Aklan is famous for two things: Boracay and the Ati-Atihan Festival. The island of Boracay, just one kilometer from northern tip of Panay has one of the best white sand beaches in the world, the most known of which is the White Beach stretching four kilometers along the western coast of the island. Tourists also flock to see the annual Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo held every January. The festival is a feast dedicated to Santo Niño or the Baby Jesus, and revelers paint their faces with black soot and wear bright-colored costumes.
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Western Visayas Tourism Assembly
I hadn’t had the chance to go to every event of the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly, especially the Parade of Fastivals because I had class during sembreak :( But I did manage to get some coverage of it:
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No rest for tourism promotion in Iloilo
EVEN in last quarter of the year, there is no stopping for tourism promotion in the province of Iloilo, both from the municipal and the national levels.
Preparing for the region’s grandest tourism event, the Best of the Region Tourism Assembly, the Iloilo Tourism Officers Association (ITOA) will get a taste of what it is like mounting one grand presentation of the provinces’ best festivals, products and destination.
Assembly to explore W. Visayas’ tourism dev’t priorities
THE tourism potentials of Western Visayas will be like an open book showcasing colorful and unique destination attractions on October 23 to 29, 2006.
Director Edwin Trompeta of the Department of Tourism here said in a PIA interview that the activity is in line with the government’s development and investment plan for the country in recognition to the tourism industry’s role as one of the major engines for socio-economic development.
Source: Sunstar
Boracay Island
Boracay is a paradise for certified sun-worshippers all over the world. In fact, local and foreign tourists have made Boracay their yearly destination. Others have chosen to live on this haven
Sheltered from the fierce easterly typhoons, Boracay can be found on the northwestern tip of Panay in Aklan, a province on the Visayas island known for its Ati-atihan Festival.
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