by Tara Yap, Manila Bulletin
ILOILO CITY – Tourist arrivals at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan are down 34,695 as only 122,373 visited last September.
September was the second month in a row in the pandemic period that tourist arrivals plunged.
In July, 183, 076 came. A month later, numbers went down to 157, 338, and figures dropped further in September to 122, 373.
Majority of Boracay’s tourists were still domestic.
However, only 106,776 visited last month, down 26,044 from 132,820 in August.
Foreign and OFW visitors also dropped in September.
Only 12,513 foreigners arrived compared to 19,609 in August, a decrease of 7,096.
Only 3,084 OFWs were in Boracay, down 1,825 a month ago with 4,909.
Boracay tourism stakeholders are hoping that the number of arrivals will pick up again to sustain the socio-economy of the resort island.
