Palawan has been voted once more as one of many world’s finest islands!
Palawan ranked thirteenth on the 25 Greatest Islands to Go to Across the World record by Journey + Leisure, based mostly on the journey journal’s newest World’s Greatest Awards survey underneath the “Islands” class.
Palawan garnered a reader rating of 90.59 and was the lone Philippine island on the record.
The island was hailed for its peerless pure magnificence, specifically its limestone cliffs, lagoons, and plush rain forests.
“Vacationers can discover preserves such because the Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River Nationwide Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Web site and one of many New Seven Wonders of Nature, and study cultural practices from Indigenous communities just like the Batak and Tagbanua tribes,” stated Journey + Leisure.
The highest 5 islands on the record are Maldives within the Indian Ocean (95.63); Phu Quoc, Vietnam (94.41); Bali, Indonesia (93.26); Milos, Greece (93.08); and Dominica (92.47).
Palawan has consecutively been voted among the many finest islands on the planet by the readers of Journey + Leisure, from 2017 to 2022.
In 2020, Palawan bagged the No. 1 spot on Journey + Leisure’s Prime 25 Islands within the World record with a rating of 94.83.
Final yr, the island was not included in Journey + Leisure’s Favourite Islands within the World record, though Boracay Island got here via, rating tenth with a rating of 92.94.
Final month, Palawan and Boracay made it to the Greatest Islands record of Journey + Leisure’s Luxurious Awards Asia Pacific 2024.
In January this yr, Palawan additionally ranked fourth in Tripadvisor’s most trending locations of 2024.
Journey + Leisure’s World’s Greatest Awards survey is an annual survey the place readers of the journey journal are requested to weigh in on journey experiences across the globe.
For the islands class, the islands have been rated based mostly on the next standards: pure sights/seashores, actions/sights, eating places/meals, individuals/friendliness, and worth.
Except for voting on islands, readers additionally vote on the very best accommodations, resorts, cities, spas, airways, and extra.
Greater than 186,000 Journey + Leisure readers accomplished the 2024 survey, with a complete of over 700,000 votes forged throughout greater than 8,700 properties.
— CDC, GMA Built-in Information