Boracay Island Ranks No 12 in International World Travel Magazine 2014

Boracay, Philippines ranks no. 12 in Top 30 Islands in the World by Conde Nast Traveler magazine 2014. The international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler made a survey about the 30 most outstanding islands around the globe and Boracay Philippines made it to the no 12.


Boracay, meanwhile, is described in the New York-based magazine as being “as close to the tropical idyll ideal as you’ll find in the Philippines, with gentle coastlines and transporting sunsets.”

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Aside from its white sand beaches, Boracay’s thriving nightlife regularly draws tourists, both local and foreign, Condé Nast Traveler said.

The 30-acre Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa, meanwhile, took the 11th spot among the “Top 20 Resorts in Asia” with a rating of 90.584 with its “great resort experience that everyone should enjoy.”

Also among the Top 30 Islands are Kiawah Island in South Carolina; Maui and Kauai islands, and Big Island in Hawaii; Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Islands, and Kangaroo Island in Australia; Santorini and Cyclades in Greece; Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique; and St. John in U.S. Virgin Islands.

In the Condé Nast Traveler survey, the islands were “judged on a set of criteria relevant to their category, based on a standard five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair and poor.” The magazine surveyed 76,659 respondents.

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