Philippine Travel Stats that you need to Know
If you love the Philippines and want to know some important facts of our local tourism industry, I have discovered a published article research compiled by Kate Pedroso of Inquirer.
- There are 276,809 total of tourists who arrived in the Philippines in February this year.
- We have 2, 419 total number of domestic flights per week
- There are around 285,533 number of available seats in domestic flight per week
- There are 55.6 percent of Filipinos who traveled within the country to visit their relatives or friends in 2005.
- Filipinos spend in an average of P1,200 in domestic travel accommodation in 2005
- 9 million are estimated number of households that received visitors between April and September in 2005
- In Bicol region, there are 4.1 percentage growth of the influx of tourism from 2006 to 2007
- There are 411,285 total numbers of domestic tourist who visit Camarines Sur in 2007
- There are an estimated 5,000 plus numbers of Korean transients in Baguio as of March 2008
- 35 homestay facilities in Pagudpud has been accredited by the Department of Tourism
- 128 percent influx of Russian tourist arrival was recorded in 2007
- An estimated 7,000 number of guest who visited Marinduque for the Moriones Festival in Holy Week of 2007
- There are already 38 number of hotels and resort in Marinduque
