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2m tourists visit Philippines since February – Tourism Secretary

Over two million tourists have visited the Philippines since February, raking in over $1.76 billion in revenue, Philippine Tourism Secretary, Christina Frasco, said on Tuesday. The Department of Tourism (DOT) said 2,025,421 visitors arrived in the Philippines as of Nov. 14. DOT data showed that 1,487,343 or 73.43 per cent of the total tourist arrivals […]

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UNWTO: How to attract tourists to cultural sites – Expert

By Our Correspondent Linda Pereira, a cultural tourism packaging strategist, has advised practitioners in the global tourism industry to always create beautiful stories around cultural heritage sites to woo tourists. Pereira gave the advice during a three-day United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) explaining the choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world […]

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UNWTO explains choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world

By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has cited Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and comparative advantage in the creative industry as the reasons for choosing the country to present African culture to the world. The UNWTO Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvilli, announced this at the opening of an expert workshop of the […]

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Confab to open new vistas in global tourism – UNWTO

  The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says its maiden conference on “Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries’’, holding in Lagos will open new vistas in global tourism. The Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, stated this at the 65th meeting of the Organisation’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) in Arusha, Tanzania. The […]

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