Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is a dynamic hotel brand currently located in nearly 60 countries around the world. Truly international, Crowne Plaza offers premium accommodation, designed for the discerning business and leisure traveller who appreciates simplified elegance combined with the practicality of the latest features, as well as value for money. At Crowne Plaza, guests can enjoy a 24-hour business service, wireless high speed internet access in the lobby plus fitness and leisure facilities.

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Hotel Indigo is an upscale boutique brand that delivers a refreshing and inviting guest experience that is truly reflective of the local community.

From the locally-inspired murals to the renewal program where the images, music, scent, and menu items change throughout the year, Hotel Indigo delivers a vibrant, engaging and genuine boutique experience that gives guests the confidence to step out and explore the local neighbourhood.

Each Hotel Indigo property is unique and designed to reflect the local culture, character and geography of the surrounding area while brand hallmarks ensure consistent and reliable service from location to location.

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Holiday Inn offers today's business and leisure travellers dependability, friendly service and modern attractive facilities at excellent value. You'll find them throughout the world – in small towns and major cities, along quiet roadways and near bustling airports – because full-service Holiday Inn hotels are always conveniently located. Since 1952 Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts have provided the services business travellers need, while also offering leisure travellers a comfortable, casual atmosphere where they can relax and enjoy amenities such as restaurants, room service, swimming pools, fitness centres and comfortable lounges.

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Holiday Inn Express (or Express by Holiday Inn® as it is known in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific) is one of the fastest growing hotel brands in its segment. Holiday Inn Express offers competitive rates for both business and leisure travellers. All hotels are limited service and feature complimentary breakfast, a clean fresh room and Priority Club® Rewards benefits.

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Staybridge Suites is an innovative all-suite hotel brand designed to meet the needs of upscale extended-stay guests. It is ideal for travellers seeking a residential-style hotel that is perfect for business, relocation and vacations. Amenities include multiple suite types (deluxe studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom/two-bath) with fully equipped kitchens, speaker phone with individual voicemail and direct dial access plus complimentary Wireless internet, complimentary deluxe daily breakfast buffet and evening receptions, 24-hour business services and complimentary guest laundry facilities.

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Candlewood Suites is focused on comfort, space and value. At 288 properties located throughout North America, guests find spacious studio and one-bedroom suites each with their own fully equipped kitchen, large workspace, overstuffed recliner, VCR and/or DVD and CD player, complimentary high-speed internet access and telephones with voicemail and free local calls. The complimentary fitness center and guest laundry are open around the clock, and the Candlewood Cupboard® is open 24 hours for snacks, refreshments, entrées and other necessities. Candlewood Suites hotels offer guests all of this at a very comfortable price

Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts is further strengthening its Asian network by undertaking management of the Moevenpick Resort & Spa Cebu with immediate effect.

The Mediterranean-inspired enclave, set on its own private beach on Mactan Island, offers white sandy beaches and excellent diving and snorkelling, while guests looking for a more energetic stay can head into Cebu, with its vibrant nightlife and extensive shopping, half an hour away.

An impressive range of room categories includes deluxe and executive rooms, as well as one and two-bedroom Executive Spa Suites. Most of the rooms offer direct sea views and the suites are designed in striking Art Deco style, offering balconies with sea views, living room and expansive bathroom with Jacuzzi. The stunning two bedroom Ocean Suite features a separate dining area.

The resort contains three executive floors and an executive lounge, making it perfect for meeting retreats or unwinding executives looking to combine work and leisure.

Guests can choose from five restaurants and bars, with open kitchens designed by Dan Kwan, and keep in shape at the fully equipped health club, professional gym, steam room and garden spa.

Jean Gabriel Pérès, President and CEO of Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts, said: “We are very excited about our arrival in the Philippines. It is a significant milestone for Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts as it marks our 15th signed hotel in Asia.”

Manuel Osmeña, Group Chairman of property owner Oikonomos International Resources Corporation said: “We are delighted to have joined hands with Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts, a highly regarded international hotel management company. We look forward to a successful collaboration and tofurther position our resort as a preferred leisure destination within the Philippines and Asia.”

Since late 2010 Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts has extended its Asian presence beyond Thailand and Vietnam, with recent developments announced in China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India. In addition, this month’s soft opening of the Moevenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa in Singapore is further evidence of the expansion of the Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts portfolio in Asia.