Republic of the Philippines

N A T I ON A L ST A T I ST I CS OFFI CE
Manila

Date of Release
September 8, 2006

EACH FILIPINO MAKES TWO TRIPS AND VISITS TWO PLACES

(Results from 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors)

According to the results of 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV) conducted by the National Statistics Office and Department of Tourism, 43.5 percent (23.7 million) of 54.6 million Filipinos 15 years old and over traveled within the country during the period April 1 to September 30, 2005. In general, each individual made two trips and visited two places in the country at anytime in the past six months. Of the 23.7 million Filipino travelers during the past six months, about 51 percent or (12.1 million) were females. Three out of four travelers belonged to age group 15 to 44 years old. Six in every ten travelers were employed (Table 1). Based on the results of the survey, Filipinos travel mainly to visit relatives or friends as reported by more than half (55.6 % or 13.2 million) of those who traveled. Three in every ten traveled for pleasure/relaxation while about 13 percent traveled because of business purposes (Table 2). Forty-nine percent, comprising 12.0 million domestic travelers, spent overnight(s) in their places of destination. Four in every ten travelers stayed 2 to 3 nights in the place visited. Domestic travelers usually stayed in the house of relatives or friends. Of those who traveled during the past 6 months, about 17.0 million indicated that they want to travel and visit other places in the next 12 months (Table 3). Almost 99 percent or 23.5 million domestic travelers had independent domestic trips. These are the travelers who did not avail of travel package tours. About 17.5 million of these independent travelers, spent about P400 for local transport either for themselves alone or including those of other family members, relatives or friends. Aside from transport fare, a large number of independent travelers spent for food and beverages and for shopping amounting to P400 and P1,100 on the average, respectively. In addition, independent travelers reported an average spending of P1,200 for accommodation and about P3,200 for other expenses (Table 4). The most frequently visited place was National Capital Region. Aside from NCR, the top ten places visited were Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Iloilo, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Cebu, Pangasinan and Albay (Table 5).

The five attractions frequently visited by the domestic travelers were malls (23.6%), parks (7.4%), churches/shrines/cathedrals (7.3%), beaches/resorts (2.2%), and food chains/restaurants (1.0%). About 9.0 million households received visitors during the six-month reference period (April to September 2005), representing 51.8 percent of the total 17.4 million households in the country (Table 6). Of these 9.0 million households who received visitors, 49.8 percent received day visitors only, 19.2 percent or 1.7 million households received overnight visitors only while almost 3 in every ten household received day and overnight visitors. Almost 97 percent of these households received local residents while 2.7 percent of the total households became hosts to foreign nationals and Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad.

CARMELITA N. ERICTA Administrator TECHNICAL NOTES:

JOSEPH H. DURANO Secretary of Tourism

The 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV) is a nationwide survey of households conducted by the National Statistics Office in collaboration with the Department of Tourism. This survey gathers data on domestic tourism that are vital to the effective and efficient development and implementation of tourism plans and programs. The 2005 HSDV used one-fourth (about 12,500 households) of the 2003 Master Sample (MS) as rider to the Labor Force Survey. The 2003 MS is multi-stage sampling design consisting of 2,835 primary sampling units and approximately 51,000 households deemed sufficient to provide reliable estimates at the national level. Two types of questionnaires were used for the survey. The HSDV Form 1 or Household Questionnaire was used to ask for demographic characteristics of household members, information of visitors received during the past six months and ownership of second home. The HSDV Form 2 or Individual Questionnaire, on the other hand, asked for information such as trips made by the members during the past six months, details of domestic trips including the most recent package tour and independent trip, places and attractions visited and intention to travel in the next 12 months, among others.
If you want to know more about these statistics, write or call: Household Statistics Department NSO, P.O. Box 779, Manila, Philippines Tel. No. (02) 713-2140 Fax No. (02) 713-1234 Email: E.Fabian@census.gov.ph For more copies, contact: Databank and Information Services Division Tel. No. (02) 713-7081 Email: sales@census.gov.ph