TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the Philippines will continue promoting opportunity markets in Asia to attract more tourists.
She added that the goal of 7.7 million international tourist arrivals this year is a 'moving target' due to many variables, including specific geopolitical issues.'We recognize the challenges that persist, especially from the arrivals from the Chinese market, so it is a moving target, I would say, taking into account the realities that we face.
South Korea remains the leading source market in terms of arrivals, with 960,809 , followed by the United States of America with 590,861 , China with 223,954 , Japan with 221,430 , and Australia with 152,835 .Taiwan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia make out the sixth to tenth spots.From January 1 to July 31, the country's estimated visitor receipts totaled P323.68 billion.This was 13.18 percent more than the P285.99 billion earned during the same period last year.
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