1. There is no easy airport access to major resorts, unlike Bali and Phuket.
2. Huge risk from crime and transport failure (sinking ferries, etc)
3. Resorts advertised in local travel agents are very expensive compared to
Thailand
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> 1. It doesn't have a world-famous sight like the Great Wall or Taj
> Mahal, or a well-known resort like Bali or Phuket. Most people really
> don't know what they would even find if they went to the Phillipines,
> so it's not high on many people's lists.
>
> 2. Perception that visitors are at risk from crime and terrorism.
>
> 3. It's off the main backpacker trails. Lots of backpackers do the
> Thailand-Laos-Cambodia-Vietnam overland circuit, the
> Thailand-Malaysia-Indonesia overland circuit, or some variation on
> those. But you have to fly to get to the Phillipines, and not many
> backpackers do.
>
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