Ilocos Norte records more visitors as tourism reopens
>> Wednesday, October 20, 2021
LAOAG CITY — The provincial government of
Ilocos Norte, through the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office has record an increasing
number of tourists and visitors in the province since it officially opened its
tourism last Sept. 24.
As of last week, a total of 229 tourists arrived the province, with biggest single-day arrival in Oct. 10, with 51 tourists.
Most of them were from the National Capital Region, Cagayan, Baguio City, La Union, and Pampanga.
“We’re happy to share that we have an increasing number of tourist arrivals in Ilocos Norte. I know that these are not impressive numbers especially before the pandemic, as we were welcoming thousands of tourists back then. With our current situation, this is not bad at all,” said Xavier R. Ruiz, officer-in-charge of Ilocos Norte Tourism Office.
“We can see the trend that people from our neighboring provinces and regions are actually traveling just to visit our province. Most of them would stay in resorts in Pagudpud for staycations and some would go around the province as tourists.”
Recently, the “Come IN Online Travel Sale” was relaunched by the INTO to provide exclusive deals and bigger discounts to tourists who will book their trip in Ilocos Norte from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021.
”Through the ‘Come IN Online Travel Sale,’ we were able to gather tourism establishments, composed of mostly accommodation establishments and travel agencies throughout the province, to participate. Fortunately, we’ve been getting positive feedback and we have been receiving travel inquiries and bookings so we’re really expecting to have a steady, safe, and sure increase in tourists arrival going into the Christmas season,” Ruiz said.
Ilocos Norte was the first province in the Philippines to be awarded with the World Travel and Tourism Council Safe Travels Stamp for its adoption of globally recognized health and safety protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As of last week, a total of 229 tourists arrived the province, with biggest single-day arrival in Oct. 10, with 51 tourists.
Most of them were from the National Capital Region, Cagayan, Baguio City, La Union, and Pampanga.
“We’re happy to share that we have an increasing number of tourist arrivals in Ilocos Norte. I know that these are not impressive numbers especially before the pandemic, as we were welcoming thousands of tourists back then. With our current situation, this is not bad at all,” said Xavier R. Ruiz, officer-in-charge of Ilocos Norte Tourism Office.
“We can see the trend that people from our neighboring provinces and regions are actually traveling just to visit our province. Most of them would stay in resorts in Pagudpud for staycations and some would go around the province as tourists.”
Recently, the “Come IN Online Travel Sale” was relaunched by the INTO to provide exclusive deals and bigger discounts to tourists who will book their trip in Ilocos Norte from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021.
”Through the ‘Come IN Online Travel Sale,’ we were able to gather tourism establishments, composed of mostly accommodation establishments and travel agencies throughout the province, to participate. Fortunately, we’ve been getting positive feedback and we have been receiving travel inquiries and bookings so we’re really expecting to have a steady, safe, and sure increase in tourists arrival going into the Christmas season,” Ruiz said.
Ilocos Norte was the first province in the Philippines to be awarded with the World Travel and Tourism Council Safe Travels Stamp for its adoption of globally recognized health and safety protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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