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33 MAR-APR 2020 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS MCMAG-ASIA.COM Sheraton Manila Hotel Operated by Marriott International, the 390-room hotel in Resorts World Manila, across the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 3, offers 15 flexible spaces for meetings of various group sizes and a grand ballroom that can seat 350 attendees, conference-style. The grand ballroom is equipped with cutting-edge technology audiovisual equipment, including two LED screens built into the wall. It also launched a co-working space called ColLab, the first Sheraton co-working space in Asia Pacific, which features six private rooms and a 415- sqm common area. New hotels in Manila WORDS TARA SERING Here to stay Hotel Okura Manila By June this year, the Japanese luxury brand is expected to open its first Manila property with 188 guest rooms. Among the key features of this "ultra-luxury property" are spacious 60-sqm rooms, fine-dining restaurant Yamazato, and Okura's signature service (built on the Japanese philosophy of omotenashi or wholehearted hospitality). The hotel's location provides easy access to business districts such as Makati and Bonifacio Global City, and the bayside entertainment hubs in Manila. Sheraton Manila is across Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Seda Hotels Seda Hotels continues its 10-billion- peso expansion to add a total of 3,268 rooms across 11 locations around the country, particularly in Metro Manila, by the time it is completed this year. To meet the high demand for rooms at its top-performing Seda BGC property, where the average daily occupancy rate is at 80%, the brand added a second tower with 342 rooms. Seda BGC is in Manila's Bonifacio Global City, the city's newest financial district and home to headquarters of MNCs. This is the flagship property under the Seda brand. The 350-room Seda Manila Bay will be located on Aseana Avenue in Parañaque, next to Ayala Malls Manila Bay and close to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It will open in the second quarter of this year. Guests can reach the Makati business district through the NAIA Expressway. Seda Manila Bay on Aseana Avenue. Hotel Okura Manila has 188 guest rooms. UNIQUE VENUES SPOTLIGHT

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