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Two new Asia Pacific properties for Starwood
19 Dec 2012 . BY Aoife Dowling
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts is continuing its Asia Pacific expansion with the addition of two new branded-properties in Manila, Philippines.

The hotel's are owned by Travellers International Hotel Group and will be managed by Starwood.

The Westin Manila Bayshore is scheduled to open in mid-2016 in the Entertainment City development in Paranaque.

The Westin hotel will feature 600 guestrooms as well as a Heavenly-branded spa.

Other facilities will include five food and beverage venues, a Westin fitness centre, a swimming pool and 2,300 sq m (24,757 sq ft) of meeting space.

The hotel will form part of the Resorts World Bayshore mixed-use complex that will house a grand opera house, a shopping mall and entertainment complexes.

Meanwhile, Sheraton Manila hotel will open in the Resorts World Manila development in Newport City, Pasay in early-2017.

Located in Metro Manila, the Sheraton hotel will feature 350 guestrooms as well as a Shine Spa for Sheraton.

The hotel will also house two restaurants, a fitness centre and swimming pool.

Starwood currently operates 230 hotels in Asia Pacific with plans to reach 400 operating hotels in the region by 2016.

Chuck Abbott, Regional Vice President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts said: "We are thrilled to enter the vibrant, booming market in the Philippines, and believe there is ample demand for the Westin brand's signature programs and amenities, as well as the Sheraton brand's unique blend of hospitality."

"Resorts World Bayshore and Resorts World Manila are expected to be among the region's pre-eminent entertainment destinations, and Starwood is pleased to have been selected by their respective owners."
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Two new Asia Pacific properties for Starwood
19 Dec 2012 . BY Aoife Dowling
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is continuing its Asia Pacific expansion with the addition of two new branded-properties in Manila, Philippines.

The hotel's are owned by Travellers International Hotel Group and will be managed by Starwood.

The Westin Manila Bayshore is scheduled to open in mid-2016 in the Entertainment City development in Paranaque.

The Westin hotel will feature 600 guestrooms as well as a Heavenly-branded spa.

Other facilities will include five food and beverage venues, a Westin fitness centre, a swimming pool and 2,300 sq m (24,757 sq ft) of meeting space.

The hotel will form part of the Resorts World Bayshore mixed-use complex that will house a grand opera house, a shopping mall and entertainment complexes.

Meanwhile, Sheraton Manila hotel will open in the Resorts World Manila development in Newport City, Pasay in early-2017.

Located in Metro Manila, the Sheraton hotel will feature 350 guestrooms as well as a Shine Spa for Sheraton.

The hotel will also house two restaurants, a fitness centre and swimming pool.

Starwood currently operates 230 hotels in Asia Pacific with plans to reach 400 operating hotels in the region by 2016.

Chuck Abbott, Regional Vice President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts said: "We are thrilled to enter the vibrant, booming market in the Philippines, and believe there is ample demand for the Westin brand's signature programs and amenities, as well as the Sheraton brand's unique blend of hospitality."

"Resorts World Bayshore and Resorts World Manila are expected to be among the region's pre-eminent entertainment destinations, and Starwood is pleased to have been selected by their respective owners."
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