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With music and gifts, Philippines welcomes back Chinese tourists

Dragon dance performers greet travelers from China at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, near Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

Filipinos in traditional attire on Tuesday played bamboo marimbas and handed out necklaces and gifts to their first Chinese visitors since before the pandemic, seeking to lure back tourists after China's scrapping of its COVID-19 curbs.

Chinese travellers no longer need to quarantine on return home and holiday bookings have surged from what was the world's largest outbound travel market in 2019.

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