{"id":4055,"date":"2018-03-26T02:55:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T02:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2018-03-26T02:55:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T02:55:11","slug":"manila-secures-crown-for-most-popular-easter-destination-among-filipinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/manila-secures-crown-for-most-popular-easter-destination-among-filipinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Manila secures crown for most popular Easter destination among Filipinos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span>\u00a0steals the top spot for most popular Easter travel destinations among\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span>\u00a0travelers in 2018, a title held by\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Manila<\/span>\u00a0last year, according to global online booking platform\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/email.prnewswire.com\/wf\/click?upn=TwIh0OIjG8BOSB67uKqqj3Wp9YdvNFnBCkQ7RPM61AM-3D_aWDIlLU8GHIzAwNDuKucrO5k25V1xJj47K-2Fhz6Ev9oKrRoVsHTVodOo24x4aOEwQyGjOYMYQXK66ynK9VGnrrhX3VTRS9w5NuYayoIH1266uTKrWMr4PMuX2Ykn3gSWQfVIa-2FuMPGcJd0ibpTGSTQpu6I8yRGPFrZW5RihEmA6MDDj3obPCVmXosPWjGkZyut0jFpC2hgDVyxQtglBBiuMVe6zGkpX9-2FSjR48C-2B-2FqBVzDqEVkx9FKwGiDPPL0a7fJaL9wvirtqfF8y-2Fo-2BB1u682B4LdNKPX694bu05bLMyrYzWdO9gjOEDXpHr-2FD4DAMW83RBkoyzndNUcHrF12DIJogSO7VlL4XQoc1-2FqlIpuxn-2FxYQvBGSTSv4h-2FTpoazK7-2BI-2FEFMK8hRqzjS0B-2BA3Fw-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/email.prnewswire.com\/wf\/click?upn%3DTwIh0OIjG8BOSB67uKqqj3Wp9YdvNFnBCkQ7RPM61AM-3D_aWDIlLU8GHIzAwNDuKucrO5k25V1xJj47K-2Fhz6Ev9oKrRoVsHTVodOo24x4aOEwQyGjOYMYQXK66ynK9VGnrrhX3VTRS9w5NuYayoIH1266uTKrWMr4PMuX2Ykn3gSWQfVIa-2FuMPGcJd0ibpTGSTQpu6I8yRGPFrZW5RihEmA6MDDj3obPCVmXosPWjGkZyut0jFpC2hgDVyxQtglBBiuMVe6zGkpX9-2FSjR48C-2B-2FqBVzDqEVkx9FKwGiDPPL0a7fJaL9wvirtqfF8y-2Fo-2BB1u682B4LdNKPX694bu05bLMyrYzWdO9gjOEDXpHr-2FD4DAMW83RBkoyzndNUcHrF12DIJogSO7VlL4XQoc1-2FqlIpuxn-2FxYQvBGSTSv4h-2FTpoazK7-2BI-2FEFMK8hRqzjS0B-2BA3Fw-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522116399722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5ZXfnlg9c5wrK_7axTL0GEEGEqg\">agoda<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4056\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manila.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4056\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4056\" src=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manila.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manila.jpg 622w, https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manila-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manila-50x35.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/manila-sunset-silhouette-skyline-2791498\/\">IMAGE SOURCE<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span>\u00a0has increased in popularity in recent years, having moved up from 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place in 2016 to 1<sup>st\u00a0<\/sup>place this year. Easter typically falls within\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Japan&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0renown Sakura (cherry blossom) season, which runs from late March to mid-April. Coupled with Easter-themed celebrations in some of\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Tokyo&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0most popular amusement parks, Easter egg hunts and other pop-up events, the city has a lot of seasonal attractions to offer visitors traveling Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Manila<\/span>, which takes third place this year, is consistently popular with\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span>\u00a0travelers, remaining in the top three spots year on year. With the largest Christian population in\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>\u00a0observes public holidays the\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1584675016\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1584675017\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0before\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-person\">Easter\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1584675018\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/span>. There is no shortage of religious and seasonal events, from street festivals to special Church services, making\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Manila<\/span>\u00a0a top destination for travelers celebrating Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Other destinations such as\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Kuala Lumpur<\/span>\u00a0have dipped in popularity, dropping from 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place in 2016 to 5<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>and 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place in 2018, respectively.\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Bali<\/span>, which dipped to 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place last year, has reclaimed its top five spot this year at 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place.<\/p>\n<p>Filipinos prefer to celebrate Easter closer to home with six out of ten of the top destinations this year all within\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"m_-5198863412159805724xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span>\u00a0is the biggest hit for those who travel abroad and has been increasing in popularity year-on-year, moving up from 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place in 2016 to 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo\u00a0steals the top spot for most popular Easter travel destinations among\u00a0Asia-Pacific\u00a0travelers in 2018, a title held by\u00a0Manila\u00a0last year, according to global online booking platform\u00a0agoda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[1227,1602,2002,774,110,2003],"class_list":["post-4055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-travel","tag-adventure-travel","tag-easter","tag-easter-break","tag-manila","tag-travel-2","tag-vacation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4057,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions\/4057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}