Category: Aklan

Boracay visitors and tourists are told to be wary of dealing with travel agencies and agents who are not Department of Tourism’s (DOT) accredited, especially those transacting online.

The province of Aklan has expanded its global network with the resumption of more international direct flights in the province.

Boracay Island has already hit the 1-million mark in tourist arrivals in the first semester of 2023 and is optimistic that it can exceed the 1.8 million target for this year.

A P19.6-million two-storey building will soon rise in Malay town, including the completion of the public market facility which aims to uplift the local business community and empower small-scale entrepreneurs.

The public is urged to help prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF) and know its detrimental effect to the industry in Western Visayas following the apprehension of 74 boxes of undocumented pork products and eight cartons of ham bound for Capiz, Iloilo and Bacolod at the Jetty Port in Caticlan, Aklan during a routine inspection.

Direct flights from Taiwan to Kalibo International Airport will resume this December 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-Aklan confirmed.

The Island of Boracay in Malay, Aklan continues to prove its allure as a tourist haven and regain its spot in the tourism industry, as it was hailed as the Top Island in Asia in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Readers’ Choice Awards.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) hails the inclusion of Boracay Island among TIME’s 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2022.