BAGUIO CITY — The country’s summer capital has increased the daily limit of tourists which is part of the local government’s efforts to revive the tourism industry.
City Tourism Officer Engr. Aloysius Mapalo said that from an initial 2,000 daily limit, Baguio City has now increased those numbers to 3,000 after certain dates in December have already been filled by registrants through the city’s tourist registration platform, visita.baguio.gov.ph.
The blocked dates are November 27, 28, 29 and 20 and December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, and 24.
Mapalo explained that aside from the registered tourist arrivals, the city is also accepting visitors who possess the blue QR-coded tourist pass (QTPs) which are issued by some local hotels that have been permitted to operate their own triage.
Holders of the blue QTPs are not included in the limit as they are tourists that go straight to their hotels that operate their own triage which had passed the standards imposed by the City Health Services Office (CHSO).
“I apologize to those who we cannot accommodate anymore, we’re still making it safe for everyone,” Mapalo said.
The city started to accept tourists last October 25 following the significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases after the surge that was triggered by the more infectious Delta variant.