More than 3.8 million foreign visitors since January

More than 3.8 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines since January this year, Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said.

The number of international visitors as of Sept 19 was more than 80% of the 4.8 million foreign travellers that the Department of Tourism targets to reach by the end of the year, said Frasco at a government-organised travel trade event in the country.