Boracay attempts to break Guinness best record for ‘longest massage chain’

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

Boracay Island is going to rewrite The Guinness of World best record for the “longest massage chain” this week.

 

More than 1,200 people will attempt to beat the current Guinness record on May 16, said Malay chief tourism operations officer Felix Gregorio Delos Santos.

The current Guinness record is 1,223, set by Have A Good Dream Co. Ltd and Thai Beverage Marketing Co. Ltd (both Thailand) at the Rama IX Park, Bangkok, Thailand for most people being massaged at the same time for five minutes in March 2010.

In an interview, Delos Santos said massage therapists are attempting to break the record for seven minutes in front of Summer Place near Station 2 on Friday starting at 8 a.m.

The soothing massage on the beach is popular and a common sight in Boracay Island for tourists and visitors. Some resorts and spa are also offering massage treatments and services at affordable packages. 

In preparations for Friday’s record attempts, Delos Santos had coordinated with the Boracay massage therapists association to ensure the specifications set by Guinness World Records are facilitated.

Breaking a Guinness World Record is one of the activities of the grand celebration of Boracay Day this week, he added.

Delos Santos hopes to fly a Record adjudicator from London to Boracay to document the record-breaking effort which comes with a cost.