Central Visayas loses P3.3 billion in tourism revenue after Typhoon Odette damage

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Central Visayas lost P3.3 billion in tourism revenueafter the destructionbrought in by Typhoon Odette in the region in December last year.

The figure, according to the DOT, encompasses around 500 damaged enterprises that displaced 2,367 workers.

In Cebu province alone, the tourism industry lost around P2.5 billion to Odette, the strongest typhoon hitting the country in 2021. Bohol province witnessed P433 million in losses, while Negros Oriental recorded P428 million. Damage in Siquijor is still being evaluated.

The damage left by the typhoon, along with the continuing health crisis brought in by the pandemic, had resulted in about P5.64-billion losses in the region due to lower tourist arrivals in 2021.

In more than two months since Odette wreaked havoc in Central Visayas, many resorts and tourist destinations are still closed while many are undergoing restoration.In Lapu-Lapu City, where many popular resorts in Cebu are located, about 20 percent of establishments are still not accepting guests.

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