Philippines feels force of China travel warning

[shabri]

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The beaches and restaurants of Boracay Island are usually bustling with tourists from around the world.

But this year, they are quieter than usual. A travel advisory issued by Beijing has caused a sharp fall in arrivals from China.

"We are worried and we are affected," said Dionisio Salme, president of the Boracay Foundation Inc., the island's resorts' association.

Since the warning was issued on 12 September, Boracay has seen a steep drop in Chinese visitors. Numbers fell from 18,479 in August to less than 7,000 in September.This trend continued into China's week-long public holiday in the first week of October, normally one of the peak travel seasons for Chinese tour groups.

According to Mr Salme, while bars and clubs on Boracay's main beach are still crowded with Filipinos and tourists from other countries, the large resorts which take in busloads of Chinese tourists are nearly empty.

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[Tarmac]

Moral of the lesson is not to depend on the Chinese for tourism. Look elsewhere because the Chinese are using means to "punish" the Philippines for the West Philippine Sea issue short of military confrontation.

[bleedingboi]

If you look at this link then view the graphs, it is a bit contrary to what this Beach Club President has said: INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS | AUGUST 2014

Our tourism growth rate is increasing every month despite China's travel ban. We don't need them here anyway.
These Chinese spit everywhere, they change diapers everywhere, they vandalize, they interrupt lines, they talk loud, and they're freakinly weird and rude.

[shabri]

If you look at this link then view the graphs, it is a bit contrary to what this Beach Club President has said: INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS | AUGUST 2014

Our tourism growth rate is increasing every month despite China's travel ban. We don't need them here anyway.
These Chinese spit everywhere, they change diapers everywhere, they vandalize, they interrupt lines, they talk loud, and they're freakinly weird and rude.

But that was a graph in August and the warning was issued on 12 September everything is possible. anyway, another countries with higher visitors than China are on safe mode

[Graffitivoir]

so we can expect a harmonious flock of tourist coming in and the Cebu Pacific pilot could be at ease at the moment.