Hotels, resorts full during Holy Week

Filipinos

splurged on “revenge travel” during the Holy Week, a travel association said Monday, as hotels and resorts were bursting at the seams for the long holiday weekend.

According to Fe Abling-Yu, president of Philippine Tour Operators Association, many families traveled together to make up for lost time during the pandemic.

“This year’s Holy Week 2023 we really saw the high rate of travelers not only from nearby but across the nation,” she said.

“Sobrang punong-puno ang ating mga hotels, ang ating mga resorts.

“Puno ang Baguio, puno ang Tagaytay, puno ang Clark, puno ang Subic, even as far as Siargao, lalong-lalo na ang Boracay at saka ‘yung mga El Nido, Coron and Puerto Princesa. Of course, Cebu, puno talaga,” she added.

Yu said the beach is still the number 1 travel destination during the Holy Week.

“I must say for our domestic market, prior to pandemic and nung nag-open na tyao, what we have observed really is ‘pag nag-

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