Condé Nast Traveler, an international magazine praised Cebu and the Visayas islands as Asia's second-best island in its 2019 Reader's Choice Awards survey.

For their 32nd annual survey, they broke down the category by region, the best in Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, the Caribbean and the Atlantic, Europe, North America, and best in the rest of the world.

In Asia the top 5 best islands according to Condé's survey are:


  1. Boracay
  2. Cebu and Visayas Islands
  3. Penang, Malaysia
  4. Palawan
  5. Bali, Indonesia



The travel magazine cited that Cebu draws nearly 2 million travelers for its pristine beaches and diving off the island's northern coast. Spanish and Roman Catholic influences permeate Cebu City; Basilica Minore del Santo Niño houses a small statue of Christ that was presented by Ferdinand Magellan.

Related: Cebu Ranked No. 7 in Top 10 Islands in Asia

Source: cntraveler.com