San Remigio resort invests P8.5 million for expansion

CEBU, Philippines – San Remigio Beach Club, in the northern part of Cebu, poured in P8.5 million for new facilities noting the increasing demand for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibition (MICE) in the market.

San Remigio Beach Club general manager Mark Anthony Ynoc said that with their new facilities, the resort’s capacity has stretched to accommodating trainings, workshops, and team building sessions of bigger groups.

Ynoc said that despite the economic crisis, the resort pushed through with its expansion plans bearing in mind the huge demand from group activities citing previous huge group bookings including summer and winter camps of Korean students.

“We felt the demand and this huge demand urged us to really pursue the expansion despite the crisis. There is always opportunity in every crisis and now we are already capable of handling and accommodating big groups because of our expanded capacity,” said Ynoc.

He revealed that around six million was pitched for the construction of two convention centers while another P2.5 million was pegged for the dormitories.

The four dormitory rooms can accommodate 14 people for every room and with this; the resort now has 50 rooms in all.

Aside from these new developments in the resort, San Remigio Beach Club is eyeing to also put up more facilities that will enhance the area and attract more guests both local and foreign, said Ynoc.

After the dormitories and the convention center were launched, the resort is now preparing to start the construction of its Sir Anthony Spa and Sauna, Honeymoon suites and a pool which is eyed to be opened in 2010.

A business lounge is also being eyed to provide ease and convenience to business guests who are in need to always get connected through the internet.

The San Remigio Beach Club is a 7.5 hectare property in Baybay, Tambongon in the town of San Remigio in the north side of the province.

Currently, its development and utilization of the whole property is 70 percent developed.

Ynoc said that with the current global crisis which has affected the operations of some players of the country’s hospitality industry, San Remigio Beach Club is strengthening its hold of the market both local and foreign. — Rhia de Pablo