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Art sparks hope

Golden Bay Land Holdings commissions local artists via the NVC Foundation’s Artisans of Hope to spread positivity around its newly opened property. Golden Bay Holdings Inc., one of the country's leading boutique developers, has recently opened its first prime commercial property Aspire Corporate Plaza. Amidst all odds of the COVID-19…

Boracay hotel extends assistance to LGU to help ensure everyone’s health and safety

World-famous Boracay, one of the country’s crown jewels in its tourism efforts, is slowly coming back to life, as it gradually welcomes back visitors after months of self-imposed hibernation due to COVID-19. And with this development, premiere hospitality establishments such as Crimson Boracay have started to gear up and make…

Hotel by the bay welcomes Christmas season with reopening of flagship restaurant

Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila welcomes the festive season with the recent reopening of flagship restaurant Spiral. For those who’d rather stay home for the holidays though, the hotel is also introducing a new food concept dubbed as “Spiral at Home.” Executive Chef Bettina Arguelles showcases Spiral’s distinctive range of dishes…

Boracay’s improved Circumferential Road is now ‘built, built, built’

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ The world-famous island of Boracay gets so much more than a facelift with the completion of Phases 1 and 2 of its Circumferential Road Project, which has resulted in 8.73 kilometers of widened, concrete roads that now come with spacious sidewalks, provisions for street…

SMDC South 2 Residences: An Exciting Take on Sustainable Urban Living

With the need for sustainable living changing the direction of the urban dweller’s lifestyle, hyperconnected, integrated cities are bound to be the future of urban living. Urban developers are being challenged to rethink perspectives and redefine sustainable urban living. The 15-minute City The convenience and accessibility to basic needs like…

Buffet or a la carte? No need to choose at Conrad Manila

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz What is part buffet, part a la carte and a complete dining experience rolled into one? For this hotel by the bay, it’s called a “Feast of Flavors.” Some may argue that buffets — tempting as they are — probably still aren’t the best…

One of the country’s most iconic hotel lobbies reopens

After an eight-month hiatus, The Peninsula Manila Lobby starts welcoming guests, old and new, to once more relive memories and make new ones. Like all major hospitality establishments in the country, The Peninsula Manila, after more than 40 years in the business, was forced to close its doors since the…

Living with ‘housemates’

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz A loving couple’s Mediterranean-inspired, nine-bedroom dream home turned into the stuff of nightmares really quick, as they found out that they, indeed, were never alone in it. It was Dec. 8, 2015 when Michael and Theo acquired a 480-sq.m property in one of the…

“Hideaway by the Bay” awaits you at Okada Manila

The long wait is over! Okada Manila, Asia’s largest Forbes five-star ultra-luxury integrated resort, is slowly easing its way into the new normal, as it welcomes guests back into the property with its “Hideaway by the Bay” staycation promotion. The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently granted Okada Manila the Certificate…

Here’s what to expect when traveling in the new normal

Text and photos by Hermes Joy Tunac After seven months since my last pre-COVID-19 travel, visiting Boracay recently has given me a broad idea on how future domestic trips to vacation destinations would be like in the coming months. Given how fluid the situation still is, protocols might change without…