MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Philippines has reached its 3 million worldwide customer arrivals mark as of July 19, 2023, the Division of Tourism (DOT) reported Wednesday.

Newest knowledge from the DOT recorded a complete of three,000,079 worldwide customer arrivals from January 1 to July 19, 2023.

The nation’s inbound tourism receipts from January 1 to June 30, 2023 have likewise climbed to P212,467,522,100.14 or 502.02 % greater than the P35,292,495,457.14 tourism income generated from the identical interval final yr.

“We’re glad to report that in roughly seven months, we now have already achieved the three million worldwide customer arrivals mark, reflecting continued strong restoration and the features of the Marcos Administration in the direction of the resurgence of Philippine tourism,” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco mentioned.

“Tourism gives employment and livelihood to hundreds of thousands of Filipinos. We’re grateful for the renewed curiosity worldwide within the Philippines which gives a large number of causes to like journey throughout our islands. We thank as properly our fellow Filipinos who proceed to journey domestically, supporting our native communities and households who’re all a part of the tourism worth chain,” the tourism chief added.

Of the figures, 91.36 % or 2,740,802 are overseas vacationers, whereas the remaining 8.64 % or 259,277 are abroad Filipinos.

South Korea delivered virtually 1 / 4 of the entire variety of worldwide guests for the Philippines with 741,658 (24.72 %) adopted by the US of America (USA) within the second spot with 550,569 (18.35 %); then Australia with 146,062 (4.87 %); Japan with 143,227 (4.77 %); and Canada with 132,018 (4.40 %) as the highest 5 supply markets of overseas arrivals.

Different guests got here from China with 129,077 (4.30 %); Taiwan with 104,211 (3.47 %); United Kingdom with 85,847 (2.86 %); Singapore with 81,656 (2.72 %); and Malaysia with 54,411 (1.81 %).