How many tourists visited the Philippines in 2013?

MANILA, Philippines – Nearly 4.7 million foreigners visited the Philippines in 2013, as the Department of Tourism continued to ramp up the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign around the world. The DOT on Thursday said foreign visitor arrivals jumped 9.56% to 4.68 million in 2013.

What is the status of tourism in the Philippines?

The country had a stellar performance in 2019 with 8.3 million tourist arrivals and PHP550. 2bn in international tourism receipts. Latest estimates show that 2020 tourist arrivals and international tourism receipts will go down to 3.9 million and PHP279. 5bn, respectively.

Who is the top spending tourism market in the Philippines?

Korea is the top spending market with receipts amounting to about Php 12.14 billion. Visitors from USA registered an accumulated spending of about Php 4.30 billion. China placed third with almost Php 3.30 billion spent followed by Japan with estimated Php 2.15 billion spending and Canada with Php 1.64 billion.

Which three countries provided the most number of tourists to the Philippines?

In 2020, there were approximately 339 thousand South Korean tourists that visited the Philippines. The United States and China were the other leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals, with 212 thousand and 170 thousand visitors, respectively.

What is the biggest expenditure of tourism industry?

China, the country with the highest travel and tourism expenditure, has seen a large increase in outbound tourism. Between 2009 and 2015, the number of Chinese residents visiting the U.S. increased from around 520 thousand visitors to 2.59 million, this was forecasted to reach 5.72 million by 2021.