The Philippines Is Crowded
If you have a ton of money, here's an idea: build a glamorous hotel in the Philippines...and do it fast! Until the Philippines gets more hotels, they actually don't really have room for any more visitors.
The Manila Bulletin Online explains how there just isn't room for the amount of tourists interested in the Philippines:
Tourism Secretary Joseph 'Ace' Durano said the Philippines has now reached its full capacity for international arrivals expected to surpass the targetted three million by the end of this year. Durano said it means 'even if 10 million people would come to visit the Philippines if we can only accommodate three million then you can only get three million. We have already hit the ceiling of our capacity in both air seats and hotel rooms.'
We must admit, that whole supply and demand thing really makes this country all the more appealing. Now that we know that space is precious and limited and that guests may be turned away because there just isn't enough rooms for them, we are desperate to get our invitation. We'll walk past the "return--no room" line with a snide grin at the airport, yet hoping all the while that our hotel has indeed, kept our reservation.
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