MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Sunday reported a "milestone" after the Philippines breached its 2-million mark for tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2018. Latest statistics released by the DOT showed 2,049,094 international visitors for the first quarter of the year, which is 14.80 percent higher compared to 1,784,882 for the same period in … [Read more...] about DOT: PH records ‘milestone’ 2M tourist arrivals in Q1
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DoT stopped promoting Boracay, Duterte plans to close it
Davao City Philippines --- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has warned to close Boracay, the country’s top beach destination, if environmental problems there would remain unsolved. “I will close Boracay. Boracay is cesspool," Duterte said during a Manila Times business forum in Davao city Friday night. Duterte described "You go into the water, it’s smelly. Smell of what? Shit. … [Read more...] about DoT stopped promoting Boracay, Duterte plans to close it
Over 3M foreign tourists visited PH in first half of 2017
MANILA, Philippines- More than 3 million foreign tourists visited the Philippines in the first half of 2017 (January to June), data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed. Foreign tourist arrivals for the period of January to June of 2017 jumped by 12.7 percent to 3.357 million compared to 2.978 million in the same period in 2016, DOT … [Read more...] about Over 3M foreign tourists visited PH in first half of 2017
