World Tourism Situation• In 2010, <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>tourism</strong> receiptsare estimated at $919 billion worldwidehigher than <strong>the</strong> $851 billion <strong>in</strong> 2009(UNWTO, May 2011) .• No. <strong>of</strong> tourist worldwide was recorded at880 million <strong>in</strong> 2009.• Top three <strong>in</strong>ternational touristdest<strong>in</strong>ations <strong>in</strong> 2010 are France (79 M),Ch<strong>in</strong>a (56 M) and United States (61 M).
No. <strong>of</strong> Arrivals and Receipts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tourism Industry and itscontribution to GDPNo. <strong>of</strong> Arrivals and Receipts fromTourism Industry2006 2007 2008 2009 2010GR(2006-2010)PercentChange2010/2009Total Arrivals 2,843,345 6,080,591 3,139,422 3,017,099 3,520,471 (2.70) 16.68Total Receipts (In $ Million) 3,465 4,622 2,429 2,236 2,490 (12.95) 11.36Converted to PhP (In PhP Million) 177,803.01 213,275.75 108,029.78 106,516.33 112,323.90 (14.90) 5.45GDP 6,031,164 6,648,619 7,409,371 7,678,917 8,513,037 8.69 10.86% Share to GDP 2.95 3.21 1.46 1.39 1.32 (21.70) (4.88)In general, dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> last five years for <strong>the</strong> no. <strong>of</strong> arrivals and totalreceipts <strong>of</strong> tourist <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, it has been <strong>in</strong> decreas<strong>in</strong>gtrends.The average contribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>tourism</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> last five yearswas posted at two percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gross domestic product.