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TOURIST arrivals on Boracay Island, the acknowledged crown jewel of Philippine tourism, surged to 187,583 from January to November 20, 2021. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed, however, this was still some 41 percent off the arrivals in the same period in 2020, eclipsed by the 270,904 arrivals…
Boracay Island (File photo) MANILA Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat outlined the Philippines' national policy for sustainable tourism development and response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic before the Japanese travel market during the opening of the month-long 2nd Online Travel Mart of the Japan Association of Travel Agents Association (JATA). The tourism chief led the country presentation last October 27 and was one of the panelists of the International Tourism Forum (ITF) which also included luminaries of the Japanese travel industry like Milton Morinaga, chairman of the board of Guam Tourist Bureau, and Eijiro Yamakita, president and CEO of the Japan Travel Bureau. The panelists also highlighted their respective policies on the Osaka event's theme: "How to create a better tourism value chain" and environment for the consumers as well as for the travel business. Puyat shared the DOT's tourism programs, the Tourism Response and Recovery Pla