Boracay Island in the Philippines recorded just over two million tourist arrivals in 2024, falling short of its target of 2.3 million. The Malay town government attributes the shortfall to a decline in Chinese tourists due to geopolitical tensions and climate change impacts.
Boracay Island in the Philippines fell short of its target to welcome 2.3 million tourists in 2024, with the Malay town government recording just a little over two million arrivals days after Christmas. This is a decline from the 2.15 million visitors the tourism-dependent town recorded in 2022.
Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista attributes the shortfall to fewer Chinese tourists due to tensions between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea, and climate change impacts, including a series of tropical cyclones that disrupted travel plans. Bautista said, “This year, if not for several factors, we might have reached our 2.3 million tourist target. In 2025, we will still aim for 2.3 million tourists.” The Malay Tourism Office (MTO) reported slightly over two million visitors to Boracay as of December 26. Two days later, 2,000 more tourists arrived aboard the cruise ship M/V Norwegian Spirit. The town government registered another 130,728 as of December 23, over 10,000 more a day after Christmas Day, and an additional 2,000 last Saturday, December 28. The island saw its highest single-day arrival of 10,725 tourists on December 26. Bautista said that while Boracay had anticipated a surge in Chinese tourists in the first half of the year, geopolitical issues deterred their arrival. To address the decline, Malay collaborated with the Department of Tourism (DOT) to promote halal tourism starting in September. Malay tourism chief Felix delos Santos said they would evaluate its impact on tourist numbers by early January
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