Chinese growth gives Philippine tourism its strongest two months yet

Arrivals into the Philippines crossed 1.4 million in the first two months of 2018 for the first time, up 16.2 per cent year-on-year, driven by growth in the Chinese tourist market, according to the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT).

“The warming relations between the Philippines and China plus the Chinese New Year seven-day holiday strengthen the platform for us to jump-start our campaign of achieving 1.5 million Chinese arrivals for this year,” DOT secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo said.

Chinese tourists recorded 256,880 arrivals, the most improved market at an impressive 56.4 per cent growth rate, next to South Korea at 354,700, which remains the country’s top tourist source market.

America came in third with 193,985, followed by Japan at 117,300 and Australia at 50,404.

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