DOT sets 'conservative' target of 4.8 million international arrivals in 2023
The Department of Tourism last Monday bared its “conservative” targets for the tourism industry for 2023.
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The Department of Tourism last Monday bared its “conservative” targets for the tourism industry for 2023.
While relaxed quarantine measures have increased domestic travelers, the country’s tourism industry continues to see a slump in inbound visitors in 2021.
(File photo) MANILA - Domestic tourism continues to rise from the pandemic slump with local trips in 2021 reaching 37.27 million. Based on the latest data presented by the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, these figures are 38.16 percent higher than the 26.98 million recorded in 2020. While domestic travel is slowly picking up, the figures are still way below 2019 levels, when about 122.1 million local tourists toured around the country. Meanwhile, foreign visitor arrival was at its lowest in 2021 considering borders were completely closed for leisure travelers. Director Warner Andrada o...