Some 383,089 foreign and local tourists visited the paradise island of Boracay in Malay, Aklan from the months of January to September 2005. They generated an estimated P2,916,546,582.00 in tourism receipts.
This estimate is based on the data submitted by the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) Kalibo, Aklan, for exhibit at the lobby of the Provincial Capitol. The exhibit is part of Aklan’s activities in celebration of National Statistics Month this October. Exhibit was launched on October 12 and will be on display until October 26.
As revealed by the PTO’s inventory of tourist arrivals from 2002 to 2005, the number of tourists visiting Boracay constantly increased.
In 2002, some 300,792 tourists went to Boracay Island. Of this number, 77,892 were foreigners while 22,900 were local. Their visit generated P2,290,000,182 in tourism receipts.
For the 2003 arrivals, 339,208 were recorded, 84,514 of them were foreigners and 254,694 local. These arrivals brought in some P2,582,470,217 in tourism receipts.
The year 2004 was a good one for Aklan’s tourism industry as P3,264,182,119.00 were spent by 121,019 foreign visitors, 291,278 local and 16,453 overseas Filipinos.
It is predicted that 2005 will also register a big increase in tourism arrivals and tourism receipts, as the total number of tourist arrivals for the first nine months is almost equal to that of last year.According to Roselle Q. Ruiz, Provincial Tourism Operations Officer of Aklan, “ the Department of Tourism (DOT) formula for arriving at tourism receipts is by multiplying the numbers of tourists against the average length of stay and the average daily expenditure.” (PIA) mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
This estimate is based on the data submitted by the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) Kalibo, Aklan, for exhibit at the lobby of the Provincial Capitol. The exhibit is part of Aklan’s activities in celebration of National Statistics Month this October. Exhibit was launched on October 12 and will be on display until October 26.
As revealed by the PTO’s inventory of tourist arrivals from 2002 to 2005, the number of tourists visiting Boracay constantly increased.
In 2002, some 300,792 tourists went to Boracay Island. Of this number, 77,892 were foreigners while 22,900 were local. Their visit generated P2,290,000,182 in tourism receipts.
For the 2003 arrivals, 339,208 were recorded, 84,514 of them were foreigners and 254,694 local. These arrivals brought in some P2,582,470,217 in tourism receipts.
The year 2004 was a good one for Aklan’s tourism industry as P3,264,182,119.00 were spent by 121,019 foreign visitors, 291,278 local and 16,453 overseas Filipinos.
It is predicted that 2005 will also register a big increase in tourism arrivals and tourism receipts, as the total number of tourist arrivals for the first nine months is almost equal to that of last year.According to Roselle Q. Ruiz, Provincial Tourism Operations Officer of Aklan, “ the Department of Tourism (DOT) formula for arriving at tourism receipts is by multiplying the numbers of tourists against the average length of stay and the average daily expenditure.” (PIA) mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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