Boracay was emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife. Boracay was awarded as the 2012 best island in the world from the international travel magazine "Travel + Leisure". In 2014, the resort island was at the top of the "Best Islands in the World" list published by the international magazine Condé Nast Traveler. In 2016, Boracay headed the magazine's list of "Top 10 destinations to watch". In April 2018 the Philippine Government decreed a 6-month closure of the island for tourists to undertake major renovation works, especially of the sewerage system, which had become obsolete and insufficient.. It re-opened
2018 Boracay closure and redevelopment tons of garbage at average. In lieu of this, the agency is working with the local government of Malay and other stakeholders to come up with new regulations once Boracay is opened again to tourists. The DENR would only allow for 19,000 tourists to visit the island daily. If the limit is exceeded, only allow tourists with hotel reservations would be allowed but their respective hotels would be alerted by the agency that the daily limit of tourists in the island has already been reach. However it was later clarified that the government has yet to finalize the daily tourist