Boracay Insider Website Reports Boracay Posts Record Tourist Arrivals in 2011

(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 26, 2012 ) Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines Â–Â– Aklan Province Governor Carlito S. Marquez made is monthly report over a local radio station regarding the record breaking tourist arrivals in the island of Boracay for previous year.

According to Governor Marquez, the island of Boracay had a total of 908,875 tourists visiting in 2011. This record number of tourist visits includes both domestic and foreign tourists. The announcement was made during a program that was dubbed as the GovernorÂ’s Report to the People.

The total number of tourists visiting the island exceeded the record that was made back in 2010, which reached a total of 779,666 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals. The increase in visitors this year represents a 16.57% increase for the entire island of Boracay.

The month that had the highest number of visitors coming to Boracay for 2011 was April followed by May with December taking the third slot. These were the three peak months for the island.

The following are the months in 2011 with their corresponding number of visitor arrivals:

January (69,603 visitor arrivals)
February (67,534 visitor arrivals)
March (73,666 visitor arrivals)
April (121,301 visitor arrivals)
May (98,279 visitor arrivals)
June (68,359 visitor arrivals)
July (65,431 visitor arrivals)
August (63,438 visitor arrivals)
September (52,994 visitor arrivals)
October (71,175 visitor a arrivals)
November (67,432 visitor arrivals)
December (67,432 visitor arrivals)

Last year, the Aklan Province governor predicted that the total number of tourists coming to Boracay will increase and may well reach 900,000 in 2011. Since that number of visitors is expected to rise in 2012, preparations are on the way to accommodate the increased number of guests.

As expected, the total number of tourism receipts also increased for 2011 compared to the previous year. The tourism receipts for the year 2011 amounted to PHP 1,433,280,164.40. This represents a 34% increase compared to the revenue generated in 2010.

More tourists are expected to arrive starting in March 2012 due to the increase in the number of international routes that will fly directly to Kalibo, Aklan from international locations such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. To date, there are a total of seven new direct flights to Kalibo planned this year.

With so much growth expected for 2012, business owners and everyone concerned have a huge reason to be optimistic this year. It will also pose a challenge to the locals who cater to the needs of guests. A lot of opportunity broods in the air and this year is a very promising one for Boracay, the premier tourist destination of the Philippines mostly because of the world famous White Beach.

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