INQUIRER.net: Philippine tourist arrivals target a hard task—industry officials

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Philippine tourist arrivals target a hard task—industry officials Oct 22nd 2013, 22:09 MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines will have a tough time getting 10 million tourists each year by 2016 amid bad roads and unexpected setbacks, industry officials said Tuesday.   To reach the ambitious target, double the five million visitors expected this year, arrivals would have to grow by 26 percent per year from 2014, former tourism secretary Narzalina Lim said at an annual Philippine business conference.   The country only managed a growth in arrivals of about 11 percent yearly since 2010, and is now about 16 percent behind its full-year 2013 target, said Lim.   Domingo Enerio, chief executive of the government's Tourism Promotions Board, agr... Keep on reading: Philippine tourist arrivals target a hard task—industry officials Media files: boracay.jpg (image/jpeg)

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