{"id":15576,"date":"2021-10-13T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=15576"},"modified":"2021-10-14T08:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T00:58:34","slug":"top-islands-2021-readers-choice-awards-includes-siargao-palawan-and-boracay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/10\/13\/top-islands-2021-readers-choice-awards-includes-siargao-palawan-and-boracay\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP ISLANDS: 2021 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards Includes Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards of the prestigious Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler (CNT) includes the islands of Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay as one the top tourist destination in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Department of Tourism welcomes the recognition as three of the country&#8217;s award-winning local destinations topped the list for the top island category.<\/p>\n<p>Despite many setbacks due to the pandemic, the bagging of awards proves that the hard work of the tourism sector pays off.<\/p>\n<p>The surfing haven Siargao Island was recognized as this year&#8217;s top favorite in Asia, while the world-famous Palawan and Boracay Island earned the third and eighth spots, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the 2021 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards, the Philippine islands beat other world favorites in Asia like Indonesia&#8217;s Raja Ampat Islands (second), Thailand&#8217;s Phi Phi Islands (ninth), and Phuket (10th).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: \u2018<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/08\/19\/dutch-reality-tv-show-chooses-palawan-as-next-location\/\">Survivor\u2019 Producer to Start Shooting in Palawan Soon\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15585\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Coron, Palawan\/IMAGE from the Department of Tourism\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At a time when we are exhausting all means to revive tourism in the country, we are grateful for this new recognition from Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler. We have worked to strengthen our position as a top-of-mind destination around the globe while ensuring that health and safety protocols across our destinations are implemented and observed,&#8221; Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recognition bodes well for the recovery of the country&#8217;s tourism industry and our latest global campaign \u201cMore Fun Awaits\u201d, which showcases the DOT\u2019s preparations for international leisure travel once the restrictions are lifted,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Also read: <\/b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2021\/07\/06\/vogue-paris-includes-siargao-in-top-islands-to-go-on-holiday-list\/\">Vogue Paris Includes Siargao in \u201cTop Islands to Go on Holiday\u201d List<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15586\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/154934111_180886683541778_8978693401026923977_n-1-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cloud 9, Siargao\/IMAGE from the Department of Tourism\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The Philippines ranked 20th in the CNT\u2019s list of Top Countries in the World with a score of 91.63.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Cond\u00e9 Nast Readers&#8217; Choice Awards is based on the feedback from over 800,000 readers across the globe based on their recent travel experiences in the world&#8217;s top hotels, resorts, cities, countries, islands, spas, trains, car rentals, luggage, airlines, airports, and cruises.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the 2021 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards demonstrate the recent travel experiences of the readers and\u2014given the travel restrictions forced by the pandemic\u2014provide an idea of where travelers are &#8220;dreaming of going next&#8221; when the world reopens for international travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15583\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Magic and Laurel Islands, Boracay\/IMAGE from the Department of Tourism<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Also read: <\/b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/07\/23\/beach-please-siargao-island-includes-in-time-magazines-worlds-greatest-places-2021\/\">BEACH PLEASE: TIME Magazine Includes Siargao Island in \u2018World\u2019s Greatest Places<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/07\/23\/beach-please-siargao-island-includes-in-time-magazines-worlds-greatest-places-2021\/\"> 2021\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Siargao had also been chosen by TIME as among the World&#8217;s 100 Greatest Places 2021. Palawan ranked 19th on Travel + Leisure magazine&#8217;s Top 25 Islands in the World and fifth in the Asian category this year. Palawan was also included in CNT&#8217;s list of The 30 Best Beaches in the World in 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Source<\/em><\/span>: <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.tourism.gov.ph\/news\/dot-welcomes-siargao-palawan-and-boracay-win-intl-travel-mag-awards\">Department of Tourism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/story\/top-car-rental-companies-readers-choice-awards\">Conde Nast Traveler<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Conde Nast Traveler 2021 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards includes the island of Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay in Asia. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[152,367,598,3093,3303,3304,3305],"class_list":["post-15576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airlines","tag-palawan","tag-boracay","tag-siargao","tag-department-of-tourism","tag-conde-nast-traveler","tag-2021-readers-choice-awards","tag-top-island-in-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15576"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15591,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15576\/revisions\/15591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}