San Vicente, Palawan. Kara Santos/File 

The winners of Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2024 are out, and the Philippines' Palawan and Boracay are in the spotlight once again.

Both are included in the list of winners under the Best Islands category, with Palawan ranking third and Boracay occupying the fourth spot. Koh Samui in Thailand topped the list, followed by Bali in Indonesia. 

Also making the cut are Phuket in Thailand at fifth place, followed by Sri Lanka, Sumba in Indonesia, Penang in Malaysia, Koh Phi Phi in Thailand, and Phu Quoc in Vietnam.

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This year's Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards includes categories per country, as well as for the whole region. Aside from Best Islands, the Philippines also won in another region-wide category. 

Under Best Integrated Resorts, City of Dreams Manila ranked eighth, with Okada Manila making it to the 10th spot. Galaxy Macau dominated this list, followed by Crown Perth in Australia, Hoiana Resort and Golf in Vietnam, Sands Macao, Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Crowne Melbourne in Australia and City of Dreams Macau. 

Meanwhile, here are the winners in the Philippine categories:

City Hotels

1. Conrad Manila

2. Raffles Makati

3. Dusit Thani Manila

4. Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila

5. Fairmont Makati

6. The Peninsula Manila

7. Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila

8. Okada Manila

9. Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu

10. The Manila Hotel

Beach + Island, Upcountry Resorts

1. Shangri-La Boracay

2. El Nido Resorts Lagen Island

3. El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island

4. Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu

5. Club Paradise Palawan

6. Banwa Private Island

7. Nay Palad Hideaway

8. The Farm at San Benito

9. Amanpulo

10. Discovery Shores Boracay

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Hotel General Managers

1. Olivier Larcher, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila

2. Joegil Escobar, Club Paradise Palawan

3. John Lucas, Hilton Manila

4. Jonathan Reynolds, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel

5. Preet Singh, The Farm at San Benito

Hotel Pools

1. Plantation Bay Resort and Spa

2. Shangri-La Boracay

3. Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila

4. Edsa Shangri-La

5. Rizal Park Hotel

6. The Peninsula Manila

7. Henann Regency Resort and Spa

8. Marco Polo Ortigas Manila

9. Hilton Manila

10. Dusit Thani Manila

Hotel Spas

1. The Farm at San Benito

2. Shangri-La Mactan

3. Nay Palad Hideaway Siargao

4. Shangri-La Boracay

5. Movenpick Resort and Spa Boracay

6. Amanpulo

7. Mandala Spa and Resort Villas

8. Lihim El Nido

9. Le Spa Sofitel by Thalgo at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila

10. Conrad Spa at Conrad Manila

This year's winners were selected by Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia's team of editors and expert contributors across Asia Pacific, with the public also given a chance to vote until March 31, 2024. 

It looked at properties, experiences, and more in Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.