Boracay among TIME's 'World’s Greatest Places of 2022'

Boracay has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022.”

On its website, TIME described the world-famous white-sand beach

In creating its list, TIME said it solicited nominations of places from its international network of correspondents and contributors “with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.” 

The Department of Tourism (DOT), for its part, welcomed Boracay’s inclusion saying this affirms its “allure as a tourist haven.”

“Such recognition will surely help us attain our goal of regaining our position in the global market," DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said in a press statement.

"Surely, the Philippines has a multitude of sites and tourism activities that we could offer to the world. And, in addition to natural resources, we look forward as well to developing and promoting the talents of our people and the products that have the potential for national and global marketability," she said.

Other tourist spots that made it to the list are:

• Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
• Park City, Utah
• Galapagos Islands
• Dolni Morava, Czech Republic
• Seoul, South Korea
• Great Barrier Reef, Australia
• Doha, Qatar
• Detroit
• Kerala, India
• The Arctic
• Ahmedabad, India
• Nairobi
• València, Spain
• Queenstown, New Zealand
• Hwange National Parl, Zimbabwe
• Historic Silk Road Sites, Uzbekistan
• S?o Paulo
• Trans Bhutan Trail, Bhutan
• Devon, England
• Bali, Indonesia

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• International Space Station
• Kyushu Island, Japan
• Rapa Nui, Chile
• Salta, Argentina
• Portee, Scotland
• Tofino, British Columbia
• Madeira, Portugal
• Franschoek, South Africa
• Miami
• El Chaltén, Argentina
• Bogotá, Colombia
• The Alentejo, Portugal
• Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia
• Kaunas, Lithuania
• Setouchi Islands, Japan
• Calabria, Italy
• San Francisco
• Skelleftea, Sweden
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Marseilles, France
• Thessaloniki, Greece
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Ilulissat, Greenland
• Jamaica
• Fremantle, Australia
• Toronto, Canada
• Kigali, Rwanda
• Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
• Portland, Ore

— LA, GMA News