Cebu is now the #1 Tourist Destination in the Philippines

According to the 2009 Industry Report of the Department of Tourism:

�Cebu is the top destination with tourist traffic increasing by 1.2% to 1.61 million. Korea remained the top tourist market for Cebu accounting for 29% share of total foreign tourists. Notably, Chinese tourists to Cebu remarkably grew by 70% as more charter flights were mounted between Cebu and Shanghai, as well as to Guangzhou. A hefty growth in tourists from Kuwait was also recorded as students from the said markets streamed to Cebu for short-educational programs.

More than the expansion in international and domestic flight frequencies to Cebu, from major tourist markets and destinations in Central Philippines, accommodations also increased as 804 new rooms opened in 2009. This included the 3.18 billion Imperial Palace Water Park, Resort and Spa (567 rooms), Citi Park Hotel (105 rooms), Alpa City Suites (84 rooms), Oftana Suites (24 rooms), and Grand Terra Suite (24 rooms).

Innovative and young entrepreneurs also prepped up existing tour packages in Cebu and nearby destination. The Island Banca Cruises attracted foreign and local visitors with its organized and uniquely packaged island hopping tour experiences of the marine sanctuaries of Nalusuan and Gilutungan, the pristine white beach of Pandanon and dive sites of Moalboal. Existing heritage tour has also been enhanced to allow tourist to experience a different cultural and historical aspect of Cebu.�

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