2006-2009 Subic Freeport Visitor Arrivals
VISITOR ARRIVALS
Comparative Number of Foreign and Local Visitors (2006-2009)
Foreign Visitors | Local Visitors | Total Visitors | Growth Rate % | |
2006 | 95,444 | 1,594,789 | 1,690,233 | |
2007 | 31,750 | 942,499 | 974,249 | (42) |
2008 | 79,025 | 2,823,641 | 2,902,666 | 198 |
2009 | 16,399 | 1,130,430 | 1,146,829 | (60) |
Note: 2009 report is from January – April only.
Analysis:
Visitor count includes hotel occupants, facility entrances, VIP guests and visitors from different local tours as well as foreign guests from cruise ships. Visitors during special events are also counted. The total visitor count in 2008 climbed up by a whopping 198 percent. Some of the contributory factors were the figures coming from SCTEX during long week-ends and holiday season and the increasing number of hotels that had been submitting figures of their their monthly guests. Also noteworthy were the series of successful events held inside the SBFZ in 2008 which lured lots of local and foreign visitors alike
Top Ten Foreign and Local Arrivals FY 2008
Foreign Visitors | Number | Origin of Top Local Visitors | Pax | |
1 | Chinese | 2,130 | Manila | 16,616 |
2 | Russian | 841 | Pangasinan | 1,775 |
3 | Korean | 755 | Laguna | 1,493 |
4 | British | 606 | Bulacan | 1,398 |
5 | Myanmar | 505 | Cavite | 1,328 |
6 | Vietnamese | 472 | Bataan | 1,008 |
7 | Indian | 419 | Zambales | 957 |
8 | Indonesian | 380 | Ilocos Norte | 869 |
9 | American | 237 | Quezon Province | 794 |
10 | Thailand | 209 | Baguio City | 769 |
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