Smart Travel Asia poll runs until July

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

KALIBO, Aklan - Are you ready to vote?

Smart Travel Asia opens the voting for the top travel brands in Asia this year starting May until July.

The voting is online to select the best airlines, business class, budget airline, cabin service, business hotels, resorts, spa hotels, conference hotels, airports, cities for business and holiday destinations in Asia.

To vote online, anyone should visit www.smarttravelasia.com and vote based on reader's hands-on travel experience, general brand perception and feedback from peers.

Now in its seventh year, the Best in Travel poll of the leading and independent online travel magazine had over one million readers worldwide, approximately 60 percent of them are based in Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Middle East, China, India), 20 percent from United States and North America and 20 percent from United Kingdom and Europe.

Last year, Boracay Island was voted as one of the Top 10 Holiday Destinations in Asia while Mandala Spa and Villas Boracay bagged the 23rd spot of the Best Spa Hotels and Resorts in the online voting.

Boracay remains an award winning beach destination. It was named recently by travel website TripAdvisor in the top five of the best beach destinations in the world.