Visitor numbers to Legazpi nearly doubled in 2022
The number of foreign and domestic visitors arriving in this city increased by almost 200 percent last year compared to 2021, following more than two years of lockdowns and the implementation of health and safety protocols by the government against Covid-19, which had a significant impact on the business and tourism sectors.
The chief of the Legazpi Tourism Office (CTO), Cristina Agapita Pacres, claimed in an interview on Wednesday that a number of meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibits (MICE) were the primary reason for the increase in visitors.
She claimed that the increase in visitors had significantly aided the city’s economy in recovering, notably the commerce and transportation sectors, which were severely hit by the pandemic.
According to official figures cited by Pacres, there were 291,391 visitors in 2022, a historic growth of 197 percent over the 98,086 tourists that arrived in 2021.
According to her, “various national organizations have already committed to holding their conferences, seminars, and other such significant events here in Legazpi City, thus the volume of tourist arrivals is projected to substantially expand this year.”
She stated that the Rotary Club and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-International Conference on Organic Solid Waste Management are scheduled to hold their conventions in this city in March, while the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PICHE) and the Area B Assembly of United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) will hold their conventions here this month.
The 38th Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, a national psychology convention, and the Internationals River Summit, among other groups, are scheduled to hold their meetings here, according to Pacres.
In order to “urge them to come back to the city,” Pacres said she will arrange seminars that will benefit stakeholders like the lawful tricycle drivers and result in satisfied tourists.
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