Alliance Global sets year-end opening for $1.25 billion Manila casino resort
The announcement came as Newport World Resorts' operator reported an 8-percent rise in nine-month EBITDA.
Key points
- The US$1.25-billion Westside Resort is scheduled to open by the end of 2026.
- Travellers International reported nine-month EBITDA of PHP6.1 billion, up 8 percent year-on-year.
- Westside is expected to have more than 2,500 hotel rooms and over 2,000 gaming machines and tables.
- Alliance Global did not give a precise opening date or an updated construction timetable.
Alliance Global Group Inc says its US$1.25-billion Westside Resort casino complex in Manila is scheduled to open by the end of 2026. The Philippine conglomerate gave no precise opening date or updated construction timetable in its Thursday filing.
The announcement accompanied results for Travellers International Hotel Group Inc, the owner and operator of Newport World Resorts. Its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation rose 8 percent year-on-year to PHP6.1 billion (US$95.8 million) for the nine months to September 30, according to GGRAsia.
Westside is in Manila's Entertainment City casino district. Entertainment City Resorts Corp is undertaking the development following a restructuring involving Philippine-listed Suntrust Resort Holdings Inc. Travellers International and Alliance Global hold majority control of the development entity.
The project is expected to include more than 2,500 hotel rooms across three brands, over 2,000 gaming machines and tables, and restaurants, retail outlets and entertainment facilities.
Travellers International CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez said in September 2025 that the property would open in phases, with full completion targeted for 2027.
The connected 1,530-room Mövenpick Manila Bay Westside hotel is also scheduled to open before the end of 2026. The hotel is part of the hospitality portfolio of Alliance Global subsidiary Megaworld Corp and is linked to the casino resort by a sky bridge.
At Travellers International, nine-month net revenue was PHP23.1 billion. Alliance Global said growth in non-gaming revenue offset softer VIP gaming revenue, while steady operating costs supported the rise in EBITDA.
Non-gaming revenue rose 16 percent year-on-year to PHP5.9 billion over the nine months. In the third quarter, the segment grew 23 percent, while hotel and food and beverage revenue increased 11 percent, the parent said.
GGRAsia calculated that Travellers International generated approximately PHP1.7 billion in third-quarter EBITDA on net revenue of PHP7.9 billion. Newport World Resorts, opposite Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport, has casino facilities and five international hotel brands with a combined 2,742 rooms.
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