Subic Sun Convention Resort and Casino, Inc., a $300-million integrated complex was launched on Thursday to further boost the tourism industry here.
According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Accor International Group is set to construct a world-class integrated leisure and convention center.
“In a
couple of years, the Ibis Styles and Mercure Hotels, which is affiliated with
the Accor International Group, will be operating a world class integrated
leisure and convention center in Subic Bay, which will be the very first
integrated resort casino and hotel complex in the freeport,” Aliño said during
the launch.
A
groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Subic International Hotel, Bravo
Building Compound, which would soon become the Subic Sun Convention Resort and
Casino Inc.
According
to Subic Sun Convention Resort and Casino Inc. Chairman and President Pablo
Edgardo T. Puyat, “The operations are anticipated to begin in 2025, following
the commencement of our $300 million investment commitment.”
“Both the
Ibis Styles Subic and Mercure Subic are in the company’s economy and midscale
segments, respectively. Ibis Styles Subic is set to open in 2026 and is the
first internationally branded hotel in Subic,” he said. Ibis Styles Subic will
offer 175 rooms and will feature amenities such as a swimming pool, meeting
space, and a gym.
Ibis
Styles is an economy hotel brand focused on in-style stays while the Mercure is
a French midscale hotel brand, with both brands owned by ACCOR International
Group. The Ibis Styles and Mercure Hotels are just part of the initial phase of
the project.
Mercure
Subic, also set to open in 2026, will offer 250 rooms and be the second
internationally branded hotel in the area. It is located adjacent to Ibis
Styles Subic.
Puyat
added, “A world-class integrated leisure and convention center will be
constructed in progressive phases, encompassing a six-hectare property that
will feature an integrated resort casino complex and five-star resort hotels.”
He said that aside from the convention center/ exhibition hall, the area will also have duty-free shops, dormitels, carpark, hotel and recreation center, Americana complex, Americana seaside clubhouse, American country club and the New Dragon Restaurant.
Meanwhile,
Chairman Aliño also remarked that with the additional facilities inside the
Freeport, more tourists will now have hotels to stay in, since hotels inside
Subic Bay Freeport are fully-booked even months before the start of the peak
season. “It provides them with an alternative lodging inside the Freeport,” he
added.
Accor is
a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises
hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company
in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide.
Accor operates
5,584 locations in over 110 countries. Its total capacity is approximately
821,518 rooms (end 2023). It owns and operates brands in many segments of
hospitality: Luxury (Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel), premium (MGallery, Pullman,
Swissôtel), midscale (Novotel, Mercure, Adagio), and economy (ibis, hotelF1).
Accor also owns companies specialized in digital hospitality and event
organization, such as onefinestay, D-Edge, ResDiary, John Paul, Potel &
Chabot and Wojo.
The company is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, and is a constituent of the CAC Next 20 index on the Paris stock exchange. (MPD-SBMA)
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