The Best Place to Unwind - Boracay, Philippines

Boracay has long been known to be the top beach destination in Asia. Boracay as a tourist destination has been winning so many awards both from local and international committees and just recently it has garnered top recognition from Agoda.com as one of the favorite places to go for a vacation.

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Boracay has just recently emerged as the number one favorite destination for relaxation in a customer survey that was conducted by Agoda.com, the leading hotel booking website in Asia. I personally love Agoda.com which I strongly recommend for those that haven't tried booking their hotels yet through them to please go check them out as their rates are truly tempting and even quite competitive to other websites like Expedia.com and Bookings.com

Boracay had bested the perennial favorite Bali, Indonesia which had come in a close second. Koh Samul of Thailand came in at third. Boracay also got third place in terms of night life destination. Bangkok, Thailand came in at first and Dubai, UAE was second in this particular category.

Boracay is by far the only Philippine destination that has made it to the top 10 for both relaxation and nightlife categories. Manila surprisingly only came in at 22 in the nightlife category and Cebu landed 19th for the category of relaxation locations.

Agoda.com asked customers to rate destinations in two specific categories - Nightlife and Relaxation - ratings are from 1 - 5 with 1 being poor to 5 being excellent. The poll had over 113,000 respondents me included :)

Going to Boracay used to be considered expensive by locals but with Local Carriers such as Cebu Pacific Air and Air Philippines leading the way and revolutionizing budget flights, it has become easy to go to the island Paradise. Between the two airline carriers, I would go with Cebu Pacific Air if you can catch an early promo but if not like the upcoming holidays, I would go with Air Philippines as they offer rates that fly straight to Caticlan, Boracay for a fee of roughly Php 2,108 to Php 4,000 one way inclusive of surcharges.

There is no doubt that if you ever get the chance to be in the Philippines, Boracay should definitely be part of your agenda. Boracay is definitely a place to relax and to party out, missing out on this opportunity would be like missing out on a chance to experience paradise at its finest.

Till Next Time...

-Metz-