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TOURISM

VISITOR ARRIVALS TO REGION VIII BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
2001-2007

Country of Residence 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total      176,149      172,625      183,595      168,943      163,889      245,247      244,786
Domestic      165,472      163,447      174,374      159,079      147,876      224,687      218,505
Foreign         10,677           9,178           9,221           9,864         16,013         20,560         26,281
   Asia          3,179          3,202          2,666          2,727          6,229          4,224          5,044
     Brunei                   1  -  -  -  -  -                   3
     Bangladesh                   1  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Burma                               1
     China                 53              113                 67              109              359              210              680
     Egypt  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Hongkong                 46                 63              128              115                 37                 23              124
     India                 25                 14                 41                 38                 39                 39              128
     Indonesia                 34                 45                 23                 78                 42                 25                 92
     Israel                 21                 17                   5  -  -  -                 19
     Japan           2,113           2,158           1,872           1,850           2,417           2,003           2,226
     Korea              448              422              122                 97           2,803           1,416           1,118
     Laos                               1
     Lebanon  -  -   -   -  -  -
     Malaysia                 70                 54              120                 63                 65                 67              134
     Pakistan                   2  -   -   -  -  -                   7
     Saudi Arabia                 68                 58                 64  -                 81                 63                 77
     Singapore                 94              122              104              174              150              107              124
     Sri Lanka  -  -                   1  -  -  -  -
     Taiwan              176              107              104              143              168              175              227
     Thailand                 27                 25                 15                 60                 68                 96                 80
     Turkey  -                   4   -  -  -  -                   3
     United Arab Emirates  -  -   -  -  -  -  -
             
   Africa  -  -   -  -  -  -
     South Africa  -  -   -  -  -  -
   North America          3,452          2,946          3,304          3,211          4,555          4,343          9,934
     U.S.A.           3,175           2,637           3,038           2,864           4,170           3,895           8,938
     Canada              277              309              266              347              385              448              996
   South America                  6                  1                  2  -  -  -                15
     Brazil                   6  -   -   -  -  -
     Mexico  -                   1                   2  -  -  -                 15
     Puerto Rico  -  -   -  -  -  -
   Europe          2,033          2,217 2,237 2,324 2,731 3,055 6,316
     Austria                 18                 16                   6                   7                 18                 24              165
     Belgium                 59                 58                 57                 25              192              185              178
     Czech Republic  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Denmark                   8                 14                 30                 30                 41                 43                 74
     Finland                 17              417              199                 40                 85                 37              245
     France              223              148              168              152              183              138              390
     Germany              624              550              642              826              730              691           2,543
     Greece                   2                   1                   1  -  -  -                   3
     Holland                 49                   5                   9                 10                 66                 73                 66
     Hungary  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Ireland                 42                 36                 36                 44                 12                 48                 54
     Italy                 72                 78                 62              139                 83              168              201
     Luxembourg  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Netherlands                 38                 99                 47                 87              120              477              132
     Norway                 67              217              125                 68              116              179          128
     Spain                   4                   7                   5                   8                 11                   9                 38
     Sweden                 56                 91                 57                 59                 34                 96              128
     Switzerland              201              187              251              456              139              181              635
     U.K.              553              293              542              373              901              706           1,336
     Portugal  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Russia  -  -  -  -  -  -
     Romania  -  -  -  -  -  -
   Oceania              751              640              788          1,236          1,449          1,889          2,504
     Australia              697              623              752           1,151           1,352           1,759           2,379
     New Zealand                 54                 17                 36                 85                 97              130              125
   Others and Unspecified                172              224              366          1,049          7,049          2,468
     Residences          1,256

Note: No separate data for Overseas Filipinos except in 2001.
Source: Department of Tourism,  Region VIII

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