The country is focused on recovering after the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact it had on the economy and aims to boost the tourism sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Philippines.- Christina Frasco<\/strong>, the Philippines\u2019 Tourism Secretary, has stated during a television interview that the country expects to attract 5 million foreign visitors this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities had expected 1.7 million tourists to arrive in 2022, but 2.6 million visited the country<\/strong>, so this year’s target is to double that number to a minimum of 4.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Philippines reopened its borders to international tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 last February<\/a> after a two years hiatus due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also in October 2022, authorities decided to end the mandatory use of face masks in public spaces<\/a> to move in line with Southeast Asian neighbours that have already lifted the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The national government has launched the “eTravel” system to help the Department of Tourism (DOT) achieve its goal of attracting more tourists by 2023. It is a one-stop electronic travel declaration system that has replaced the One Health Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to The Philippine News Agency, the DOT has also launched projects aimed at boosting tourism in the country and ensuring the country is ready to receive global tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tourism sector could help revitalise an economy heavily damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Philippines lifted the majority of Covid-19 restrictions<\/a> back in March 2022, which helped casino revenue<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The country is focused on recovering after the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact it had on the economy and aims to boost the tourism sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippines anticipates attracting 5 million foreign visitors in 2023, a significant increase from 2.6 million in 2022, as part of its post-pandemic economic recovery strategy. This tourism boost, supported by eased COVID-19 restrictions and new digital initiatives like the 'eTravel' system, is expected to revitalize the economy and has already positively impacted casino revenue.","focusai_entities":"Christina Frasco, Department of Tourism, DOT, The Philippine News Agency","focusai_location":"The Philippines, Southeast Asia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projection?","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for integrated resorts in the Philippines, directly attributable to the anticipated 2023 tourism influx, and how does this compare to pre-pandemic levels?"},{"label":"eTravel System Impact?","query":"How will the 'eTravel' system and other digital initiatives impact the operational efficiency and player acquisition strategies for land-based casinos targeting international visitors, particularly concerning KYC and AML compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23632],"class_list":["post-777001631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777001631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001632,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001631\/revisions\/777001632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}