Starting this November 1, the Bureau of Quarantine will require all inbound travelers to have an e-Arrival Card within 72 hours prior to their departure from their country of origin. READ:
public from COVID-19 infection, the government will implement the use of Electronic Arrival Card scan-and-go system in the country’s airports.
The DOH issued the advisory as the Bureau of Quarantine transitions from the One Health Pass to the eArrival Card to streamline the processing of arriving travelers. “Lagi pong tandaan, sa bawat pagbiyahe at pamamasyal natin sa napakagandang Pilipinas, tuluy-tuloy ang ating pagbangon,” he said. To attract more tourists, Marcos said he would continue attending promotional tourism activities in provinces and make more provinces accessible to travelers.
Domestic travel continues to rise with local trips in 2021 reaching 37.27 million, higher by 38.16 percent from the 26.98 million recorded in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to the Department of Tourism data. During the same period, there were also 24,599 Chinese tourists, who were previously on the second spot.