Over 650K tourists visit Aurora in first half of 2022

12 ARTS&TRAVELVOLUME 1, NO. 23 SATURDAY JULY 23, 2022

NATURAL BEAUTY. A view of the ocean atop a mountain in Baler town, Aurora. The province that is known for its beaches is being rebranded to include dive, surfing, trekking and wellness sites to attract more tourists. Photo: Loretta Allarey-Paje

Over 650K tourists visit Aurora

By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The number of tourist arrivals in the province of Aurora reached over 650,000 in the first half of this year.

Data from the Aurora Tourism Office showed that a total of 653,054 tourists visited the province from January to June, an indication that the province’s tourism industry is on its way to recovery from the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

The top tourist destinations in the province are the towns of Dipaculao, Baler, Dingalan, and Maria Aurora.

The report was based on the data supplied by the municipal tourism offices of the province’s eight towns, namely Baler, Casiguran,

Dingalan: An Island Paradise in Aurora. Dilasag, Dinalungan, Dingalan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, and San Luis.

Supervising Tourism Operations Officer Chriselle May Yambao said on Thursday the Department of Tourism in Central Luzon (DOT-3) is also rebranding Aurora to include dive, surfing, trekking and wellness sites to attract more tourists.

“This is a very unique type of product development wherein we pair up activities and not only concentrate on only one activity. Auro-

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Legazpi City tourist arrivals up by 300%

By Emmanuel Solis

THE number of tourist arrivals in this city increased by more than 300 percent this year compared to the same period last year.

This, after the City Tourism Office (CTO) officially announced early this year that national and local organizations could already conduct their meetings, incentives, conference, exhibitions (MICE) and other big events here.

CTO head Agapita Pacres, in an interview, said her office has recorded 81,862 domestic visitors and 1,409 foreign tourists or a total of 83,271 individuals in the second quarter of 2022 compared to 24,819

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