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The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday, July 19, announced that foreign visitor arrivals reached an all-time high of 3.7 million for the first half of 2018.
In a statement, the DOT said tourist arrivals from January to June this year rose by 10.4%, compared to the 3.3 million recorded in the same period in 2017.
"The DOT's continuous marketing promotions, aggressive actions to create new air routes and develop new tourism products, travel facilitation, and confidence in tourism investments drummed up the industry and resulted [in] this stellar performan- ce," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said.
For the month of June, 528,747 tourists arrived in the Philippines, an 11.35% increase from the same month last year
The Philippines is primed for business, development, and investment now more than ever. Business executives are giving the country a thumbs-up rating for its economic initiatives from both the government and private sector. Let’s not forget that Filipino individuals and professionals are helping to make good things happen for the country.