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Philippines targets nearly 5 million foreign tourists this year

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Jan. 4, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/12/20230104-naia-airport-passengers-jc-1321-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Jan. 4, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines aims to attract nearly 5 million foreign visitors this year, the Department of Tourism said Thursday.</p><p>A total of 2.6 million tourists arrived in the country in 2022.</p><p>&quot;As far as is 2023 is concerned, the target is to double that number to around a minimum of 4.8 million tourists,&quot; Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart&quot;.</p><p>To achieve their goal, she said the government implemented eTravel, the country&#x27;s one-stop electronic travel declaration system. The new platform replaced the One Health Pass.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/02/22/ph-shifts-to-new-health-declaration-platform-for-inbound-travelers">Gov&#x27;t announces shift to new online registration platform for incoming travelers</a></li></ul><p>The DOT is also working with the Department of Transportation in improving key gateways in the country, such as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, Cebu City Pier 1 and Davao International Airport, Frasco said.</p><p>She said the agency also launched several projects such as the &quot;Philippine Experience&quot; and &quot;Bisita Be My Guest&quot; to further boost tourism in the country.</p><p>&quot;The effort is to ensure that the Philippines is open and ready to receive tourists all over the world,&quot; Frasco said.</p><p>Last year, the Philippines&#x27; target for international arrivals was set at 1.7 million.</p><p>&quot;We far exceeded this target by almost a million arrivals especially considering that we&#x27;ve only reopened our borders in February of 2022,&quot; Frasco said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/19/22/foreign-tourist-arrivals-exceed-target-for-2022">Foreign tourist arrivals at 1.77-M as of October; exceeds 1.7-M target for 2022</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2425657" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines aims to attract nearly 5 million foreign visitors this year, the Department of Tourism said Thursday.