Department of Tourism(DOT)

June 21, 2020 Dear Ms. Floresta, We refer to your request dated May 29, 2020 on tourism data in the Philippines, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on June 22, 2020. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from DOT concerned offices. We apologize for this delay. We have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before July 20, 2020. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05OTk1NTQ3NjM4ODUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-999554763885. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

June 23, 2020 Dear Ms. Floresta, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated May 29, 2020 02:59:55 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Tourism Data in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We enclosed the copies of the information you requested. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. We are still waiting for the data from DOT Regions I, VII, X, XIII and DOT-CAR. Below are the data provided by DOT-NCR upon coordination with their office: 1. Number of hotel rooms is based on partial unofficial ACS 2019 of 457 AEs: 44,329 rooms in NCR 2. Monthly hotel occupancy rate in NCR for 2018 (2019 is currently under validation): January 63.24% February 72.07% March 67.82% April 65.92% May 69.37% June 63.83% July 64.53% August 64.85% September 61.95% October 62.74% November 66.68% December 62.03% 3. Monthly average length of stay in NCR for 2018 (2019 is currently under validation): January 2.19 February 2.24 March 2.16 April 2.30 May 2.29 June 2.16 July 2.68 August 2.23 September 2.17 October 2.29 November 2.15 December 2.27 According to DOT Region V, DOT started conducting the Accommodation Capacity Survey last 2012 with an interval of 2-3 years that's why they only have the data from 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019 for the number of hotel rooms. For more information regarding the data of Regions III and IV-B, you may contact their respective Provincial Tourism Offices. We shall send the directory provided by DOT Regions III and IV-B to your email address. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker