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Region 1 Tourism Statistics per Province

Requested from DOT by K. Cortez at 04:32 PM on Feb 10, 2021.
Purpose: Graduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
Tracking no: #DOT-078844882839

Cortez 04:32 PM, Feb 10, 2021 

Hello, may I request for the following tourism statistics for Region 1 please?

1. Tourist Arrival in Region 1 for 2020 per province
2. Occupancy Rate in Region 1 for 2020 per province

Thank you very much!

Office 08:34 PM, Feb 10, 2021 

February 10, 2021

Dear Mr. Cortez,

Thank you for your request dated 10 February 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Region 1 Tourism Statistics per Province.

We received your request on 10 February 2021 and will respond on or before 05 March 2021 04:32:11 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNzg4NDQ4ODI4MzkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-078844882839.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:27 AM, Feb 19, 2021 

February 19, 2021

Dear Mr. Cortez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 10 February 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Region 1 Tourism Statistics per Province.

Response to Request

Your FOI request was approved. 

Below are the available 2020 data from DOT Region I:

1. La Union
- Domestic Tourist Arrivals: 31,498
- Foreign Tourist Arrivals: 297
- Occupancy Rate: 11.02%

2. Pangasinan
- Domestic Tourist Arrivals: 114,882
- Foreign Tourist Arrivals: 1,830
- Occupancy Rate: 11.30%

As for the data for the Provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, you may contact the local government of the aforementioned provinces thru their respective websites at https://ilocosnorte.gov.ph/ and https://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/.

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Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

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