THE Philippines aims to attract about 15 percent more visitors from the United States, seeing the highly valuable market as a big contributor to the full recovery of the tourism sector.
In 2023, more than 1.4 million visitors from the US arrived in the Philippines, generating P35 billion in revenues — the highest among the country’s top tourist markets.
tourism Director-Attache in New York Francisco Hilario Lardizabal speaks to visiting Filipino journalists at the Philippine Center in New York on April 26, 2024. Over 1.4 million visitors from the US arrived in the Philippines in 2023, generating PHP35 billion in revenues. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora)” width=”800″ height=”531″ layout=”responsive” class=”containImage” src=”https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/28/337089.jpg” > tourism Director-Attache in New York Francisco Hilario Lardizabal speaks to visiting Filipino journalists at the Philippine Center in New York on April 26, 2024. Over 1.4 million visitors from the US arrived in the Philippines in 2023, generating PHP35 billion in revenues. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora)” fallback=”” width=”450″ height=”300″ layout=”responsive” src=”https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.manilatimes.net/theme_manilatimes/images/no-image.jpg&w=150&q=100&f=webp”> STATESIDE. Philippine tourism Director-Attache in New York Francisco Hilario Lardizabal speaks to visiting Filipino journalists at the Philippine Center in New York on April 26, 2024. Over 1.4 million visitors from the US arrived in the Philippines in 2023, generating PHP35 billion in revenues. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora)
“This is 215 percent higher than the tourism receipts from South Korea, so this is how important the American market [is]. While the arrivals are fewer, the contribution is bigger,” Philippine tourism Director-Attache in New York…
