After several years in the wilderness, the Philippines’ tourism industry is beginning to enjoy an international renaissance which, combined with an ambitious domestic infrastructure spending spree, has the capacity to catapult the country into one of the region’s best performers over the next decade. A regional leader back in the 1970s, its...
Business inspired a modest 15% of international arrivals in the Philippines in 2010, according to Department of Tourism (DoT) statistics, which might go some way to explaining the country’s low stake in the international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) market. However, as with much of the nascent international tourist...
How can the Philippines distinguish itself from alternative tourism destinations in the region?
The government’s stated aim of 10m international visitors by 2016 is ambitious, but one with attractive benefits for an economy that has long fallen short of its potential. Such a surge would raise tourism revenues in excess of P1.8trn ($40.8bn), equivalent to 7% of GDP, and generate 10m jobs, the benefits of which would cascade through the economy...
What role is gaming likely to play as part of the Philippines’ bid to expand its hospitality sector?
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