Even as Cebu emerged only as the second most visited destination during the first half of 2009, it turned out to be the top preferred destination for foreign visitors in the entire Philippines.
A record from the Department of Tourism Planning and Promotions Department, revealed that Cebu generated a total of 321,116 foreign tourists in the first semester of this year and topped the over-all foreign arrival comparative by provinces.
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Scores of Russian tourists who want to escape the harsh winter in their homeland are expected to visit Boracay starting next month, the Department of Tourism said.
Tour operators in the country were able to book around 1,000 to 1,500 Russian tourists for a stay at the world-famous island in Aklan, DOT regional director for Western Visayas Edwin Trompeta told The STAR.
The staff of various resorts and restaurants on the island have started learning basic Russian language and cuisine in anticipation of the arrival of the Russian tourists, Trompeta said.
In January to February this year, about 450 tourists from Vladivostok stayed in Boracay for up to two weeks because they wanted avoid winter in Russia. |
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CEBU CITY, Philippines Dec. 21 (NNN-PNA) - Cebu"s tourism industry proved its resiliency in 2009 amid the global economic crisis, with the province regaining its lead position as the most visited destination in the country by the third quarter of the year.
The increase in domestic tourist arrivals despite a decrease in foreign arrivals also helped the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) earn P1 billion in gross revenue collections for the first time as of November 30.
MCIA general manager Danilo Augusto Francia said domestic flights went up by 30 to 40 percent, compensating for the fewer international flights.
In fact, the increase in gross revenue from the January to November period is higher by 30 percent compared to that of the entire year in 2008 because of the domestic flights of Cebu Pacific, PAL Express, Zest Air and Philippine Airlines," Francia said. |
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Cebu Daily News First Posted 08:49:00 01/06/2010 Filed Under: Heavy construction
ILOILO CITY — The P2.5-billion Caticlan International Airport Project will start this month despite opposition from environmental groups.
Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores said in a telephone interview on Monday that there were no impediments in the implementation of the project despite controversies involving the leveling of a hill beside the airport to extend the runway.
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This island destination registered an all-time high tourist arrival of 649,559 last year, according to the Malay Tourism Office.
Foreigners accounted for 29.70 percent or 192,873 of the total arrivals and domestic tourists posted 432,271 or 66.50 percent while overseas Filipino had 24,415 arrivals from January to December last year.
Out of 192,873 foreigners, Koreans are the top tourist market of the island resort with 69,438 arrivals or 36 percent followed by the Chinese visitors with 27,293, Taiwanese with 22,119 and Americans with 12,500 arrivals.
Hong Kong tallied 6,501 arrivals, Australia had 5,375, Germany with 4,956, United Kingdom with 5,317, Japan had 4,813, Canada with 3,735 and Russia had 3,202 arrivals. |
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