The Philippines reports that its tourism sector earned an all-time high revenue of nearly US$13 billion in 2024, marking an improvement of 126.75 percent from pre-pandemic levels. Revenues from inbound tourism expenditures were 9.04 percent higher compared to the total seen at the end of 2023. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed that 2024 earnings surpassed those from 2019 by an impressive 26.75 percent. According to tourism secretary Christina Frasco: "With these figures,