MANILA, Philippines — Daily tourist arrivals have increased significantly but are still some ways off the prepandemic level, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Saturday. “Our average is about 15,000 arrivals per day,” Dana Sandoval, spokesperson for the BI, said during the Laging Handa briefing, but the figure was still far from the 45,000 daily tourist arrivals in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed travel and tourism activities. ADVERTISEMENTShe, however, remained hopeful that daily tourist arrivals will continually increase after the government eased travel restrictions. “Our daily arrivals were just around 4,000 to 5,000 per day, but now it has increased to 15,000 per day — still a little bit far from our prepandemic figures, but we’re getting there,” she said. The new guidelines cover fully vaccinated minors ages 12 to 17 and those below 12 years old “regardless of vaccination status” as long as they are with their fully vaccinated parents or guardians.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 28, 2022 21:59 UTC