Manila, Aug. 16 -- The country's tourism industry has generated some PHP245 billion in receipts from international visitors during the first six months of the year 2019, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Friday.
The corresponding total receipts from the six-month arrivals increased by 17.57 percent from the half-year gross revenues in 2018.
Data provided by the DOT Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information Management Division (SEAMID) show the highest monthly receipts of PHP42 billion in January.
For June 2019, spending reached an estimated PHP38 billion, which is 30.56 percent higher than the same month last year, while tourist per capita expenditure increased to USD1,086.61 or 30.97 percent higher than June 2018.
The DOT is ...