Cebu has been picked as one of the world’s 10 best island-resort destinations by the 2005 edition of the Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards.
Cebu was picked eighth with 69.5 points in the Asian/Indian Ocean region this year, one notch lower than its seventh place finish with 72.8 points the previous year, the Cebu Daily News reported.
Phuket, Thailand was picked as the best island destination in the Asian/Indian Ocean region with Bali, Indonesia sliding to the second spot. The other top destinations are: Mauritius (third, 78.2 points), Maldives (fourth, 77.6), Koh Samui, Thailand (fifth, 75.3), Langkawi, Malaysia (sixth, 74.4), Lombok, Indonesia (seventh, 71.2) Cebu, Philippines (eighth, 69.5), Seychelles (ninth, 69.3) and (10th, Borneo 65.7).
According to the Cebu Daily News report, tourists rated the islands according to “activities, beaches, friendliness, lodging, restaurants and scenery.”
Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa, which is located in Cebu province, was also picked as the 9th best resort destination in the Asian region.
Aside from Cebu and Shangri-la, Cebu Daily News reported, “no other entry from the Philippines landed in the survey.”
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