ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-6 reported that Western Visayas earned more than P70 billion from tourism in 2023.
The region also registered a 22.8 percent growth in tourist arrivals with 5.36 million visiting key destinations compared to last year.
DOT-6 Assistant Regional Director Phoebe Zelie C. Areño said there were only 4.2 million visitors in 2022.The province of Aklan topped earnings with P44.4 billion due to the influx of 2.2 million tourists in Boracay Island, the country’s most famous beach destination in Malay town.Bacolod City earned P7.1 billion from 780, 916 tourists; Negros Occidental P6.22 billion from 694,015 tourists; province of Iloilo, which has 42 towns and the component city of Passi, earned P2.
The DOT-6 forecast higher earnings this year as key areas of the region are not only being visited but are also being tapped as locations for key conferences and seminars.
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