2019 Philippine Tourism Statistics
Statistics, Economic Analysis and
Information Management Division
8,260,913
VISITOR ARRIVALS IN 2019
an increase of 15.24%
INBOUND VISITOR ARRIVALS
2010-2019
8,260,913
7,168,467
6,620,908
5,967,005
5,360,682
4,681,307 4,833,368
4,272,811
3,917,454
3,520,471
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Notes: Inbound visitor arrivals include Foreign visitors and Overseas Filipinos currently residing abroad
Sources: Arrival/Departure Cards and Shipping Manifests collected by the Bureau of Immigration
MONTHLY VISITOR ARRIVALS
2019
900,000
800,000 766,865 776,798
723,390 714,309 719,057 702,843 684,063
700,000 732,506 662,987 643,780
621,719 638,549
674,841 606,553 693,137
600,000 642,757
591,137 609,078
500,000 551,088 564,169
537,743 530,267 518,041 523,703
400,000
300,000
200,000
2019
100,000
2018
-
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Notes: Inbound visitor arrivals include Foreign visitors and Overseas Filipinos currently residing abroad
Sources: Arrival/Departure Cards and Shipping Manifests collected by the Bureau of Immigration
TOP VISITOR MARKETS
2019
22.48%
1,989,322
KOREA 1,624,251
CHINA 38.58% 1,743,309
1,257,962
USA 2.90% 1,064,440
1,034,471
JAPAN 8.07% 682,788
631,821
TAIWAN 35.01%
327,273
242,411
2.27%
286,170
AUSTRALIA 279,828
CANADA 5.48% 238,850
226,446
UNITED KINGDOM 4.06% 209,206
201,044
-7.68% 158,595
SINGAPORE 171,796
139,882 2019
MALAYSIA -3.69%
145,246 2018
- 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,000,000
Source: Arrival/Departure Cards and Shipping Manifests
collected by the Bureau of Immigration
AIR ARRIVALS BY PORT
2019
MANILA
CLARK VOLUME: 5,087,896 Total visitor
VOLUME: 436,235 SHARE: 61.59%
SHARE: 5.28%
arrivals by air
KALIBO 8,099,210
VOLUME: 772,501
SHARE: 9.35%
ILOILO
PALAWAN VOLUME: 3,939
VOLUME: 66,665 SHARE: 0.05%
SHARE: 0.81%
Source: Arrival/Departure Cards from Bureau of Immigration.
CEBU
VOLUME: 1,683,945
SHARE: 20.38%
BOHOL
VOLUME: 11,367
SHARE: 0.14%
VOLUME: 36,662
DAVAO
SHARE: 0.44%
Source: Arrival/Departure Cards collected by the Bureau of Immigration
PHP 482.15 BILLION
VISITOR RECEIPTS IN 2019
an increase of 18.80%
INBOUND VISITOR RECEIPTS (in Billion PHP)
2015-2019
600.00
500.00 482.15
405.86
400.00
335.63
300.00
227.62 230.13
200.00
100.00
-
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sources: Arrival/Departure Cards and Shipping Manifests collected by the Bureau of Immigration
and Visitor Sample Survey
MONTHLY VISITOR RECEIPTS (in Billion PHP)
2019
50.00
45.36 44.28
45.00 43.10 42.13 41.75 41.33
38.55 38.96
40.00 42.01 37.57 37.14
36.36 35.64
39.70 39.06
35.00
35.48 34.80
30.00 33.07
31.81 31.83
29.25 29.17 30.12 29.55
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
2019
5.00
2018
-
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Sources: Arrival/Departure Cards and Shipping Manifests collected by the Bureau of Immigration
and Visitor Sample Survey
SPENDING PATTERNS, 2019
2019 USD 128.35
Average Daily Expenditure
2018 USD 109.42
2019 9.49 nights
Average Length of Stay
2018 9.07 nights
Source: Visitor Sample Survey
PROFILE OF VISITORS, 2019
Main purpose of visitors include:
Business trips Visit friends/relatives
(3.43%) (1.68%)
Holiday/Leisure
(59.34%)
Source: Arrival/Departure Cards
PROFILE OF VISITORS, 2019
Things liked most about the Philippines
Warm hospitality Beautiful sceneries Good food Everything Able to see
(46.35%) (30.04%) (8.45%) (6.33%) loved ones
(5.73%)
Source: Visitor Sample Survey
MOST VISITED PLACES, 2019
1.Cebu (incl. Cebu City, Cebu Province, Lapu-Lapu City and Mandaue City)
2.Rizal
3.Davao del Sur (incl. Davao City)
4.Aklan (incl.Boracay)
5.Batangas
6.Zambales (incl. SBMA & Olongapo City)
7.Palawan (incl. Puerto Princesa City)
8.Albay (incl. Legazpi City)
9.Benguet (incl. Baguio City)
10.Davao de Oro (Compostela Valley)
Source: Regional Distribution of Overnight Travelers Report
from Accommodation Establishments
NUMBER OF ROOMS
NUMBER OF EXISTING
NUMBER
REGION ACCOMMODATION
OF ROOMS
ESTABLISHMENTS
NCR 444 48,882
CAR 661 10,239
Region I 951 12,961
Region II 524 8,003
Region III 792 20,021
Region IV-A 1,080 19,350
Region IV-B 1,364 19,875
Region V 871 13,844
Region VI 1,451 33,042
Region VII 2,210 48,490
Region VIII 647 9,962
Region IX 349 7,341
Region X 402 8,848
Region XI 558 13,582
Region XII 577 9,173
Region XIII 455 5,555
GRAND TOTAL 13,336 289,168
Source: Accommodation Capacity Survey 2019
MICE EXPENDITURE
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS NATIONAL EVENTS
Average Expenditure USD 342,633.00 Average Expenditure PHP 1,930,000.00
per Organizer per Organizer
Average Expenditure PHP 14,822.34 Average Expenditure PHP 10,042.13
per Local Delegate per Delegate
Average Expenditure USD 2,177.67
per Foreign Delegate
Source: Convention Utilization Survey, 2019
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