Former Socio-economic Planning Secretary Dante B. Canlas explained to the BusinessMirror: “The share of tourism to #Philippines GDP is bigger than Thailand’s—that’s not puzzling because Thailand’s GDP is much bigger than that of the Philippines. Thus, the bigger the denominator, the smaller the share.” #travel #tourism #ATF2026 #Asean2026 #AseanTourismForum

‘No surprise’ that PHL tourism outpaces Thailand in GDP impact — economist   | Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/02/02/phl-tourism-outpaces-thailand-in-gdp-impact-adb-report/

CEBU is expecting over 5,000 delegates to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings, to be attended by the region’s key leaders, senior officials, including the region’s tourism ministers and private sector delegates. #Cebu #Asean #AseanTourismForum #travel #tourism #Philippines

Cebu hosting Asean Tourism Forum to spur tourism, investments | Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/01/16/cebu-hosting-asean-tourism-forum-to-spur-tourism-investments/

ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 - The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF) is a cooperative regional effort to promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as one tourist destination. Check more info at: https://www.micemag.com/asean-tourism-forum-2022/ #MICE #Cambodia #ASEANTourismForum #MICEMagazine
ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 | MICE Magazine

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF) is a cooperative regional effort to promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as one tourist destination. This annual event involves all the tourism industry sectors of the 10 member states of ASEAN: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Each year, the hosting of ASEAN Tourism Forum is rotated among the member countries.

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