(Higit 5.6M foreign visitors naitala ngayong taon) P712-B KINITA NG PH TOURISM

KUMITA ng P712 billion ang Philippine tourism mula Enero 1 hanggang Disyembre 15, 2024, ayon sa Department of Tourism (DOT).

Kumakatawan ito sa 119 percent recovery rate mula sa pre-pandemic 2019 figures ng bansa.

“From the very beginning, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made a bold declaration: tourism will be a cornerstone of our nation’s recovery. Inspired by his vision, we embraced the challenge—not just to rebuild but to innovate, not just to promote, but to develop, to transform, to lead,” pahayag ni Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco sa annual DOT year-end press briefing.

Aniya, ang mga numerong nakamit ngayong taon ay nagpakita sa pagsisikap ng ahensiya na isulong ang Philippine tourism.

“Today, we do not just take stock of the year that has been — we celebrate the story of a nation reclaiming its place on the global stage. This is a story of recovery and resurgence, of numbers that inspire and lives that are transformed, opening the eyes of the world to the unique beauty and culture of the Philippines. It is a story shaped by the hard work and dedication of so many, written in the prose of your work, our friends from the media, and shared with the world in a voice that is distinctly Filipino.”

Base sa April 2024 Labor Force Survey ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 16.4 million o 34.11 percent ng overall employment ng bansa ay nagmula sa direct at indirect jobs ng turismo.

Kinabibilangan ito ng pagkakaloob ng goods o serbisyo sa foreign tourists, local visitors, o tourism-related businesses.

Ang bansa ay nagtala ng kabuuang 5,646,351 international visitor arrivals hanggang December 17.

Sa naturang bilang, 91.7 percent o 5.2 million ang foreign tourists, habang ang nalalabing 8.3 percent, o 470,752 ay overseas Filipinos.

Ang South Korea ay nananatiling nangungunang source market ng bansa, sumusunod ang United States, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, United Kingdom, at Malaysia.