{"id":16439,"date":"2026-05-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=16439"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:02:32","slug":"megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Megaworld accelerates hotel and gaming expansion in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Megaworld Corporation<\/strong> has announced the opening of six new hotels across the Philippines before 2029, a major expansion expected to strengthen the country\u2019s tourism, corporate and entertainment capacity amid the rapid growth of gaming and integrated resorts in Asia. The plan includes nearly 2,000 new rooms across Manila, Pampanga, Palawan, Laguna and Bacolod, positioning the company as one of the most aggressive players in the Philippine hospitality market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new developments include <strong>ArcoVia Hotel<\/strong> in Pasig City, <strong>Savoy Capital Town<\/strong> in Pampanga, <strong>The Hamptons Hotel<\/strong> in Laguna, as well as <strong>Paragua Sands Hotel<\/strong> and <strong>Savoy Hotel Palawan<\/strong> inside the massive Paragua Coastown development in San Vicente, Palawan. The company will also launch <strong>The Kingsford<\/strong> in Bacolod City. Two of the hotels will be integrated into a 462-hectare coastal tourism development in Palawan focused on premium tourism and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines2.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion is being led by Megaworld Corporation under the leadership of CEO and president <strong>Lourdes T. Gutierrez-Alfonso<\/strong>. The company belongs to the Alliance Global Group ecosystem linked to businessman <strong>Andrew Tan<\/strong>, which also maintains strong exposure to gaming through Newport World Resorts and Travellers International.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/megaworld-accelerates-hotel-and-gaming-expansion-in-the-philippines3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lourdes T. Gutierrez-Alfonso<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megaworld allocated approximately <strong>\u20b165 billion<\/strong> in capital expenditures for 2026, while the Philippine hotel market is projected to receive more than <strong>\u20b1250 billion<\/strong> in new developments over the coming years. The group already operates in Entertainment City, Manila Bay, where it opened the <strong>Grand Westside Hotel<\/strong>, currently the largest hotel in the Philippines with 1,531 rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country welcomed approximately <strong>6.48 million international tourists in 2025<\/strong> and generated around <strong>\u20b1694 billion in tourism revenue<\/strong>, while the gaming industry under the supervision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is projecting gross gaming revenue of up to <strong>\u20b1480 billion<\/strong>, driven by integrated resorts, e-games and premium tourism. For Megaworld, hotel growth is not just about adding rooms, it is about capturing more corporate traffic, conventions, luxury tourism and spending tied to the expanding Philippine gaming ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megaworld Corporation has announced the opening of six new hotels across the Philippines before 2029, a major expansion expected to strengthen the country\u2019s tourism, corporate and entertainment capacity amid the rapid growth of gaming and integrated resorts in Asia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16440,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,57,15,2792,5080,2452,2345,4589,105,1218],"class_list":["post-16439","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-manila","tag-megaworld","tag-pagcor","tag-philippines","tag-resorts","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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