{"id":777047016,"date":"2026-09-03T08:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047016"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:46:00","slug":"the-philippines-seeks-to-expand-visa-free-entry-for-chinese-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-philippines-seeks-to-expand-visa-free-entry-for-chinese-tourists","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines hopes to expand visa-free entry for Chinese tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Department of Tourism wants the Philippines\u2019 14-day visa-free entry arrangement for Chinese nationals to be extended to more entry points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippines\u2019 Department of Tourism (DOT)<\/strong> has said that it hopes to expand the coverage of its visa-free entry arrangement for Chinese tourists to more entry points. The department says it is working with Chinese authorities on an agreement to expand the scheme beyond Cebu and Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current arrangement allows Chinese nationals to enter the Philippines visa-free for up to 14 days through Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu. The new proposal would add Bohol, Palawan, Clark, and Caticlan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Philippine News Agency, Tourism Secretary Dita Angara-Mathay<\/strong> told press: “If we’re going to get all the other agencies (to) sign up on this, then we can expect a lot more chartered flights from China and a lot more arrivals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re working very hard, and we came up with a nice position paper that not only includes the economic impact but also hard data support,\u201d Angara-Mathay added.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the latest DOT data, 310,088 Chinese travellers visited the country between January and August, representing a 69.15 per cent year-on-year increase. China recorded the highest growth among the Philippines\u2019 top 10 source markets for foreign visitors during the period, followed by India, which registered a 32.2 per cent increase.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Cambodia considers broader visa-free access to revive tourism<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Tourism wants the Philippines\u2019 14-day visa-free entry arrangement for Chinese nationals to be extended to more entry points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777047020,"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' Department of Tourism (DOT) is advocating for an expansion of visa-free entry for Chinese nationals to additional airports beyond Cebu and Manila. This strategic move aims to significantly boost tourist arrivals, particularly from China, which has already demonstrated substantial year-on-year growth, thereby enhancing the economic impact of tourism.","focusai_entities":"Department of Tourism (DOT), Dita Angara-Mathay, Philippine News Agency","focusai_location":"Philippines, Cebu, Manila, Bohol, Palawan, Clark, Caticlan, Metro Manila, Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), regulator (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projections?","query":"What are the projected GGR and non-gaming revenue uplifts for Philippine integrated resorts stemming from the expanded visa-free entry for Chinese nationals?"},{"label":"Investment & M&A Impact?","query":"How might this policy influence foreign direct investment and M&A activity within the Philippine gaming and hospitality sectors, particularly concerning integrated resort development?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[227,128,25403],"class_list":["post-777047016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-china","tag-philippines","tag-visa-free-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047016","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777047016"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047022,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047016\/revisions\/777047022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777047020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}