Foreign tourists are trooping to Thailand, Bali, and our other Asian neighbors because of their easier entry requirements, according to a group of business owners on Boracay Island. Know more:
FOREIGN tourists are trooping to Thailand, Bali, and our other Asian neighbors because of their easier entry requirements, according to a group of business owners on Boracay Island.
In a letter dated October 6 to Dr. Maria Rosario S. Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the Department of Health, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores, and Malay Mayor Frolibar S. Bautista, PCCI-Boracay requested the “conclusion of the One Health Pass requirement…” and that “fully vaccinated” tourists be defined as having received the first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, like many countries.
They added, “These Covid-era restrictions may have served their purpose, and we would like for the province and the [local government unit] to consider the termination of this program, in an effort to increase tourism, in particular as we look to encourage the return of foreign tourists.”Both letters were signed by the officers: Wesley van der Voort, president; Michael Sweeney, vice president; Phillip Mark G.
Latest data from the DOT showed arrivals in Boracay have been gaining ground, with both domestic and foreign tourists reaching some 1.35 million from January to October 9, this year, which is close to the 1.74 million arrivals from January to October 2019. From February 12 to October 9 year, there were 72,216 foreign tourists who arrived in Boracay.
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