IKOT.PH : Love is the Key to Your Better World
BY: REFA POMI (July 22, 2019) Behind each and every story of success are lessons learned from untold failures. This is the truth: nothing good is easy to get. This is the reality: the bigger the dream, the larger the sacrifice. This, however, is not a sad story. Neither is this about the details on…
Asian Dragon: THE MAN WHO LOVES HOTELS
BY: JAMES SAMSON (July 12, 2019) Although he made his fortune building commercial plazas, Wilbert Lee’s heart is in the hotel business. Now, with his Oriental hotels, he continues to work on ironing out the many details that make staying in a good hotel ‘an experience’ – and making sure that guests feel right at…
Asian Traveler: The Oriental Hotels and Resorts Visions, Prospects and Maximizing Opportunities
FROM: ASIAN TRAVELER (July 11, 2019) At the forefront of the economy are business tycoons continuously redefining brand value and delivering service at its finest. Determination is a pre-requisite but more than that, for Mr. Wilbert T. Lee – President and CEO of The Oriental Hotels and Resorts, the consistency with specific details must always…
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Pinoy hotel group goes on expansion mode
BY: BERNAND L. SUPETRAN (June 22, 2019) There has been a steady growth in the country’s tourism industry and along with this, a corresponding hike in the demand for hotel rooms to cater to the influx of foreign and domestic visitors. With the entry of well-known international hotel chains in Manila, major cities, and key…
Bilyonaryo.com.ph: LKY Group’s Wilbert Lee to build 5-star hotel in Alaminos in PPP deal
FROM: BILYONARYO.COM.PH (June 21, 2019) ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – A five-star hotel will soon rise at Don Gonzalo Montemayor Wharf here. Mayor Arthur Celeste, in an interview Friday, said the 100-room hotel would be a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) project with The Oriental Hotels and Resorts. “The company will lease from the city government the 1.2 hectares…
BusinessMirror: A Bataan icon rises again
BY: BENJAMIN LAYUG (May 23, 2019) Forty-five years ago, luxury hotel living came into Bataan in the form of the Bataan Hilltop Hotel. Located within the Bataan Export Processing Zone (established in 1969, it is the first export processing zone in the country), now the Freeport Area in Bataan (FAB), it was designed by the…
Business Mirror: PAG-IBIG fund sets coverage for drivers, operators
FROM: BUSINESS MIRROR (May 10, 2019) DRIVERS and operators from the transportation sector can now have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Pag-IBIG Fund membership, with the recent signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Home Development Mutual Fund Pag-IBIG Fund and Supermalls Transport Services Inc. (STSI) the biggest terminal operator of…
Business World: Primark opens town center in Tacloban
FROM: BUSINESSWORLD ONLINE (APRIL 30, 2019) PHILIPPINE Primark Properties Inc. (Primark) recently opened its 36th community mall in Caibaan, Tacloban City. In a statement, the developer said the Caibaan Town Center, which has a floor area of 6,244 square meters (sq.m.), features SM Save More as its anchor tenant. McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Generika, Watson’s Pharmacy, Shawarma…
BusinessMirror: Oriental Hotel embarks on an expansion binge
FROM: BUSINESS MIRROR (October 10, 2018) THERE is good news brewing in the property and hospitality sectors as homegrown brand The Oriental Hotels and Resorts is embarking on an expansion binge in some of the country’s top tourist destinations. The hotel chain, which is part of the LKY Group of Cos., is embracing the concept…
Philippine Daily Inquirer: The Oriental’s Abi Lee; Celebrating heritage
BY: IDA ANITA Q. DEL MUNDO (September 30, 2018) MANILA, Philippines — In her hotel uniform and pulled-back hair dyed magenta at the ends, 25-year-old Rebecca Marie Abigail Lee – call her Abi – can easily be mistaken for a hotel intern. She is, in fact, the president and CEO of The Oriental Hotels and…
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