The Philippines earns P79.8 billion from January to April 2020, against last year's P180.52 billion
AFFECTED. Tourists along Boracay Island's shores during Holy Week 2019. Photo by Boy Ryan B. Zabal
At the Senate hearing on government's coronavirus measures, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat said that the revenues were slashed by 55% from January to April 2020.Foreigners who arrived in the country from January to April reached 1.3 million, or 54% lower than the 2019 figure of 2.8 million tourist arrivals.
"With both international and domestic travel restrictions in effect for the entirety of April, there have been no visiting tourists. Therefore, no revenue for the industry this month," Puyat said.
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