A Filipino-owned Vietnamese company and six Philippine firms were named to the inaugural Fortune Asia 100 Best Companies to Work For in Southeast Asia list, with two subsidiaries of the Gokongwei Group making the cut. Jollibee Foods Corp.’s Highlands Coffee ranked ninth on the list, according to...
Megaworld Hotels and Resorts, the hospitality arm of Megaworld, has partnered with global hospitality group Accor to convert the 1,530-room Grand Westside Hotel into Mövenpick Manila Bay Westside, which will become the largest Mövenpick hotel in the world. The 19-story, two-tower Mövenpick...
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality unit of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is on schedule to open the ₱3.6 billion SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu in the fourth quarter of 2026, despite disruptions caused by recent natural calamities. “The recent events in Cebu caused some...
Megaworld Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality arm of developer Megaworld Corp., has signed an agreement with global hospitality group Accor to convert its 1,530-room Grand Westside Hotel into the Mövenpick Manila Bay Westside, making it the world’s largest Mövenpick hotel. In a statement on...
SM Hotels and Convention Centers (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), is turning old linen into plush toys and other handicrafts that find new use in the group’s hotels. The firm has upcycled more than 10,000 yards of used hotel linens as part of its sustainability...
Flying via private jet might seem a luxury reserved for billionaires, royalty, and A-list celebrities, though there are moments when it can be more accessible than one is led to believe. Recently, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, in partnership with Bucketlist Xperiences, just unveiled its first-ever...
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), is expanding its Calabarzon portfolio beyond its leisure-focused properties by developing more business-oriented hotels in the provinces. SMHCC Executive Vice-President Peggy Angeles said in an...
A Michelin recognition is one of the highest honors in hospitality, awarded to hotels that meet global standards. The guide evaluates properties based on five criteria, including architecture, service quality, and local relevance. This year, two Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR)...
This July, in celebration of the 2025 Global Plastic-Free Campaign and in alignment with Anya Hospitality Group’s (AHG) “I Choose Green” initiative, Roxaco-Asia Hospitality Corporation (RAHC) proudly kicks off one of its most creative and community-driven environmental programs to date: the...
SM Hotels and Convention Corporation (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is investing ₱5.3 billion to ramp up its MICE footprint over the next five years, starting with two major developments in Cebu and Pasay. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm stated...
SM Hotels and Convention Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), is expanding nationwide with the addition of seven new hotels by the end of 2029. SM Prime said the move will increase the SM property group’s hotel count from 10 to 17 and boost total room inventory...
The SM group’s retail and hotels units are seeking to boost sales by enhancing their customer experience strategies in response to consumers’s preference for personalized shopping and lifestyle experiences. A recent 2025 global consumer trends report by experience management firm Qualtrics...
