Revenge travel: PH hotels, resorts full during Holy Week

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Terminal 3 in Pasay City on April 5, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/10/20230405-naia-terminal-3-holy-week-md-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Terminal 3 in Pasay City on April 5, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Filipinos splurged on &quot;revenge travel&quot; during the Holy Week, a travel association said Monday, as hotels and resorts were bursting at the seams for the long holiday weekend.</p><p>According to Fe Abling-Yu, president of Philippine Tour Operators Association, many families traveled together to make up for lost time during the pandemic.</p><p>&quot;This year&#x27;s Holy Week 2023 we really saw the high rate of travelers not only from nearby but across the nation,&quot; she told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Rundown&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang punong-puno ang ating mga hotels, ang ating mga resorts.</p><p>&quot;Puno ang Baguio, puno ang Tagaytay, puno ang Clark, puno ang Subic, even as far as Siargao, lalong-lalo na ang Boracay at saka &#x27;yung mga El Nido, Coron and Puerto Princesa. Of course, Cebu, puno talaga,&quot; she added.</p><p>Yu said the beach is still the number 1 travel destination during the Holy Week.</p><p>&quot;I must say for our domestic market, prior to pandemic and nung nag-open na tyao, what we have observed really is &#x27;pag nagta-travel ngayon, family by family,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi nagiging issue masyado &#x27;yung mahal yung airfare.</p><p>&quot;Ito &#x27;yung tinatawag namin revenge spending and revenge traveling na ngayon namin talaga nararamdam,&quot; she added.</p><p>When it comes to international travelers, China and South Korea are still among the top tourist arrivals in the Philippines, Yu said.</p><p>Last year, the Philippines exceeded its target for international arrivals, which was set at 1.7 million.</p><p>A total of 2.6 million tourists arrived in the country in 2022, the Department of Tourism previously said.</p><p>The country aims to attract nearly 5 million foreign visitors this year.</p><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=2577049" 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>

Filipinos splurged on 'revenge travel' during the Holy Week as hotels and resorts were bursting at the seams for the long holiday weekend.

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Revenge travel: PH hotels, resorts full during Holy Week

Davinci Maru,

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Published Apr 10, 2023 11:49 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 10, 2023 02:00 PM PHT

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