Palawan prepared to welcome tourist influx during summer months

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=6&rid=863368
• Saturday, March 12, 2016

By Jesus M. Ustares [(PNA), LAP/CARF/JMU/RSM]

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (PNA) -- It is expected that starting this month, tourist arrivals in Palawan will increase until May, the height of the summer season, and the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) said it is ready to welcome everyone.

According to Maribel Buñi, chief of the PTO, since January, domestic and foreign tourists have already started arriving en masse in the province, but the number went down a little in March.

However, the PTO expects that in April, arrivals will increase again as it has always been the month when most tourists come to the province through Puerto Princesa City.

In 2014, tourist arrivals in January was recorded to be 68,647; February - 67,750; March - 62,574; April - 82,333; and May - 78,606.

In 2015, tourist arrivals in January reached 68,898; February - 69,989; March - 67,946; April - 86,322; and May – 78,606.

The PTO explained April has always been the month when the most number of tourist visits is recorded since it is summertime in the Philippines.

Buñi said domestic tourists remain to be the largest contributor in tourist arrivals at 561,613 in 2015. Foreign tourists, on the other hand, numbered 238,895.