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Terror warnings blamed as foreign visitors cancel trips to the Philippines

7 years ago
http://philippineslifestyle.com/blog/2017/04/20/terror-warnings-blamed-as-foreign-visitors-cancel-trips-to-the-philippines/

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Tourism companies are reporting that foreign visitors have begun cancelling trips, particularly in the Central Visayas region.

The news comes after Abu Sayyaf’s foiled kidnapping raid on Bohol island last week, and numerous travel advisories from overseas governments.

Among the reported cancellations were 500 tourists from Japan, who were planning to visit a five-star hotel in Cebu. Alejandra Clemente, chairman of Rajah Tours Philippines, said they would have spent some 30 million pesos in the country during their stay.

Ms Clemente recently wrote to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo saying the advisories “are starting to take their toll” on the Philippine travel industry.

She also said that the recent clashes in Bohol had led to the cancellation of bookings from not just Japan, but also the US, Europe and elsewhere.

“If this deteriorating situation is not addressed immediately, it may adversely affect the flow of tourism arrivals into the country,” Ms Clemente wrote in her letter.

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