Boracay regains title as one of world's top ten beaches
Boracay Island, Aklan -- The Boracay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Department of Tourism and the Aklan Provincial Government are optimistic that business will be good in this island resort after it regained its old title as one of the world's top ten beaches.
This developed after the BCCI reported in its monthly newsletter for the month of April released recently that this resort island is ranked number eight among the top ten best beaches in the world by the askmen.com website. Said website claims to have a readership of 5 million readers worldwide monthly.
Dubbed as the top ten best beaches in the world are: 1.) Copacabana, Brazil; 2.) Waikiki, Hawaii; 3.) Cancun, Mexico; 4.) Surfers Paradise, Australia; 5.) Negril, Jamaica; 6.) South Beach, Florida; 7.) Natadola Beach, Fiji; 8.) Boracay Philippines; 9.) Tenerife, Canary Islands and 10.) Phi Phi Island, Thailand.
In an interview, Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez said that the prestige now being enjoyed by this resort island is due to the continued aggressive promotion of the Department of Tourism which not only resulted to the increase in the number of tourists but also increase in the number of investors.
Last month, officials of the Air Transportation Office vowed to make Kalibo Airport the gateway for international destination in Western Visayas region after it had successfully operated the first Asian Spirit direct flight coming from Incheon, South Korea.
"Some international hotel and resort investors have already expressed its interests in investing in this resort island. Among them the Shangrila-Philippines, Discovery Hotel Suites among others are scheduled to open its respective hotels in this resort island until May next year," Marquez said.
Meanwhile, BCCI president Charlie Uy said that their target this year is to ensure food safety in all the corners of this resort island as they were alarmed by the reports of the Department of Health that this resort island ranks first in the entire country as having the most number of gastro intestinal illnesses with a share of 37 percent in the pie.
"We have been organizing series of food safety seminars and workshops since March until December this year as we are committed to promoting food safety in the island for members and non-members as part of our advocacy of sustainable development of tourism in this resort island," Uy said.