Airbnb, a leading online marketplace for accommodation, said domestic travel remains top of mind for Filipinos.
Airbnb general manager for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan Amanpreet Bajaj said the travel sector continues to see fundamental shifts in travel that are creating new opportunities for the tourism sector.
“It is incredibly exciting to see that Filipinos are traveling longer and to more diverse locations, which bodes well for the sector’s ongoing recovery. As we work to grow our passionate host community and inventory of unique stays, we are committed to working with the DOT [Department of Tourism] to promote lesser known destinations and attractions, and spotlight the Philippines as a top-of-mind global destination for travel,” Bajaj said during the platform’s inaugural ‘Future of Travel’ forum Tuesday.
Airbnb said Baguio emerged as the top searched destination by Filipinos on Airbnb in the second quarter of 2022, followed by Quezon City and Tagaytay City.
Tagaytay leads with the largest surge in guest searches on Airbnb, followed by Dumaguete and Calaca.