The Department of Tourism (DOT) said international tourists were able to spend around P245 billion during their visit in the Philippines in the first half of 2019.
“The corresponding total receipts from the six-month arrivals increased by 17.57 percent from the half-year gross revenues in 2018,” the DOT said.
The month of February posted the highest monthly revenue at P48 billion. Meanwhile, tourists spent around P38 billion in June, which was 30.56 percent higher compared in June 2018, it said. “So far, the DOT is keeping up with its target to attract high spending and longer staying tourists in the Philippines. As proof that our guests truly find it more fun in the Philippines, average daily expenditure and average length of stay per tourist reached $120.60 and 9.01 nights, respectively, which is 28.64 percent and 1.81 percent higher than the same month last year,” the tourism department said.
“At the end of the day, it is the number of lives changed for the better by tourism that would truly count,” she added. Earlier, the DOT disclosed that 4.1 million foreign tourists visited the country from January to June this year, which was 11.43 percent higher compared to the same period last year.
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