53.3 percent of Filipinos travel for pleasure, says NSO
11/28/2011More than half of Filipinos travel for pleasure or vacation last year, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).
In its 2010 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV), the NSO said about 23.1 million Filipinos, who are 15 years old and above, have traveled in any place within the country from April to September last year.
These domestic travelers represent 36.6 percent of the about 63.2 million Filipinos who are more than 15 years old.
The NSO said pleasure or vacation was the main purpose of a trip for 53.3 percent, followed by visit to friends or relatives and attendance to family gatherings, 36.9 percent..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111128nat7.html
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mahilig palang mag.biyahe for pleasure ang mga pinoy.
"The NSO said pleasure or vacation was the main purpose of a trip for 53.3 percent, followed by visit to friends or relatives and attendance to family gatherings, 36.9 percent.
"The majority of domestic travelers were in the ages 15 to 34 years, of which, 29.3 percent were in the age group 15 to 24 and 23.7 percent were in the age group 25 to 34."
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