Boracay visits in October up 18%

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BORACAY – Tourist arrivals in this island resort in October this year are 18 percent higher than in the same month last year.

From October 2016’s 118,682 arrivals, the number rose to 139,856 in October 2017, according to the Department of Tourism-Boracay (DOT-Boracay).

There is also a 30-percent increase in foreign tourist arrivals last month, from last year’s 58,348 to this year’s 75,785.

Chinese visitors are still on top of the list of the tourist market – with 33,309 arrivals last month from 17,251 in the same period last year, DOT-Boracay said.

The Tourism department attributed this to regular direct and chartered flights from mainland China to Kalibo International Airport.

Korean tourist arrivals also rose from 23,001 in October last year to 27,057 this year.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese visitors – in third spot – have 3,051 arrivals in Boracay last month.

East Asian countries – including China, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Tawain – recorded a total of 64,102 visits in Boracay last month while their Southeast Asian counterparts – Laos, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – recorded 2,604.

Middle Eastern nations Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, recorded 1,865 arrivals.

DOT-Boracay said there was a 7-percent increase in domestic arrivals in the island, from October last year’s 58,368 to this year’s 62,364.

Moreover, DOT-Boracay recorded a total of 1,669,751 foreign and domestic visits in the island from January to October this year.

DOT-Boracay has set a 2-million target tourist arrival by the end of the year. (Aklan Forum Journal/PN)
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