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INVESTMENT PRIMER:
BORACAY ISLAND
Introduction
Boracay island is an island situated off the northeastern part of Aklan province in the Philippines.
The island has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers (3.98 square miles) and is under the
territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of Malay.
In 2012, travel magazine Travel+Leisure declared Boracay island as the best beach in the world
beating popular beach destinations like Bali (Indonesia) and Santorini (Greece).
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In 2013, leading travel website TripAdvisor named Boracay island as the world best beach in
Asia. Yapak Beach, one of Boracay island's three major beaches also made it to the top 25 best
beaches in the survey made by TripAdvisor.
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In 2014, Boracay island has been declared as the 13th Best Place in the World to Spend New
Year's eve. It beat popular destinations like Las Vegas, USA, Shanghai and Barcelona.
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Tourism potentials of Boracay island
In 2011, a total of 908, 875 tourists visited Boracay. This is an increase of 16.57 percent than in
2010 wherein 779,666 visitors were recorded to have visited Boracay Island.
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Total estimated tourist revenue is P 16,708, 212, 675. This is a big increase from total tourism
revenue in 2009 which is P 11,941,102,920.
In 2012, tourist arrivals in Boracay island was an all-time high of 41 percent. This is due to big
influx of Chinese tourists. The total tourist arrival for 2012 is 1,206,052. Total estimated tourist
revenue is P 22, 175,013, 016.
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In 2013, tourist arrivals increased by 13% with a total tourist arrival of 1,363,601. This increase
of tourist arrivals is bolstered by visits of international cruise ships to the island. Tourist arrivals
in 2013 generated total estimated receipts of P 25,067,622,623.40 in tourist receipts as computed
by the Aklan Provincial Tourism Operations Office (PTOO).
In 2014, tourist arrivals in Boracay island is 1,472,352 and the total tourism revenue is estimated
at P 27,066,835,756.80.
All in all, the PTOO estimated tourism receipts in Boracay island at P 117,291,698,934.80 from
2009 to 2014.
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Tourist Infrastructures in Boracay
Due to the consistent increasing arrival of tourists in Boracay island, both the Philippine
government and private sector have joined forces to build tourist infrastructure to assure tourism
growth.
a. Increased airline service to Boracay.
The Philippine government in partnership with the private sector has vastly improved the airports
for both international and domestic flights to Boracay. Currently, the Kalibo International
Airport and the Godofredo Ramos Airport in Caticlan, Malay are servicing Boracay-bound
tourists.
The Kalibo International Airport has been vastly improved with the construction of a new
terminal to handle more tourist arrivals and its runway expanded to accommodate more
international flights. Its landing capability has recently been upgraded to be able to night flights.
It is currently currently servicing the following major international destinations - Kuala Lumpur
(Air Asia), Beijing, Busan, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong (Air Asia), Chongqing,
Guangzhou, Seoul- Incheon, Shanghai Pudong (Cebu Pacific Air), Taipei-Taoyuan (China
Airlines-Charter), Busan, Seoul-Inchon, Taipei-Taoyuan, Khabarovsk (Philippine Airlines),
Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong (Philippine Airlines), Singapore (Silkair), Singapore (Tigerair),
Hangzou, Shanghai-Pudong (TigerAir), Seoul (Asiana) and Japan (Airasia). On the other hand,
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Interisland Airlines are servicing its domestic flights, mostly
coming from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
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In 2014, Russian airline, Yakutia Airlines started to fly to Kalibo International Airport on
chartered flights.
The Godofredo Ramos Airport in Caticlan is currently servicing domestic flights from Manila
and Cebu. Three local airlines are servicing this route: Cebu Pacific (Cebu), Philippine Airlines
(Manila) and Skyjet (Manila).
By the end of 2015, a new airport will be opened in Caticlan. Costing 5.3 billion pesos this new
airport was built by San Miguel Corporation under a 25-year Built, Rehabilitate, Operate and
Transfer arrangement with the Philippine government. It will have a terminal building that can
service 12 aircrafts at a time with 12 air bridges.
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b. Entry of Cruise Ships in Boracay island.
Starting 2012, international cruise liners/ships have made Boracay island its port of call. In
2013, six international cruise liners/ships have visited Boracay and brought a total of 7,762
passengers. In 2014, 10 cruise liners/ships dropped anchor in Boracay island with 11, 752
passengers. For 2015, 4 international cruise liners/ships with 7, 148 passengers have made
Boracay island their port of call. In 2016, a big cruise ship MS Celebrity Millineum carrying 2,
138 passengers and 999 crew members will visit the island twice - on January and February.
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c. Power, Road and other Public infrastructure.
Aside from building new airports, the Philippine government is also upgrading the Kalibo to
Caticlan highway, building an alternate jetty port near the airport and expanding the existing
Caticlan Jetty Port and the Cagban (Boracay) Port. Power supply to Boracay is also improved
with the construction of new power plants.
As of the moment, the Philippine government is constructing a wider highway that will connect
the Kalibo International Airport and Caticlan. This "tourism highway" costs P 109.71 million
and is nearly finished.
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The Aklan provincial government has constructed an alternate jetty port in Kalibo near the
Kalibo International Airport as a jump point for Boracay. Once finished, a fast craft (hydrofoil)
service will ferry pasengers from the Kalibo International Airport straight to Boracay island.
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The existing Caticlan Jetty Port that services Caticlan and Boracay will be expanded to include
more berthing areas for fast crafts and larger passenger boats. The Aklan Provincial government
will also be building a new terminal building, a bigger parking lot and amusement areas on a 36-
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hectare reclaimed land in Caticlan. The 3.18 hectare Cagban Port in Boracay island will also be
developed and expanded. This port expansion project has a budget of P 260,000,000 million
pesos.
On the power infrastructure sector, the Philippine government is fast tracking the construction of
power plants and implementation of the 138 KV transmission line to Caticlan to ensure stable
power supply to Boracay island. The island's current power requirement is 21 megawatts (total
peak 42 megawatts). Power infrastructures are being developed by the private sector like the
135-megawatt coal power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp (PCPC) in Northern Iloilo and
the 50 Megawatts wind turbines being constructed in Nabas to address projected additional
power requirements of 37 megawatts once the New Coast Project of Megaworld and the Caticlan
San Miguel Airport will be operational.
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