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Boracay is the World’s Most Popular Beach according to Yahoo! Travel

Jan 20th, 2008
by Philippine Travel Blog.
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Boracay Island Philippines

Yahoo! Travel just announced  The World’s Most Popular Beaches of 2007, Topping the list is our very own Boracay Island in Aklan and on the number three (3) spot is Cebu also in the island of Visayas. Heres the complete list of Yahoo! Travel Most Popular Beaches of 2007:

1. Boracay Island, Philippines
2. Nassau, The Bahamas
3. Cebu, Philippines
4. Phan Thiet, Vietnam
5. Montego Bay, Jamaica
6. Phuket, Thailand
7. Cozumel, Mexico
8. San Diego, California
9. Honolulu, Hawaii
10. San Juan, Puerto Rico

The world-famous island of Boracay is located in Aklan province 345 kms. South of Manila. The island is accessible by air from Manila or Cebu through two principal gateways: Caticlan airport or Kalibo airport.

Boracay has also been voted as one of the best beaches in the world by the BMW Tropical Beach Handbook. The British Publication TV Quick in its issue of December 21, 1996 gave the latest accolade for Boracay as the number one tropical beach in the world.

Take Seair and you will be in Boracay in just 35 minutes. If you want a quiet place to stay in Boracay, check out Microtel Boracay. Check out LakbayPilipinas.com for complete list of Boracay Hotels.

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Microtel Boracay : Travel Blogger’s Weekend Hideaway

Jan 15th, 2008
by Philippine Travel Blog.
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boracay beach with pinoy travel bloggers

It was a sunny Friday when we left Manila Domestic Airport via South East Asian Airlines at around 8:30am. I was with a group of travel bloggers for a Boracay familiarization tour organized by Abe which was made possible by Microtel Boracay, Seair and Zuzuni Boutique Hotel and Restaurant.

boracay arival via seair

Me and Gail Villanueva (www.kutitots.com ) Boracay Arrival (photo courtesy of Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet)

After almost 35 minutes of Air Travel, I’m already seeing the Tropical Paradise Island of Boracay on a bird’s eye view from the Aircraft’s window which made me more excited.

boracay bloggers familiarization tour microtel
Boracay Welcomes Abe, Marc, Gail, Ferdz and Anton

After almost 30 minutes of boat ride, Pinoy Travel Bloggers finally invaded Boracay, The Worlds most beautiful Island Paradise.

lunch at microtel boracay
Ferdz Decena, the author and Carla Redor ( photos courtesy of Eric Dee of Byahilo)

From Boracay Port, we headed to Diniwid Beach where Microtel is located. We immediately unpacked our things and went straight to their in house restaurant “al fresco” (fronting the pristine Diniwid Beach) to have our first meal of the day. Diniwid Beach is a 200-meter long stretch of powdery white sand Beach located on a secluded cove which is perfect for people who loves quiet and relaxing place to stay in Boracay.

diniwid beach
( Eric Dee, Gail De la Cruz Villanueva and Karla Redor in Diniwid Beach)

After our power lunch, we decided to go to white beach by walking the beach trail which involves crossing a rocky cliff, a few nice bamboo inspired resorts and restaurants until we reached the boat station 1.

boracay sand castle
(Some of the Pinoy Travel Bloggers in Boracay’s biggest sand castle)

While walking along the beach shore from Microtel resort, we often stop to take photos of some interesting things our camera can focus on.

gail with boracay's friendliest dog

Gail Villanueva of www.Kutitots.com with Boracay’s friendliest Dog

On a regular walk, you can actually reach boat station one for about 15-20 minutes but since we are enjoying the sceneries and several pit stops, it took us around an hour to reach the Willy’s Rock.

best fruit shake in boracay

Beachcombers in search for the best Fruit Shake in Boracay (photos courtesy of Eric Dee of www.byahilo.com )

While walking, I invited them to try my favorite fruit shake at Jonah’s. Most of their ever popular flavors like strawberry, pineapple rum and yes banana choco peanut can be grabbed for only Php75 to Php150 each for a large 16oz glass. Unfortunately we were not able to locate Jonah’s Fruit shake and we ended up buying our shakes at a cozy restaurant near station 2.

boracay sunset in Diniwid Beach

After the fruit shake fever, we headed back to the hotel to have a power snap to prepare for our afternoon fun games hosted by Norsan of Microtel. While having fun, we stopped to capture Boracay’s beautiful sunset. Before our dinner started, Ted of Microtel showed us some of Microtel Prime Properties through a PowerPoint presentation.

Microtel Inn & Suites Boracay
Diniwid Beach, Malay, Aklan
Tel No. +63 36 2884311
Fax +63 36 2884312
Mobile +63 917 7165004
E-mail: boracay@microtelphilippines.com

Travel Bloggers who joined the Boracay Weekend Getaway:

Oh wait there’s more!

Read Continuation here – Microtel Boracay Inns and Suites: Perfect Weekend Hideaway..

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Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Jan 14th, 2008
by Philippine Travel Blog.
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All the while after getting our Boracay itenerary, I thougt our second night dinner will be at a Japanese Restaurant. I was surprised when I found out that Zuzuni Boracay is actualy a Greek restaurant.  

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Aileen, the tall and beautiful Zuzuni Hotel Manager explained to us why this boutique hotel and restaurant was named Zuzuni. Zuzuni is Greek word which means a “little insect” and it is a term of endearment for friends, family and pets just like how Ilonggo people use the word “Pangga”. Aside from the fun-sounding name the owners chosed Zuzuni because they are part Greek.

Here are some of the Greek foods that they cooked for us:

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Melitzanes Tiganites and Tzatziki is composed of sliced fried eggplant in beer-ouzo batter deep fried and served with tzatziki

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Tzatzik is yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip (best with Pita). Tzatziki is made of strained yoghurt with cucumbers (either pureed and strained or seeded and finely diced), garlic, salt and usually olive oil, sometimes vinegar, and dill, parsley or mint. Olive oil, olives, and herbs are often used as garnishes as well.

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

The resort is perfectly located in Boat Station One, fronting Boracay’s famous White Beach.  All rooms are equipped with hot and cold showers, TVs, hypoallergenic 100% cotton sheets and complimentary toiletries.

Deluxe Rooms are Japanese inspired with queen sized bed and hypoallergenic sheets, hot and cold shower, TV and wireless internet connection. Aside from the resorts convinient location and good customer service, they also pamper their guests with quality in-suite products from Loreal, Kerastase and Essenses, same products provided in world class hotels.

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Suite Rooms has beautiful balcony facing the beach front with Zuzuni Beach umbrellas and beach beds. Each Suite Room provides 1 king size bed and space for one extra bed with hypoallergenic sheets, Flat screen TV with DVD player, wireless internet connection, mini bar, hot and cold rain showers.

Zuzuni Boracay Hotel Amenities

WIFI Broadband Internet Access, IDD and NDD Phone Service, Cable Television, 24h Room Service, Airline Reservation, Currency Exchange Services, 24-Hour Stand-By Generator, Car Rental, Watersport Rentals, Airport Pick-Up, Dry Cleaning and Laundry, Safe Deposit Box, Use of Vehicle and Driver, Babysitting and a Greek Restaurants

Check out my fellow bloggers blog posts about Zuzuni Boracay Hotel and Restaurant

Lauren -  Chocolate Sin at Zuzuni, Boracay

To book at Zuzuni, call 02/ 843 7308 visit www.Zuzuni.net . Seair offers the fastest flight to Boracay in just 35 minutes from Manila to Caticlan. For air ticket reservation call SEAIR hotline 02/ 849 0100 or visit www.flyseair.com .

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Boracay visitor arrivals surpass half-million mark; P10-B receipts

Dec 14th, 2007
by boracaynews.
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Kalibo, Aklan — Tourists arrivals in Boracay Island have surpassed the half-million mark a month before the year ends, records from the Provincial Tourism Office here show.

From January to November of this year, a total of 547,305 tourists, domestic and foreign, visited the island. Their arrival in the island generated a total of P10,062,326,737.00 in tourism receipts, with the foreign tourists contributing P6,535,377,089 and the locals adding P4,770,800,330.

Of the more than half a million arrivals in the island within the eleven month period, 189,005 were foreigners; 300,955 domestic and 57,345 were Overseas Filipinos. (more…)

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White sands of Boracay

Dec 12th, 2007
by naturegirl.
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By: Brett Debritz
http://www.news.com.au/

boracayWHEN Australians dream of an island paradise, their thoughts probably turn east to Fiji, Tahiti or Hawaii. But Asia has its fair share of beach holiday options, offering as much or as little excitement as any tourist could want.

The Philippines may not come to mind as readily as, say, Bali or Phuket, but it does offer some fabulous affordable getaways.

Prominent among the nation’s 7107 islands is Boracay, about 40 minutes flying time south of the main island of Luzon.

This popular spot offers a wealth of attractions – hotel and resort complexes suitable for any budget, a golf course and the 4km long White Beach that has been ranked among the best in the world. (more…)

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Mabuhay Boracay

Dec 3rd, 2007
by manilapartyanimal.
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By JOLEEN LUNJEW
http://thestar.com.my/

Boracay Island ParadiseWhite sands, idyllic beaches, water sports and lots of sun – welcome to the island paradise of Boracay, the Philippines.

Just an hour’s flight south from Manila is the Philippine’s most popular tourist island, Boracay (Bo-ra-cai), a haven for beach bums looking for just about anything you can do under the sun.

Located in the Western Visayas province, Boracay is only about 9km long and 1km wide at its narrow midriff, but that doesn’t stop the little island from garnering a larger-than-life personality.

Part of its charm is due to the people. Filipinos are, after all, known to be among the world’s most friendly people. They go out of their way to ensure that your stay in their country is a pleasant one. (more…)

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