Thursday, February 13, 2014

Philippine tourist numbers rise nearly 10% despite disasters

The Philippines saw a 9.56% jump in foreign arrivals last year despite a series of natural disasters, the government said Thursday. But the figure was below the nation's target of five million arrivals for the year. This was likely to due to the powerful earthquake, which killed more than 220 people and damaged facilities and roads in the popular tourist islands of Cebu and Bohol in October, and ... More here: Philippine tourist numbers rise nearly 10% despite disasters

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