PH tourist arrivals target ‘unattainable’

The government may find it tough to achieve its target number of tourist arrivals in 2015 given the tepid global income growth expected this year, a private think tank said.

“The government aims to attract 8.2 million arrivals this year, which remains an unattainable target given the current pace of tourism growth,” Metrobank Research said in its “Weekly Views from the Metro” report published Wednesday.