
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 21) — Two of the country’s leading destinations — Intramuros and Cebu — were nominated at the 30th World Travel Awards (WTA), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday.
Cebu was nominated as Asia’s Leading Wedding Destination. Intramuros, after winning the same title in the WTA last year, was nominated anew for Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction.
The country is running again this year for Asia’s Leading Dive Destination and Asia’s Leading Beach Destination titles — both awards bagged by the Philippines in 2022.
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In December, the DOT reported that the country surpassed its initial target of 1.7 million tourist arrivals and welcomed 2.5 million tourists by the end of 2022. Of this number, 75% were foreign nationals, the DOT added.
















