Prime Highlights:
- Megaworld Corporation is helping make the Philippines a top travel destination by improving hotels nationwide with innovation, inclusivity, and Filipino hospitality.
- The company was named the Philippines’ first Muslim-Friendly Hotel Chainat the 2025 Halal in Travel Awards, highlighting its commitment to welcoming all travelers.
Key Facts:
- Megaworld Hotels & Resorts (MHR) currently operates 13 hotelsand plans to open 7 more in the next three years across Boracay, Cebu, Manila, Palawan, Pampanga, and Iloilo.
- The company partnered with global hotel group Accor, starting with the rebranding of Belmont Hotel Mactanto Mercure Mactan Cebu in 2025, combining local hospitality with international standards.
Background:
As tourism rises in Southeast Asia, Megaworld Corporation is helping the Philippines become a top destination by improving hotels with new developments, innovation, and inclusive Filipino hospitality.
Through Megaworld Hotels & Resorts (MHR), the company is expanding its homegrown hotel brands in key destinations. With 13 hotels already operating and seven more opening in the next three years, Megaworld is boosting tourism in places like Boracay, Cebu, Manila, Palawan, Pampanga, and Iloilo.
Currently, MHR operates 13 hotels under seven Filipino brands. The Savoy Hotel brand includes properties in Manila, Mactan, and Boracay, while Belmont Hotels covers Manila, Mactan, and Boracay as well. The Richmonde Hotel brand has locations in Ortigas, Quezon City, and Iloilo.
Other properties include Kingsford Hotel Manila, Grand Westside Hotel in Parañaque, Hotel Lucky Chinatown in Manila, and Twin Lakes Hotel in Batangas. Megaworld’s upcoming hotels include the Chancellor Hotel Boracay, Belmont Hotel Iloilo, Kingsford Hotel Bacolod, the Savoy Hotel Palawan, Paraguay Sands Palawan, ArcoVia Hotel in Pasig, and Savoy Capital Town in Pampanga. Once completed, the company will have 20 hotels with around 9,000 rooms.
For the first time in the Philippines, Megaworld was named the country’s first Muslim-Friendly Hotel Chain at the 2025 Halal in Travel Awards in Singapore. Its hotels now have halal kitchens, prayer rooms, qibla indicators, and culturally sensitive services to welcome Muslim travelers.
Megaworld has also partnered with the global hotel group Accor, bringing their expertise, service standards, and loyalty program to some properties. The first hotel to be rebranded will be Belmont Hotel Mactan, which will become Mercure Mactan Cebu later in 2025. This partnership combines local hospitality with international standards, giving guests better service and worldwide recognition.
