Mar’ 23: Boracay, Philippines Trip – Introduction

One of the bucket list places I have been meaning to visit is Boracay, Philippines. I remember reading a few “Top 10 beaches in the world” articles a decade ago and Boracay featured in a few of those. Well March 2023 is when we finally were able to check this one off of our places to visit finally. It was a long distance away from West Coast but it was very much worth it.

I will be posting the following reviews for this trip.

Cost (Total for 2 travelers) :

Transportation:

$106 for 10 day parking at LAX International Airport
$60 for Round-Trip Airport to Resort transfer for 2 travelers in Boracay (Pickup from Caticlan Airport -> Bus ride to Caticlan Jetty -> Ferry Ride to Boracay Jetty -> Van ride to Resort -> Pickup from Resort -> Bus ride to Boracay Jetty -> Ferry ride to Caticlan Jetty -> Bus ride to Airport)

Airfare:

$670 in Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges on 2 Round-trip Award Flight Tickets from Los Angeles – Cebu
$50 for 2 one way tickets from Cebu Mactan Airport to Caticlan Airport on Philippine Airlines
$165 for 2 one way tickets from Caticlan Airport to Cebu Mactan Airport on Philippine Air Asia
$11.2 in Airport Taxes on one-way tickets from San Francisco to Los Angeles for 2 travelers

Hotel:

$575 for 4 nights x 1 room in Ambassador In Paradise, Boracay, Philippines
$156 for 1 night x 1 room in Hennan Prime Beach Resort, Boracay, Philippines
$75 for 1 night x 1 room in Holiday Inn Cebu City, Philippines

Miles/Points/Certificates Redeemed:

190,000 ANA Mileage Club Miles for 2 round trip tickets in Business Class from West Coast to Cebu City, Philippines
11,000 IHG points for 1 night x 1 room in Holiday Inn Cebu City, Philippines
19,160 Southwest Rapid Rewards points for 2 one way tickets from San Francisco – Los Angeles