PH wins 6 major awards at the World Travel Awards 2025
The Philippines made it big at the recent World Travel Awards Asia and Oceania Gala 2025, winning six titles.
The country received the Asia’s Leading Island Destination award, while continuing its dominant run by taking home Asia’s Leading Dive Destination for the seventh consecutive time and Asia’s Leading Beach Destination for the eighth time.
Apart from those, Boracay Island also earned a back-to-back win as Asia’s Leading Luxury Island Destination, while Clark Freeport Zone was named as Asia's Leading Meetings and Conference Destination.
The Department of Tourism, on the other hand, earned the Asia’s Leading Tourist Board award.
“These awards reaffirm the country’s place among the world’s premier destinations. More than the recognition, this is a celebration of the people, especially our tourism frontliners—the guides, hospitality workers, weavers, boatmen, and countless others—whose warmth, hospitality, and resilience continue to inspire travelers from all over the globe,” said Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco in a statement.
The annual gala ceremony gathered industry leaders and government officials from Asia and Oceania to honor and award excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.
Often called the Oscars of the travel industry, WTA "celebrates destinations and organizations that set the benchmark for world-class hospitality and tourism."
