The Philippines and the Department of Tourism (DOT) garner major awards during the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2024 of the 31st World Travel Awards (WTA) at the City of Dreams Manila on Sep. 3, 2024. Among the accolades, the country was named Asia’s Leading Dive Destination for the sixth consecutive year and Asia’s Leading Beach Destination and Asia’s Leading Island Destination. Intramuros was recognized as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction, Boracay as Asia’s Leading Luxury Island Destination and Cebu as Asia’s Leading Wedding Destination. The Philippines also bagged Asia’s Leading Marketing Campaign 2024 for Love the Philippines campaign, while DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco was honored with the Transformational Leader Award in Tourism Governance.
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