Palawan’s El Nido Resorts lands on Travel + Leisure US cover

El Nido Resorts has landed the cover of one of the most influential travel magazines in the world, Travel + Leisure, in its World’s Best Awards August issue. El Nido Resorts sandbar shot by Francisco Guerrero, a Filipino photographer whose works have landed the covers of previous issues of both Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveller, is highly prominent on the issue’s cover. 

Emerging to be the best island in the world, Palawan’s page in the issue shows the image of the famed Big Lagoon of Miniloc Island, one of the major highlights in the scenic and lush location of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan.
“It is with great pride that El Nido Resorts was chosen as the cover of the Travel + Leisure US’s World’s Best Awards 2013 Issue this August. It brings recognition not only to our resorts and all the staff who have formed part of the protection and preservation of its natural beauty, but also to Palawan and the Philippines. It certainly gives a boost to the Department of Tourism’s efforts in showing the world that “It’s More Fun in the Philippines,” as it reaches an even larger market,” said Laurent Lamasuta, President of El Nido Resorts.
The sustainable eco-islands of El Nido Resorts in Palawan have been drawing attention from the world travel industry, for its efforts in leading the protection of the environment and enriching the lives of the local community. Testament of which is the resort’s recent Tourism for Tomorrow Community Benefit Award by the World Travel & Tourism Council earlier this year.
Before winning this prestigious award, El Nido Resorts was also named by The Wall Street Journal Magazine as the “Philippines’s best-kept travel secret,” CNN’s “9 Top Beach Resorts in South China Sea,” and The New York Times’ “Destinations to watch this 2013,” while Pangulasian Island, the newest eco-luxury resort of the group, was named one of the Best New Hotels in the World by Conde Nast Traveller
“El Nido Resorts has received continuous accolades from the top media outfits and the tourism industry around the world, and we are proud to have our eco-islands, Miniloc, Lagen, Apulit, and Pangulasian, at the forefront of sustainable tourism,” says Joey Bernardino, Director of Sales and Marketing.