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Tourism is an important sector for Philippine economy. The travel and tourism industry contributed 5.2%% to the country's GDP in 2021; this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country is known for having its rich biodiversity as its main tourist attraction. Popular destinations among tourists include Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao. Despite potential, the Philippines has lagged in tourism industry behind some of its Southeast Asian neighbors due to political and social problems.

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  • El turismo es una de las industrias principales de Filipinas, un archipiélago de 7,107 islas. Sus dos metrópolis más grandes—Manila, la capital, y Cebú—son unos de los más cosmopolitas en el Sudeste Asiático. El resto del país se conoce por la belleza de su diversa naturaleza. (es)
  • Tourism is an important sector for Philippine economy. The travel and tourism industry contributed 5.2%% to the country's GDP in 2021; this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country is known for having its rich biodiversity as its main tourist attraction. Popular destinations among tourists include Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao. Despite potential, the Philippines has lagged in tourism industry behind some of its Southeast Asian neighbors due to political and social problems. As of 2019, 5.7 million Filipinos have been employed in the tourism sector. In 2015, the Philippine government collected P227.62 billion pesos from foreign tourists, almost 25% of which came from Boracay. The country attracted a total of 5,360,682 foreign visitors in 2015 through its successful tourism campaign of "It's More Fun in the Philippines". In 2019, foreign arrivals peaked at 8,260,913. The country is also home to one of the New7Wonders of Nature, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and one of the New7Wonders Cities, the Heritage City of Vigan. It is also home to six UNESCO world heritage sites scattered in nine different locations, three UNESCO biosphere reserves, three UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, four UNESCO memory of the world documentary heritage, one UNESCO creative city, two UNESCO world heritage cities, seven Ramsar wetland sites, and eight ASEAN Heritage Parks. (en)
  • Туризм на Филиппинах является одним из наиболее важных секторов экономики страны. (ru)
  • Туризм на Філіппінах є одним із найбільш важливих секторів економіки країни. (uk)
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  • El turismo es una de las industrias principales de Filipinas, un archipiélago de 7,107 islas. Sus dos metrópolis más grandes—Manila, la capital, y Cebú—son unos de los más cosmopolitas en el Sudeste Asiático. El resto del país se conoce por la belleza de su diversa naturaleza. (es)
  • Туризм на Филиппинах является одним из наиболее важных секторов экономики страны. (ru)
  • Туризм на Філіппінах є одним із найбільш важливих секторів економіки країни. (uk)
  • Tourism is an important sector for Philippine economy. The travel and tourism industry contributed 5.2%% to the country's GDP in 2021; this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country is known for having its rich biodiversity as its main tourist attraction. Popular destinations among tourists include Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao. Despite potential, the Philippines has lagged in tourism industry behind some of its Southeast Asian neighbors due to political and social problems. (en)
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  • Tourism in the Philippines (en)
  • Turismo en Filipinas (es)
  • Туризм на Филиппинах (ru)
  • Туризм на Філіппінах (uk)
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