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[keczianthei]

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pila pliti padng davao?

[keczianthei]

ob kors ang sugbu noh! :mrgreen:

[pikotski]

kung plane ka mga 3000+, pag naa discount usually aorund 2600 or less ang round trip via Cebu pacific, pag mag via cagayan ka, barko from Cebu I think is around 500+ then aircon bus from Cagayan to Davao murag 500+ pud.

paadto ug samal, yaw kawori daghan kaayo options asa ka mag gikan unya barato ra. 15-25 man to sa una gikan sasa ambot lang karon hehehe, mga several yrs ago naman gud last visit nako didto.

[wanda_woman]

Hi guys.. balik na ko!!! nawala lagi akong avatar?? huhuhu.. asa AHIA icejay!!!

OT: hey jesse! i'm alive again in this forum. it has been awhile.

asa na uban peeps?

ei!! nice to have you back, guys.....

[jill]

Manila daghan ka kaadtoan pero samok.
Cebu lingaw ra kaayo dinhi.
Davao ok ra. depende lifestyle nimo.

[nocram]

para nako it dont matter if its cebu,davao or manila puro ni sa pilipinas,puro ta pilipino,i dont care kung unsay ikasulti sa taga manila or some of them still looks down sa mga bisaya,its just pure ignorance not all tagalog feel that way,ang mahimo nila mahimo sa tanan ma taga davao ka o tagalog o bisaya ka,mahimo kang mopuyo sa manlia,davao,cebu or sa other places sa pilipinas w/o applying a visa to travel within the phil.so whats the big deal naay bogo sa ila naa sad sa ato naay bati sa ila ,naa sad sa ato.ok lets stop this nonsense were all pinoy,mga pango!!!

[SamuraiArcher]

STILL ONE OF ASIA'S BEST
Cebu remains among preferred tourist destinations


By Wilfredo Rodolfo III
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:26am (Mla time) 11/06/2006


Cebu is still one of the best island-destinations in Asia.

For the third straight year, Cebu was voted and included in the top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean region by the prestigious Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine Readers' Choice Awards for 2006.

Although Cebu maintained its 8th place finish last year in the region, it scored higher this year - from last year's 69.5 points to 71.0 points this year.

Cebu ranked seventh when it first emerged in the elite top 10 list of the best island destinations in the region in 2004. But its ranking dropped a notch lower after it was overtaken by Lombok Island in Malaysia.

Last year's fourth placer is this year's number one island-destination in the region.

Maldives received 91.5 points, knocking off 2005 winner Phuket in Thailand, which slid to number three spot at 81.8 points. It also ranked number one in the world.

Traveler Magazine has described Maldives as a "Mecca for surfers and sun worshipers" which has a "beach for everybody, from crowded golden sands to tranquil havens where dolphins frolic."

Perennial favorite Bali in Indonesia overtook Phuket in the ranking to occupy the number two spot at 85.9 points. Langkawi in Malaysia and Koh Samui were fourth and fifth placers with scores at 80.1 and 78.1 respectively.

The rest of the top ten were Seychelles (sixth, with 77.8 points), Zanzibar (seventh, 71.6), Borneo (ninth, 63.2) and Mauritius (tenth, 62.7).

The Traveler Magazine has been conducting the Readers Choice Awards since 1998.

This year, 28,000 tourists participated in the survey and rated these destinations based on the activities, beaches, restaurants, lodging found on the islands as well as the friendliness of the residents.

The scores were "an index of satisfaction with travel facilities and services, scored out of a maximum of 100."

Some 350,000 questionnaires were sent out to Traveler Magazine subscribers where they were asked to rate their choices for the different categories. The final tabulation was conducted by Mediamark Research Inc. of New York City.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month and 1.8 million hits on its website (http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler) monthly. Its readers have been described as the "most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world."

Traveler Magazine is published by Conde Nast along with Allure, Brides, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tattler and Wired.

This year's awards also named the best airlines, airports, cities, countries, cruise lines, hotels, spas, resorts and tour operators from the different regions of the world.

The other entries from the Philippines that figured in the list were the exclusive Amanpulo Resort in Palawan, which ranked 14th in the leisure hotels category in the Asia/Indian Ocean division with 86.27 points and the Peninsula Manila in the hotels category in the region with 93.7 points.

Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort and Spa ranked ninth last year in the resorts category in the Indian Ocean region. It did not make it to the top 10 this year.

But the resort was included in the magazine's Gold List of destinations for 2006 - the only entry from the Philippines.

The best city in Asia was still Bangkok in Thailand, which garnered 85.8 points. Included in the top were Hong Kong (second, 80.4 points), Chiang Mai, Thailand (third, 79.9), Singapore (fourth, 78. and Kyoto in Japan (fifth, 77.7).

Cebu City, which was once adjudged one of the best cities in Asia in 1999 by the now defunct Asiaweek Magazine, did not figure in the list.

The cities were selected based on the following criteria - cleanliness, culture, architecture/aesthetics, visitor-friendliness, food/restaurants, nightlife and safety.

Rome in Italy was the best city in the world with 94.22 points followed by Barcelona in Spain at 93.67 points and Sydney in Australia at 93.17 points.

The best countries for tourists are Italy (95.57), New Zealand (94.81), and Australia (94.49). Two Southeast Asian countries made it to the list - Thailand, which ranked 7th at 91.07 points and Malaysia, 12th place with 86.36 points. Philippines was nowhere on the list.

[bcasabee]

Walay labot kay Island Destination man gud....Davao and Manila are not island destinations.....Pero ang naka nindot lang kay dili "Philippine's Best Island Destinations" ang atoang gi istoryahan, kung dili "Asia's Best Island Destinations"........So, tingali pwede pud makahig ang cebu city kay naa man siya sa island of cebu nabutang...........

[SamuraiArcher]

^^whole package naman ang cebu...pareha gud sa manila...we r not toking about manila city lang gyud, kon dili maabot ug describe ang makati, alabang, etc..kay if manila city ra gyud..napuno ug squatter....

[dagget]

Walay labot kay Island Destination man gud....Davao and Manila are not island destinations.....Pero ang naka nindot lang kay dili "Philippine's Best Island Destinations" ang atoang gi istoryahan, kung dili "Asia's Best Island Destinations"........So, tingali pwede pud makahig ang cebu city kay naa man siya sa island of cebu nabutang...........

wako ka sabot.............. Pag sure oi.............. Manila and Davao are not island destinations( Nya sala na namo mga bisdak walay beach ug mountain sa Manila ug Davao) Sa ato pa dili complete ang MAnila ug Davao.... Pag himo ug imong WORLD nya himo-a ug island ang DAvao ug MAnila...

can you rephrase it.......

Its precisely why Cebu is one of the Top Island destination(its NOT URBAN and it NOT RURAL... YOU call it BALANCED)......... Remember Hong Kong is an Island.... Singapore is an Island....

Pag sure lagi....

Cebu is a destination... and by destination its about everything from hotels, to shopping, to food, to the attractions.....