IUOTO - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS

Page 2 PHILIPPINES
Number of Visitor Arrivals at Frontiers by Month
Frontier Arrivals
1970

Month

January
“ebruary
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Jctober
November
December

8 462
8 408
10 031
9 909
10 550
10 872
10 296
10 977
9 180
12 729
10 752
11 102

9 007
8 111
10 292
13 411
12 375
12 823
16 841
14 350
13 658
10 177
11 886
11 140

[otals

144 071
Average Length of Stay of Foreign Tourists
1969 T,23 days 1970 T,23 days

Total Departures Abroad of Own Nationals
1970 126 551

1969 111 866

Average Foreign Tourist Spending per Visit
1969 US $ 220,52 1970 us g 222,65
Average Foreign Tourist Spending per Day
1969 US $ 30,5 1970 us g 30,5
International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures (US # millions)
Source : Board of Travel and Tourist Industry (for tourist receipts)
Method : Visitor Expenditure Survey
Rate of Exchange : 1969 : 3,95 1970 : 6,435 (floating)

1969 1970
Total 27,07 32,08
leceipts
international na
“are Receipts

1969 1970
Total 81,46 42,3
cxpenditures
International na na
“are Expenditures

Note: International Tourist Expenditures are collected by the Central Bank , by means
of reports from tellers from authorized agent banks and the Central Bank of the
Philippines.

JOL 24 - 1970