Mabuhay!
Ever wondered where our foreign tourists come from? Here are the EXACT statistics for the months of January thru July 2008. Do you think the Americans are still on top? Read on…
1. South Korea – 380,619 tourists arrivals
2. USA – 366,662 tourist arrivals
3. Japan – 216,114 tourist arrivals
4. China – 102,653 tourist arrivals
5. Taiwan – 72,946 tourist arrivals
6. Hong Kong – 68,946 tourist arrivals
7. Australia – 67,436 tourist arrivals
8. Canada – 60,667 tourist arrivals
9. Singapore – 57,332 tourist arrivals
10. United Kingdom – 52,939 tourist arrivals
11. Malaysia – 39,515 tourist arrivals
12. Germany – 33,268 tourist arrivals
The Koreans feel like the Philippines is a second home to them. How about us Filipinos?Do we also appreciate our country as much as the Koreans do?
just out of curiosity, what’s your source on this?
the website of the Department of Tourism so it’s official. 🙂