Philippines top official confident tourism revival in on right track as 48,000 travellers arrive in 19 days

Foreign passengers wearing protective masks as precaution against the spread of the coronavirus arrive at Manila's International Airport. - AP

MANILA, March 5 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Department of Tourism (DOT) sees a sustained recovery of the heavily impacted sector two years into the pandemic, just barely two weeks after the country reopened its borders for leisure foreign travellers.

According to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, from Feb 10-28 – or 19 days since the reopening of the tourism sector to international travellers – a total of 47,715 tourists have arrived in the country.