Philippines wins most awards in Asia category for World's Most Attractive Islands
Cebu Island and the Visayas Islands took first place in the "World's Most Attractive Islands - Asia Category" category. Cebu Island is known as one of the world's best resort islands. Also from the Philippines, Palawan Island ranked 4th, Siargao Island 5th, and Boracay Island 6th. This is the highest number of islands/areas in this category compared to other Asian countries.
The magazine said, ``Cebu Island, located in the heart of the Philippines, attracts millions of tourists each year to the beaches and diving spots on the island's northern coast. The influence remains strong, and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño Church has historical artifacts such as a statue of Jesus Christ that was a gift from the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan.''
In response to the results, Philippine Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said,
"The Philippines is blessed with the best natural scenery, and we are pleased to have our islands and beaches recognized consecutively by Condé Nast Traveler, the world's most renowned travel and tourism magazine. This award gives confidence to the Philippine Tourism Department as we continue to implement strategies and preparations to gradually resume domestic tourism and welcome international travelers again when the global situation improves."
The Philippines boasts over 7,600 fascinating islands
The Reader's Choice Awards, now in its 33rd year, is a familiar awards to overseas travel enthusiasts. This time, 600,000 travelers voted online for the "most attractive island" in six regions: Asia, Australia, the South Pacific, the Caribbean and Atlantic, Africa and the Indian Ocean, Europe, and North America.
In this vote, Cebu Island and the Visayas Islands are grouped together as one area, but Boracay Island in Western Visayas is classified as a separate area.
Last year, three islands from the Philippines were ranked in the same category: Boracay in first place, Cebu Island and the Visayas in second place, and Palawan in fourth place. This year, Siargao Island was added to the list.
With many islands in the Philippines attracting attention from all over the world as attractive tourist destinations, Minister Puyat will challenge the entire tourism industry to continue to maintain and preserve these tourist destinations regarding the future of the Philippine Department of Tourism. , he also says.“Our archipelago, with more than 7,641 islands, still has many new places left for nature-loving travelers to discover.As part of the road to tourism revival and recovery, the Ministry is committed to one of its guiding principles: We feel that our challenge is to continue to develop tourism destinations in a sustainable and responsible manner, as stated above."
When you are able to travel abroad again, why not choose the beautiful islands of the Philippines as your destination?