Top 10 Philippine Destinations by Foreign Overnight Travelers

Leading Philippine cities and tourism areas ranked by foreign overnight traveler arrivals, from Department of Tourism regional distribution statistics for 2024.

#	Name	Foreign overnight travelers	Share	vs prev.
🥇	Lapu-Lapu City Cebu · Central Visayas	811,001	—	new
🥈	Clark Freeport Pampanga · Central Luzon	769,273	—	new
🥉	Cebu City Cebu · Central Visayas	524,514	—	new
4	Makati Metro Manila	509,560	—	new
5	Boracay Malay, Aklan · Western Visayas	412,803	—	new
6	Panglao Bohol · Central Visayas	405,603	—	new
7	El Nido Palawan · MIMAROPA	366,763	—	new
8	Quezon City Metro Manila	221,753	—	new
9	Coron Palawan · MIMAROPA	220,149	—	new
10	Puerto Princesa Palawan · MIMAROPA	205,060	—	new

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Lapu-Lapu City

new

811,001

🥈

Clark Freeport

new

769,273

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Cebu City

new

524,514

4

Makati

new

509,560

5

Boracay

new

412,803

6

Panglao

new

405,603

7

El Nido

new

366,763

8

Quezon City

new

221,753

9

Coron

new

220,149

10

Puerto Princesa

new

205,060

• ⚠ Ranked by foreign overnight travelers (not total including domestic). Boracay leads by total overnight travelers when domestic visitors are included.
• ⚠ DOT destination units mix cities, freeports, and island municipalities (e.g., Boracay/Malay, Clark Freeport).
• ⚠ Metro Manila cities (Makati, Quezon City) appear because DOT counts overnight hotel stays there as destination arrivals.