President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. joined Alliance Global Group CEO Kevin Tan in inaugurating the Grand Westside Hotel at the Megaworld Westside City in Parañaque, on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Upon its completion, the Grand Westside will have 1,530 hotel rooms spread over two towers and will be connected by an impressive bridgeway to the casino and mall complex across the road.
Special guests at the late Saturday afternoon ceremonies included House Speaker Hon. Martin Romualdez; DOT Secretary Cristina G. Frasco with her husband, Deputy Speaker Hon. Duke Frasco; DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual; and PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco. Representatives from the hotel associations and the tourist operators group were also on hand to witness the dotting of the eye of the dragon and the ceremonial unveiling of the hotel’s facade and entrance.
During his speech, the President joked about how he would have to confer with DOT Secretary Frasco and happily recalibrate their projected incoming foreign arrivals with the entry of this new hotel into the Philippine tourism landscape. With the Grand Westside as a significant part of their portfolio, the Megaworld Hotels and Resorts Group not only runs the single hotel with the most rooms in the Philippines but also, combined with their other hotels and resorts, has the largest hotel room capacity for a single group.
The opening of the Grand Westside is a strong endorsement of the future of tourism in the Philippines and reflects Megaworld's steadfast commitment to providing the infrastructure and employment opportunities needed to make tourism growth a near-future reality.