{"id":777031057,"date":"2025-09-01T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777031057"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:37:33","slug":"travellers-international-takes-control-of-westside-city-casino-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/travellers-international-takes-control-of-westside-city-casino-project","title":{"rendered":"Travellers International takes control of Westside City casino project in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Suntrust steps back to a minority role as completion is pushed back to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Travellers International Hotel Group has taken control of the US$1.2bn Westside City integrated resort in Manila\u2019s Entertainment City. The project, previously led by Suntrust Resort Holdings, has faced repeated delays, with its opening now targeted for the third quarter of 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under a new strategic agreement, Suntrust will hold a 20 per cent indirect stake in Entertainment City Resorts Corporation (ECRC), the vehicle through which Travellers and its affiliates will oversee construction and operations. ECRC will assume all rights and obligations related to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travellers is owned by Andrew Tan\u2019s Alliance Global. The Westside Integrated Resort will have a five-star hotel with more than 450 suites, a casino featuring over 280 gaming tables and 1,000 slot machines, a shopping mall, and a 3,000-seat theatre complex. Cultural features will include the Artists Promenade, the Grand Opera House, and the Apollo, Bohemia, and Crown theatres designed to showcase Philippine performing arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located within Manila Bay\u2019s Entertainment City, the project will become the fourth large-scale casino resort in the district, joining Solaire, City of Dreams Manila, and Okada Manila. The area is a strategic hub for the Philippines, competing with Macau and Singapore for regional gaming and tourism traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travellers already operates Newport World Resorts, formerly Resorts World Manila, next to the capital\u2019s main international airport. The company is banking on the post-pandemic tourism recovery and its expanded footprint in Manila to strengthen its position in the Asian gaming market.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Sun Group selected as investor for US$2bn casino project in Van Don, Vietnam<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Suntrust steps back to a minority role as completion is pushed back to 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777020167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Travellers International Hotel Group has assumed control of the US$1.2bn Westside City integrated resort project in Manila, with Suntrust Resort Holdings transitioning to a 20% indirect minority stake. The project's completion has been further delayed, now targeting Q3 2026, impacting the competitive landscape within Entertainment City and the broader Asian gaming market.","focusai_entities":"Travellers International Hotel Group, Suntrust Resort Holdings, Entertainment City Resorts Corporation, Alliance Global, Solaire, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Manila, Newport World Resorts","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila, Macau, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Suntrust's Financial Impact","query":"What are the specific financial implications for Suntrust Resort Holdings following its transition to a minority indirect stake in ECRC, particularly regarding its balance sheet and future revenue streams?"},{"label":"Market Share Impact","query":"How will the delayed market entry and change in operational control of Westside City impact the competitive landscape and projected GGR distribution among existing integrated resorts in Manila's Entertainment City?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[12436,24804,24194],"class_list":["post-777031057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casinos","tag-the-philippines","tag-travellers-international-hotel-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777031057"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777031080,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031057\/revisions\/777031080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777020167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777031057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777031057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777031057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}