DT Research™, Inc., an industry leader in the development of information appliances for vertical markets, and WOWCARD Inc., a major service provider to restaurants, tourist attractions, casinos, hotels and medical institutions in the Philippines, today announced that Jollibee and Chowking, two of the most popular fast-food chains in the Philippines, have deployed the WebDT Signage [...]

Beth Collingz, Marketing director for PLC International Marketing Networks, which is exclusively marketing the Lancaster Suites and Lancaster – The Atrium Hotel Condominiums in Metro Manila, said “buyers are investors in hotel-condos, a real estate product that combines the flexibility of ownership of a condo in a hotel setting. Popular in the United States, Europe [...]

THE Philippines posted a record 13,939 rooms last year, a 9.9-percent increase from the 12,683 recorded in year earlier, Trent M. Frankum, general manager of CB Richard Ellis Philippines, Inc. (CBRE) said.
But Frankum also said these additional hotel rooms are not enough to meet the growing demand for more rooms.
Citing the reports of the Philippine [...]

According to Beth Collingz, of PLC International Marketing Networks, a Lead Marketing Partner with Pacific Concord Properties Inc., whom have Condotel developments in Metro Manila and Cebu, and specializes in working with international clients: “Since the UK Pound Sterling hit 94:1 on the Philippine Peso, my phone has been very busy with buyers from the [...]

The Condo Hotel concept is attractive to many who are interested in investing their hard earned pennies in real estate. One type of condotel purchaser is someone seeking a vacation place, but due to the limited amount of time they anticipate being able to spend there, buying a traditional condominium would not seem an economically [...]

Boracay Beach Condo Hotel, a flagship development of Boracay Trans Pacific Properties Inc. (developers) and Asiana Villas (land owners), has finally held its ground breaking ceremonies at Barangay Balabag, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan last February 2, 2007.
In attendance were directors of both Asiana and Boracay Trans Pacific as well as well-wishers, suppliers, architects and [...]

Rapid development, rising personal consumption and inefficient use of resources are producing unprecedented levels of waste in Asia, where cities will generate an estimated 1.8 million tons of garbage per day by 2025, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
The bank warned that the increased waste in the region — from the current 760,000 tons per [...]

A Filipino hotel chain operator plans to tap the “huge” market of Indian travelers to hike its revenues and room occupancy rate this year.
“The hotel aims to expand our reach to other Asian tourists and India is a potential market for us,” said Hembler Mendoza, manager of Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino (WAHC) in Lapu-Lapu [...]

Singapore’s Ascott Residence Trust (ART) bought a majority stake in a luxury apartment block for 2.7 billion pesos ($54 million) from Ayala Land , the Philippines’ top property firm said on Thursday.
Ayala Hotels Inc. (AHI), a company owned by Ayala Land and parent firm Ayala Corp. , and partner Ocmador Philippines BV sold their 60-40 [...]

Hong Kong shares hit a new record close, lifted by gains by real-estate companies, as most Asian markets advanced.
Singapore also finished at another record, Shanghai reached a five-year high and Taipei advanced to its highest mark in more than half a year.
In Hong Kong, blue-chip Hang Seng index inched up 14.53 points, or 0.1, to [...]

G Hotel Manila by Waterfront, the first boutique hotel in the country was launched last Nov. 17 in the city of Manila.
This is another first from the largest Filipino-owned and managed first class hotel chain in the archipelago.
Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, the biggest Filipino-owned and managed first class hotel chain in the country added a [...]

Beth Collingz, head of plcglobalpinoy.com, says that new developments in South East Asian markets, such as the Philippines, have “dented” the “overall demand” for property in Europe specially the former eastern block countries of Bulgaria, Poland and Romania
However, the firm argues that the majority of off-plan-investors have left Europe and have chosen to develop property [...]