CENTRAL Luzon's tourism industry remains vibrant as arrivals in the region reached 3.9 million in the year 2022, which is largely higher than the two million in 2021, according to the Department of Tourism (DoT).

In a statement, DoT Regional Director Richard Daenos disclosed that apart from domestic performance, Region 3 recorded foreign arrivals including 267,848 from the United States; 32,944 from China; 17,509 from South Korea; 2,856 from Japan; 1,292 from the United Arab Emirates; 655 from India; 658 from Thailand; 582 from Malaysia; 530 from Singapore; and 524 from Hong Kong.