Boracay, Amanpulo join Asia’s best islands list

The islands of Boracay and Amanpulo are included in separate lists of the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.

The 28^th edition of the awards by the luxury lifestyle and travel magazine comes from the votes of readers in the United Kingdom.

Amanpulo placed 5^th in the Rest of Asia division of the Best Resorts in the world list, scoring 94.77 percentage for its overall level of satisfaction.

It finished just ahead of Singapore’s Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa and Vietnam’s Anantara Quy Nhon Villas, and behind the Ritz-Carlton in Langkawi, Malaysia, and Ahu Bay in Ahungalla, Sri Lanka.

The Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Ninh Hòa, Vietnam, pipped Malaysia’s The Datai Langkawi to the top of the list by 0.01%.

Amanpulo recently received a Michelin Key from the Michelin Guide, recognized for being a “very special stay with character and exceptional service.”

Boracay meanwhile landed 4^th on the The Best Islands in Asia division of the magazine’s Best Islands in the World list with a 92.65 percentage — 0.01% ahead of Thailand’s Koh Lanta.

Bali, Indonesia, streaked ahead in top, followed by another Indonesian island, Lombok, while the island country of Sri Lanka rounded out the Top 3.

Boracay and Palawan finished ahead of Bali in the Top Islands in Asia list. Boracay was again 4^th and 0.31% separated it from Palawan.

Bali settled for 6^th, followed by Siargao which scored 85.49%.

Vietnam’s Phú Quc topped the list, joined in the Top 3 by Malaysia’s Langkawi and Thailand’s Koh Samui.