Kadayawan 2016 doubles influx of tourists

TOURIST arrivals in Davao City are expected to double during the Kadayawan Festival 2016 with hotel occupancy rates already reported at 100 percent, an official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

“We consulted with the hotel industry. Last call, in July, many of them were already reporting 100-percent occupancy rate. For the hotel industry, having 100-percent occupancy is very good. Hotel booking started reaching 100 percent in June and it started getting difficult to get rooms,” Regional Director Roberto Alabado 3rd of DOT Region XI told The Manila Times in an exclusive interview over the weekend.