Boracay, among the World's Best Beaches - TripAdvisor BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
BORACAY - The world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has named Boracay Island in the Top 5 of the World's Best Beaches in its inaugural Travelers' Choice Beaches awards.
Boracay Island, off the northern Panay Island, is the only beach destination in Asia included in the top world's beach destinations by TripAdvisor.
Topping the list are the tiny island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos, Boracay Island of Aklan, Palm /Eagle Beach in Aruba, Negril in Jamaica and Tulum in Yucatan Peninsula of New Mexico.
According to a recent TripAdvisor survey of more than 2,100 U.S. respondents, 68 percent are planning a beach vacation in 2011. Fifty-four percent are planning a trip to a U.S. beach destination.
Seventeen percent intend to visit the U.S. southeast coast, 13 percent expect to explore the northeast coast, 12 percent plan to go to the gulf coast and 10 percent plan to visit the west coast. Twenty-six percent are planning a beach trip to the Caribbean or Mexico in 2011.
Also in the top 10 are Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, Seven Mile Beach in Dominican Republic, Cape May in New Jersey and Santa Teresa in Costa Rica.
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a little bit of a disappointment, no. 2?! only?! we could easily have made it to no. 1 but for the over-development issue and complete disregard for set rules/ordinance! anyway the survey sure is right Boracay is still one lovely place to be!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy for it at least we made a spot, considering in Asia we are No.1 I really know this Tripadvisor cause I work for a Big Travel business here in US in Cruise Industry Boracay is really a Unique beach if you asked my Guest in the Cruiseship they only tell first Boracay or Cebu. That's why we need some Enhancement to our infrastracture there Caticlan jetty terminal is already a A+Plus compare to Terminal lies in Caribbean Island but we need the Airport and Urban Enhancement in Kalibo.
ReplyDeleteLovely place? Have you seen Boracay before it was prostituted by shady businessmen and corrupt local politicians? It is a pity that poor aklanons have not benefited from this so called paradise island except for the corrupt politicians, selfish businessman and drug dealers!!! Antos na lang kami nga mga pobre dahil sa sobra nga mahal sang balaklon!
ReplyDeleteTama ka!! sobra na kalisod pangabuhi sa aklan dahil sa boracay!! Napakamahal sang mga balaklon pero mga tawo wala sang trabaho!! Kon may trabaho man wala pa sa minimum ang sweldo!!
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