Tourist arrivals in the Philippines surged by 14 percent year-on-year in the first five months of this year, reaching 2.56 million, despite a double-digit decline in the arrivals of Filipinos living overseas, based on data from the Department of Tourism.
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose nearly 14 percent in the first four months of the year to 2.12 million, with foreign visitors led by tourists from South Korea.
The shopping activities of mainland Chinese tourists visiting the Philippines during the Chinese New Year (CNY) rose 50 percent higher this year than in 2023, the cross-border payment platform Alipay+ said on Wednesday.