Park Inn by Radisson Hotel

(09 May 2011. Pasay City, Philippines.) Philippine conglomerate SM Investments Corporation (SM) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, signed a contract with Carlson, a privately held global hospitality and travel company, for the opening of a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Davao City’s Lanang district. The hotel will be the very first Park Inn by Radisson in the Asia Pacific region. Park Inn by Radisson is one of the hotel brands under Carlson and is the largest mid-market brand for hotels under development in Europe.

The 200-room hotel will be located within the 175,000 square meter (sqm) mixed-use complex owned and developed by SM shopping mall subsidiary, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Other projects to rise in the complex are an SM Supermall and a convention center. SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation will construct and own the Php 750 million building for the Park Inn by Radisson Davao hotel, while management and operations will be handled by Carlson. Construction of the hotel is expected to start in the 3rd quarter of this year and is scheduled to open by 2013.

Elizabeth T. Sy, president of SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation said, “The signing of our contract with Carlson to open a Park Inn by Radisson in Davao City is another concrete step towards fulfilling the vision of our founder, Henry Sy, Sr., to make the Philippines a world-class tourist destination. We believe that Davao is an ideal location for such an undertaking because of its robust economy, vibrant population, and excellent infrastructure including its international airport. In addition, the Park Inn hotel will benefit from the business synergies that will be created with the other upcoming SM projects within its vicinity.”

The 200-room Park Inn by Radisson will feature bright, bold, and fresh room interiors coupled with fun friendly service. “With the tagline Sleep Well, Live Well, Park Inn by Radisson hotels offer a hassle-free, clean and comfortable stay at a reasonable price,” says Xerxes Meher-Homji, executive vice-president and chief development officer, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. The hotel will also offer other amenities such as an all-day dining restaurant, meeting rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, and a gym.

In September last year, SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation opened the upper upscale, 400-room Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, which is also managed by Carlson. It also recently opened the Pico Sands Hotel, a 154-room resort hotel within Pico de Loro, SM’s eco-tourism project at Hamilo Coast, Nasugbu, Batangas.

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Tebow Cure Hospital Davao City

Team Tebow scores touchdown for Davao children’s hospital
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This news was posted on December 12th, 2011.

SACRAMENTO, California—The hottest quarterback in the NFL has football in his mind and the Philippines in his heart.

Tim Tebow of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos announced recently that his Tebow Foundation and CURE International will build a new 30-bed children’s hospital in Davao City.

The $3.1-million (about P134.4 million) hospital project will be the first by the sports superstar and the charitable medical organization since forming a partnership last October.

Donors to CURE and the Foundation are sharing the costs. It is reported that all but $700,000 of the funds needed for the project have been raised.

Why the zeal to help needy kids in the Philippines?
Well, Tim Tebow was born in Makati, in 1987, while his parents were Baptist missionaries in the country. “I always have a special place in my heart for the country where I was born,” he told supporters in a video message. “I’m very excited about the project. This hospital will change the lives of thousands of children in the Philippines.”

The facility will treat children with club foot and bow legs, deformities correctable by surgery that poor people in Davao and surrounding areas cannot afford. At least a third of the patients will be treated free of charge. Tim and his family will help spread their mantra—have a little faith—by way of a planned “Timmy’s Playroom” within the hospital to teach children about faith, hope and love. “The idea is to give kids a brighter day in their darkest hour of need,” said the American sports superstar.

To be outfitted with modern equipment, the hospital will surely enrich Davao’s skyline. It will be the first to be built in the Philippines by CURE and its 11th worldwide. CURE describes itself as “the largest provider of reconstructive surgery to disabled children in the emerging world.”

The hospital will not be the first labor of love involving Tim and his family in the islands. Uncle Dick’s Home, founded by his father Bob and his own evangelistic association, is an orphanage that houses 49 tots in Surallah, South Cotabato. The Tebows are known to visit Surallah without media fanfare.

Groundbreaking for the Davao hospital is planned for January next year or earlier, depending on the Broncos’ fortunes in the NFL.

“Tim’s attention is drawn to football right now,” CURE spokeswoman Lisa Wolf told me. Lisa said “Tim’s desire” is to fly to Davao when local officials drive ceremonial shovels into the dirt for a much-needed facility.
Before turning pro, Tebow took the University of Florida to a national championship and won a Heisman Trophy in the process. Since becoming the Broncos’ starting quarterback, he has engineered seven wins in a row, all in exciting down-the-wire fashion.

With each of Tim’s perplexing comebacks in the fourth quarter, Denver has suddenly turned into a threat in the NFL. The Broncos now lead the league’s Western division after Tebow pulled off another one of his weekly miracles, a 13-10 pulse-pounding victory over the fabled Chicago Bears Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Tim rushes like a linebacker, throws those Hail Mary passes with a passion and rightly so. His religious beliefs are well-publicized, and as the Tebow train rolls on, fans and players are polarized. Their burning question: Should he keep the God stuff to himself or should he share it on national television?
The quarterback remains unperturbed. He is steadfast with his public display of prayer on the football field, a la Manny Pacquiao in the ring. Tim begins and ends his postgame chat with the media by crediting God’s help for his team’s success.

Kukun Hotel Davao

The Kukun group of hotels is operated by Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corp. Kukun vigorously pursues Ayala Land’s best-in-class product and service standards with a new hospitality concept—the urban lifestyle hotel. The best qualities of chain, boutique, and business hotels are united to offer savvy travelers the essence of destination, comfort, and value with refreshing simplicity.

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Kukun Davao is located within the Abreeza master-planned mixed-use development, which includes the Abreeza Residences and Abreeza Place, residential as well as office buildings in the emerging premier lifestyle and business district in the city. It is just a stone’s throw away from Abreeza Mall.

The hotel has 186 guest rooms with 167 standard rooms and nine suites, which are corner rooms, each with a balcony. Aside from the executive lounge, there are 10 function rooms, two of which can accommodate 150 people each. All the rooms have the latest technology, Wi-Fi, and the latest generation high-definition TV, with built-in digi-box.

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AEON Towers

This is the center of Davao's evolution. A structure that embodies the spirit of Davaoeños, towering over the Davao City landscape. Located right at the heart of Davao's industrial park, the AEON Towers stands among major educational centers, public service and health facilities, places of worship, business districts, commercial hubs and entertainment complex. It is within easy access from the city's major tourist attractions To live there is to live right at the center, where everything is just within your reach. The AEON Towers embodied the perfect balance between boldness and tradition, between a carefree lifestyle and a progressive mindset. Now, you can finally experience state of the art condominium living in Davao's tallest residential building.

Created, designed and conceptualized by Architect Dennis J. Litonjua, the mixed used revolutionary Condominium tower offers a formidable design that mirrors the architect's uncompromisingly high standard of excellence and professional aggressiveness, creating a total experience of dynamic creativity and technical expertise.

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