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Radisson Blu Cebu

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Radisson Blu Hotel, a five-star hotel in Cebu City, has redefined the accommodation sector in Cebu.  Radisson Blu Hotel is jointly-owned by SM Development Corp. and Carlson Group. It has 400 business class guest rooms and suites that are functional and offer an excellent view of either the city or the Mactan Channel.

Radisson Blue Mall of Asia

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SM Investments Corp. plans to begin work on a five-star development within the Mall of Asia complex by the first half of 2012, according to a report by BusinessWorld.   “Right now, we’re finalising plans for our flagship hotel Radisson Blu in Mall of Asia. We are hoping to break ground there by next year, probably in the first half,” said Ms. Christina A. Bautista, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. vice-president for business development and administration.

The hotel will rise between the SMX Convention Centre and San Miguel by The Bay restaurant strip and  will have around 400 rooms, making it the SM unit’s biggest project yet.

 

 

Remington Hotel Manila

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Remington Hotel Manila Resorts World Manila has opened budget-friendly Remington Hotel, to complement its 6-star hotel Maxims Hotel and Marriott Hotel. Located at Newport City Pasay, Remington Hotel offers top quality, value-for-money accommodations within the round-the-clock entertainment.

Remington Hotel has 623 standard rooms and 89 units of serviced apartments. With an average room size of 21 square metres, the standard rooms have two queen-sized beds, air-conditioning, in-room WiFi, in-room safety box, shower and bathroom, hot and cold water, power sockets on the wall, electronic keylock, telephone, luggage storage and daily housekeeping services.

 

Estag Airport Hotel Clark

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Taiwanese firm Eaglesky Technology Amusement and Gaming Inc. (Estag) is building a PhP1 billion casino and hotel complex called Estag Airport Hotel and Entertainment Complex just beside the Clark Airport.  The company plans to hire 300 employees when the hotel begins operations.

 

 

Clark Sun Valley Golf Course

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Korean firm Donggwang Clark Corp. is expected to complete by April 2012 its US$200-million tourism-related project, which includes the Clark Sun Valley Golf Course at Clark Freeport in Pampanga.  With the project, Donggwang is poised to become the new leader in tourism complex and golf course construction in the Philippines. The Korean company is building a 304-hectare tourism complex with residence villas, water theme park and various amenities. 

 

 

Tune Hotel Manila

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Malaysian hotel chain operator Tune Hotels, which is a part of the Tune Group of AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes, plans to build seven hotels in the Philippines beginning 2012.  Tune Hotels CEO Mark Lankester said the expansion in the Philippines would involve an investment of up to US$60 million.  The Tune Hotels would rise in Angeles City, Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro City, Ermita in Manila, Makati City, Ortigas and Quezon City.  

“The Philippines is a priority market for Tune Hotels. With the rise of budget travel packages from airlines and increase in business travels, there is a high demand for no-fuss hotels that would provide affordable, safe, clean, convenient, and comfortable accommodation,” said Mr. Lankester.

 

Bay Leaf Hotel Intramuros

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A new hotel has risen at the historic Walled City of Intramuros.  The nine-storey Bay Leaf hotel was built just a stone’s throw away from historical gems such as the San Agustin Church, Manila Cathedral and Fort Santiago.  A charming boutique hotel with a ‘five star’ ambience, Bay Leaf was built by the Laurel family, which is also the owner of the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU), which is also located in Intramuros.

 

Azalea Residences Baguio

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A new serviced hotel called Azalea Residences has opened in Baguio City.  Located at the Leonard Wood Loop, Barangay (village) M. Roxas, Azalea Residences offers tourists who normally take trips in groups, full amenities of a serviced apartment, complete with living, dining, and kitchen facilities in all its rooms.

Its 99 suite rooms – 46 deluxe, 17 one-bedroom, 33 two-bedroom, and 3 three bedroom – offers a living area with sofa and flat screen cable-connected TV; toilet and bath with hot and cold water; dining table and chairs and crockery; kitchen appliances and utensils; coffee and tea-making facilities; queen-sized beds with imported bed linens; and balcony in choice rooms. All have Wi-Fi Internet connection.

 

Resorts World Bayshore

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Integrated tourism estate developer Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. will construct a much bigger and “grander” Resorts World complex at the Pagcor Entertainment City along Manila Bay by 2012, seeking to replicate the success of its pioneering complex in Newport City, according to a report by Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Mr. Kingson Sian, president of Travellers, which is a partnership between Alliance Global Group Inc. and Malaysia’s Genting group, said they would invest at least US$1.1 billion in what will be called Resorts World Bayshore in Pagcor Entertainment City, its next major project, which is three times bigger than Newport City in terms of land area. 

 

Boracay Newcoast

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Megaworld Corp. is developing a residential community called Boracay Newcoast at the world famous resort island of Boracay. The project on the island’s eastern shore is master-planned to become the island’s first tourism-oriented community. It will gather four international hotels and one local hotel and offer more than 1,500 hotel suites to beef up Boracay’s capability to serve a growing number of travellers. Also in the plan is Boracay Newcoast Village, the first exclusive subdivision to rise in Boracay.

Hotels in Resorts World

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Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) plans to add four more hotels at its Resorts World Manila in Pasay City over the next five years.  The company said these will bring to seven the total number of hotels in the integrated entertainment complex that will have an aggregate room count of 2,800 and accommodate around 600,000 foreign and local visitors.

Park Inn Hotel Davao

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Radisson Hotels, a subsidiary of the Carlson Hotels group, will build a Park Inn Hotel in Davao City, in partnership with SM Hotels and Convention Corp. (SMHCC).  The hotel will reportedly become the first Park Inn in the entire Philippines and Asia.  The two companies expect the 204-room hotel to be completed in 2013 at a cost of PhP800 million.

 

Resom Resort Subic

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Korean firm Resom Resort Co., Ltd. will develop a 230-hectare forest area for a future resort complex in Subic Bay.  The company, which is said to be Korea’s largest time-share group, however, has abandoned its plan to develop the Puerto Azul project in Ternate, Cavite.

Nob Hill Tagaytay

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Belle Corp., the developer of Nob Hill project in Tagaytay City, said the project is on track for completion by mid-2012.  Nob Hill is located on the 1,500-hectare Tagaytay Highlands mountain resort and residential complex.  

 

Belle Grande Manila

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Property firm Belle Corp. expects to open its Belle Grande Manila Bay project at the Entertainment City along Manila Bay by the first quarter of 2013.  Company vice chairman Willy Ocier said the project would primarily target the foreign market, including Chinese players, which is the main source of revenues of gaming companies operating in Macau and Singapore.

 

Marco Polo Ortigas

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Marco Polo Hotels is building a 313-room hotel in the Ortigas Centre, its first facility in Metro Manila and the third in the Philippines.  Marco Polo general manager Hans R. Hauri said the new hotel will primarily target expatriates, since the hotel is located near the Asian Development Bank.  

Resorts World Bayshore

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Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) and its partner Travellers International, which are behind the Resorts World complex, will develop a second tourism estate— the 31-hectare Resorts World Bayshore in the Entertainment City Manila.

 

Shangri-La Hotel Fort Bonifacio

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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is expected to open its Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila in 2014.  The hotel, with 60 storeys and 577 hotel guestrooms, 97 hotel residences and 96 exclusive Horizon Homes, is seen to become a Manila landmark. 

Enchanted Kingdom Hotel

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Enchanted Kingdom, one of the country’s top theme parks located in Laguna province, is considering building a hotel near its Balibago, Sta. Rosa facility to accommodate tourists planning to stay longer in the amusement place. “We are now contemplating of putting up a hotel for those who plan to stay longer in EK,” said company chairman and president Mario Mamon.

Jin Jiang Hotel Philippines

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Food manufacturer Liwayway Marketing Corporation has signed a brand licensing contract with the Jinjiang International Hotel Investments Co. to invest US$850 million in economy hotels in the Philippines.  The signing was witnessed by no less than President Benigno Aquino III in his state visit to China last week.  Jinjiang sees good potential in the Philippine tourism sector.