PHL eyes more Indian tourists
THE PHILIPPINES expects more Indian tourists after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered easier e-Visa transactions for Indian nationals,
“It’s a market opportunity for us,” Sharlene Zabala-Batin, Tourism regional director for the National Capital Region, told a news briefing on Tuesday. “We hope to see this number significantly increase in the next few years.”
Ms. Batin also said they expect tourism in the Philippine capital and nearby cities to be boosted by meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition events, medical and education tourism.
More than 45,000 Indian tourists visited the Philippines last year, according to Tourism data. “If it breaches 50,000 that will be an exponential increase,” Ms. Batin said. — Adrian H. Halili