A tourism official has attributed the increase in tourist arrivals in Antique to the social media, through which tourists discover the province’s diverse natural attractions.
Flord Nickson Calawag of the provincial tourism office said 44,088 day and overnight tourists visited Antique from January to June 2016, compared to 50,078 in the whole of last year.
Calawag said Antiqueños help promote the province’s tourist attractions that have largely gone unnoticed by posting them in their social media accounts.
He said tourists have begun to notice the towns of Tibiao and its ancient “kawa,” a big boiling pot, and San Remigio, known as the “Little Baguio of Antique” because of its cool weather.
Calawag noted that the province’s tourist attractions are also posted in the official website of the provincial government and those of the local government units.
“Antiqueños unite because of the social media,” he said.
