The Chinese tourist arrivals to the Philippines continued to rush during the first two months of this year, which is jumping 56 percent in January and February.Published on : Thursday, March 22, 2018
The Chinese tourist arrivals to the Philippines continued to rush during the first two months of this year, which is jumping 56 percent in January and February.
According to the latest data showed that 256,880 Chinese tourists visited the Philippines during the first two months, making China the most improved market at an impressive 56.44 percent growth rate.
The warming relations between the Philippines and China plus the Chinese New Year seven-day holiday strengthen the platform for us to jump start our campaign of achieving 1.5 million Chinese arrivals for this year.
The Philippine tourism industry has continued its growth trend in February breaking yet another record as shown by the latest data on international tourist arrivals.
For February, there is about a total of 673,831 tourists visited the Philippines mainly due to the arrival of Chinese tourists.
The arrival of Chinese tourists accounted for 21.6 percent of the total arrivals at 145,536 in February alone.
The Department of Tourism has recorded a total of 111,344 Chinese tourists who visited the Philippines in January this year, or a 29.55 percent increase from the same period last year.