Monday, March 2, 2009

Chinese tourists lead rise in direct foreign visitors to Cebu

TOURISTS from mainland China arriving in Cebu last January increased 204%, while visitors from Hong Kong rose 163%, the Tourism department said in a statement yesterday.

In addition to the growing number of Chinese visitors, Russian tourists also increased 133% and Indians by 108%. Russians come during their winter period to stay for 12-15 days, while Indian tourists stay for an average of 20 days, the statement read.

The number of tourists directly arriving at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport last January grew 5% year on year to 36,653.

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