{"id":777011928,"date":"2023-12-15T08:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011928"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:40:26","slug":"philippines-targets-7-7-million-visitors-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-targets-7-7-million-visitors-in-2024","title":{"rendered":"Philippines targets 7.7 million visitors in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The number would be below 2019 figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The Philippines expects to\u00a0receive 7.7 million international visitors\u00a0next year. speaking during a reception in Makati City on Tuesday, tourism chief\u00a0Christina Frasco noted that the number would be less than pre-pandemic 2019 figures (8.2 million)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frasco noted that\u00a0the Philippines has received over 5 million international visitors since January despite being among the last countries in Southeast Asia to resume tourism post-pandemic. She underscored the resilience displayed by the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Department of Tourism reports, the Philippines has recorded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-surpasses-2023-tourism-target\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 66 per cent recovery in international tourist arrivals<\/a>. Some\u00a091.88 per cent were foreign tourists while 8.12 per cent were overseas Filipinos. South Korea was the top source market with over 1.3 million arrivals, followed by the United States (836,694), Japan (285,655), China (252,171) and Australia (238,487).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities reported a faster-than-expected rebound in tourism receipts, amounting to PHP458bn from January to November, equivalent to 96 per cent of 2019 figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-tourism-peforming-behind-expectations-maybank-says\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippine tourism peforming behind expectations, Maybank says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number would be below 2019 figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777008064,"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 7.7 million international visitors next year, a figure still below pre-pandemic 2019 levels, despite a robust recovery in tourism receipts reaching 96% of 2019 figures. This rebound, primarily driven by key source markets such as South Korea and the United States, signals a gradual but incomplete restoration of the nation's tourism sector. 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