DirectRooms.com - Major Filipino National Holiday on 4 July 2010 Causes Town to Get Ready for Influx of Visitors

    BORACAY, PHILIPPINES, June 03, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- July 4 is not only American Independence Day each year, it is also a day much celebrated in the Philippines as the country remembers the day that it was liberated from Japanese rule in WWII by a combined Filipino-American armed force.

The event prompts a few days of partying in the country's popular resorts including favourite tourist destination Boracay. This can in turn mean that demand for Boracay hotels and other accommodation can be unseasonably high.

Previously celebrated on July 12 when the Philippines gained independence from its Spanish rulers, the date was changed to July 4 by President Diosdado Macapagal to recognise the country's complete independence back in the mid-1940s.

As Filipino expats from around the world fly home to celebrate the day and tourists from all over also head off to enjoy the festivities, leading online rooms booker DirectRooms.com is advising early accommodation booking to get value deals and availability.

Lek Boonlert, marketing head at DirectRooms.com, comments, "Many Filipino nationals based elsewhere in the world see this as a really proud day to be back in their homeland, so this means that we usually see a high demand in hotel room around July 4 in places like Boracay. Booking ahead gives people the best choice of rooms and best prices."

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