{"id":777043268,"date":"2026-06-08T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043268"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:38:01","slug":"okada-manila-steps-up-efforts-to-attract-japanese-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/okada-manila-steps-up-efforts-to-attract-japanese-visitors","title":{"rendered":"Okada Manila steps up efforts to attract Japanese visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Philippine integrated resort is expanding services for Japanese guests and strengthening its VIP offering as competition in the local gaming market intensifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Okada Manila has announced new initiatives aimed at attracting more visitors from Japan, as the integrated resort seeks to grow its international customer base. The property said it is enhancing language support, hospitality services and facilities tailored to visitors from Japan, which the company identified Japan as a key target market for future growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The venue recently launched Ariake<\/strong>, a gaming club designed for Japanese VIP players. It has table games, gaming machines, a private gaming salon and Japanese-speaking staff, along with dedicated membership and dining services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japan\u2019s Universal Entertainment, Ariake is intended to reflect Japanese customers’ preferences while supporting broader efforts to attract international high-value players.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> PAGCOR CEO says Philippine gaming revenue could fall by up to 19%<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philippine integrated resort is expanding services for Japanese guests and strengthening its VIP offering as competition in the local gaming market intensifies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777025315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Okada Manila is strategically expanding its services, particularly for Japanese VIP guests, to enhance its international customer base and navigate intensifying competition within the Philippine integrated resort market. This initiative includes the launch of \"Ariake,\" a dedicated gaming club tailored with specific language support and hospitality services for high-value Japanese players. The move by Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment, aims to bolster GGR and NGR by targeting a key demographic.","focusai_entities":"Okada Manila, Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Universal Entertainment, PAGCOR","focusai_location":"Philippines, Japan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"VIP Strategy ROI","query":"What is the projected incremental GGR and NGR contribution from the enhanced Japanese VIP offering, and what is the anticipated return on investment for the Ariake club?"},{"label":"Market Share Impact","query":"How will Okada Manila's intensified focus on Japanese VIPs alter the competitive landscape and market share distribution among integrated resorts in the Philippines?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[8986,24804],"class_list":["post-777043268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-okada-manila","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043268","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=777043268"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043277,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043268\/revisions\/777043277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777025315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}