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Going To Boracay During The Off-Season

November 13, 2007 21:13

On our website, we suggested that the best time to go to Boracay was during the peak season (i.e. between November to May, the main reason being that the weather during these months is very conducive to water sports and other beach activities. However,... Read more...

Boracay tourism receipts top P7.8 billion

November 17, 2007 23:36

by Venus G. Villanueva

Kalibo, Aklan (5 November) --

Boracay's tourism receipts as of August 2007 is at P7,824,967,743 and still growing.

This was based on records released by the Provincial Tourism Office here, displayed during the Statistical Exhibit as part of the office' participation in Aklan's celebration of National Statistics Month.

Based on PTO's records, the arrival of 425,654 foreign and domestic tourists from January to August of this year in the country's premier tourist destination triggered the growth of the tourism receipts.

From January to August, foreign tourists who visited the island numbered 136,541 while domestic tourists numbered 235,051. Overseas Filipinos numbered 54,062.

Of the foreign tourists who visited Boracay for the period, Koreans topped the list, with 124,613 followed by the Americans, 11,272; Chinese, 6,512; and Japanese, 4,831. Other foreign visitors came from the United Kingdom with 4,529; from Germany, 4,191; HongKong, 2,835; Canada, 2,514; Australia, 2,257 and Sweden, 1,914.

Even as domestic tourists outnumbered foreigners, the latter still generated a bigger amount in tourism receipts.

For the period, foreign tourism receipts reached P4,721,287,389.80 while the locals generated P3,849,568,506.30. (PIA)

PIA Press Release
2007/11/05