Travellers International brings Okura Hotel brand to Philippines

In response to the growing number of tourists visiting the Philippines, casino operator Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIGHI) announced plans to add a new hotel in Resorts World Manila (RWM).

Japan Times reported that TIGHI has inked an agreement with Tokyo-based Hotel Okura Co. to manage the new hotel under the premium Japanese brand.

The first luxury hotel of the Japanese firm, which will be constructed inside the RWM casino complex, will have 191 rooms, with a standard room size of about 60 square meters. The 11-story Hotel Okura is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the companies.

TIGHI and Okura also agreed to construct another 13-story hotel with 380 rooms in Bayshore City Resorts World, an integrated resort located at Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) Entertainment City in Pasay City. The second hotel is expected to be constructed in 2020.