Kalibo, Aklan — If the Comparative Boracay Statistics is to be used as proof, Aklan’s prized tourism jewel, Boracay Island, didn’t suffer a dent, even with the bloody hostage-taking incident at Quirino Grandstand August of this year.
Records provided by the Provincial Tourism Office here show that tourists arrivals in Boracay from January to September 2010 generated a total of P11,168,595,685.80 in tourism receipts
Last year, tourism receipts generated reached P11,941,102,920.60. This is seen to be equalled if not surpassed this year ‘ with still three months left of 2010 to monitor and record arrivals.
Based on the report on Boracay’s visitor arrivals, there was even an increase in the number of visitors in the month of August.
In 2009, tourists arrivals in August reached 45,290 while for 20l0 for the same month, arrivals reached 58,202, or an increase of 28%.
For the month of September this year, when effects of cancellations would have been felt after the August incident, tourist arrivals reached 46,132, compared with 2009 arrivals at 37,113. The increase registered 24%.
For the month of August this year, 28,841 foreign visitors were recorded to have come to the island, while domestic visitors numbered 27,144. Overseas Filipinos, on the other hand, were 2,217.
For September, foreign visitors totalled 21,428 while domestics numbered 23,779 and Overseas Filipinos, 925.
This year’s 9-month visitor arrivals registered 607,537. Last year, a total of 649,559 arrivals were recorded.
Data on Comparative Boracay Statistics form part of the Provincial Tourism Office’ display in its participation to this year’s Provincial Statistical Exhibit, one of the activities in observance here of National Statistics Month this October. PIA /VGV/TE
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