http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-07T08:24:08Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Philippine%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/19/16930/9396 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/regentlogo.png" class="imgborder"> By all accounts, 2007 was a banner year for Philippine tourism, with the number of foreign arrivals topping the three million mark (the previous record for yearly visitors was 1.9 million). According to Department of Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, 2008 promises to deliver even better numbers, with his department focusing on the "opening of new hotel projects and properties."<p> One of the most ambitious of these new projects will be the <b>Regent Manila Bay</b> by hotelier <a href="http://www.carlson.com/brands/hotels.cfm">Carlson</a>, bringing 5-star opulence to the Philippines. <p>The Regent Manila Bay will be part of a unique hotel-within-a-hotel development, offering luxury accommodations within the Radisson Hotel Manila Bay. The hotels will share a common structure but will have NatalieWW 2008-02-19T16:42:04-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/