International visitor arrivals in the Philippines reached 3 million as of July 19, 2023, the Department of Tourism said Wednesday.
“We are glad to report that in roughly seven months, we have already achieved the 3 million international visitor arrivals mark, reflecting continued robust recovery and the gains of the Marcos administration towards the resurgence of Philippine tourism, ” said Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco.
Data showed that of the total, 91.36 percent or 2,740,802 were foreign tourists and 8.64 percent or 259,277 were overseas Filipinos.
South Korea delivered almost a quarter of the total number of international visitors for the Philippines with 741,658 or about 24.72 percent. It was followed by the US with 550,569 tourists or 18.35 percent; Australia with 146,062 or 4.87 percent; Japan with 143,227 or 4.77 percent; and Canada with 132,018 or 4.4 percent. Other top sources of foreign visitors were mainland China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. The DOT said inbound tourism receipts surged 502 percent in the first half to P212.46 billion from P35.29 billion a year ago.
