Improved public transportation, facilities and food choices contributed to rising tourism arrivals in Sagada, Mountain Province<\/p>\n
From Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2023, tourists in Sagada reached 108,059 — a jump from 48,761 in the entire 2022.<\/p>\n
The December data is still being collated.<\/p>\n
In 2019, or prior to the pandemic, Sagada\u2019s tourist arrivals reached 144,000.<\/p>\n
“We are positive Sagada is drawing people back,\u201d Gloria Pilamon-Langbayan, Sagada Tourism Officer, said in a phone interview on Friday.<\/p>\n
She said tourism stakeholders are constantly enhancing their offerings to ensure visitors\u2019 convenience.<\/p>\n
She said tricycles, which they call \u201ctuk-tuk,\u201d serve as public transportation to encourage tourists to leave their vehicles at the hotels and other accommodation places to lessen traffic congestion.<\/p>\n
Some roads have also been designated as parking areas to avoid clogging the town\u2019s two-lane roads.<\/p>\n
“Even the hotel facilities and the food they serve have been improved for health and safety, aside from keeping up with the standards,” Langbayan said.<\/p>\n
“Thousands came here to celebrate the holidays and based on what we felt and saw, here, even without the statistics on hand, we know we have a lot of tourists,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Sagada’s chilly weather and scenic landscapes attract local and foreign tourists alike. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sagada’s rising tourism! Improved transport, facilities, and food choices draw in record-breaking numbers, proving the town is a must-visit destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-society"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"PAGEONE Online Network"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}