Over six million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines according to the data released by the Department of Tourism.
The DOT said that visitors increased by 14.37%, from 5,387,458 visitors to 6,161,503 visitors from January to September.
There is also a 17.09% increase of visitors in September. DOT furthers that 606,553 visitors were recorded for September compared to the 518,041 visit count for September last year.
“The figures look very promising, and we are glad that more tourists are visiting us in light of the accolades received by the Philippines and our destinations throughout the year,” the Tourism Department said in a statement.
The DOT also acknowledges the recent recognitions awarded to the Philippines by travel sites and organizations.
“While these awards prove prudence in our efforts to bolster Philippine tourism, ultimately, what keeps us doing what we do in the DOT is seeing more of our countrymen revel in the positive impacts of genuine sustainable tourism,” Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said.
Korea remains as the country’s top visitors, with over 1,450,792 arrivals.
China ranked second with 1,359,817, and then the United States with 792,618 for the past nine months. Japan and Taiwan ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
