, we already received 313,050 international arrivals,” she added.
Romulo-Puyat added that most of the international travelers came from the United States, Canada, and Korea.
The DOT also reminds travelers to continue observing health protocols when visiting the Philippines.
“’Yun na nga syempre paalala pa rin, masaya tayo na we are slowly getting back to normal pero paalala rin that we still really have to follow minimum health and safety protocols,” she said.
