Travellers International plans to invest PHP39.7 billion in casino resorts on Mactan, Cebu and Boracay Island, with construction due to begin in 2026. President and CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez said the projects will be smaller gaming centres serving tourism estates operated by the group.
The planned investment would add two casino developments outside Metro Manila, with construction scheduled to start in 2026.
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Travellers International Hotel Group, operator of Newport World Resorts, reported 2025 net gaming revenue of PHP24.2 billion, up 4%, in results released by parent Alliance Global Group. Attributable profit increased 21% to PHP1.5 billion, while hotel and other non-gaming revenue fell 4% to PHP7.6 billion.
Westside Resort selected IDX’s X-Trend display system for 250 gaming tables at its Manila property, according to a company announcement. The resort is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2026, with the system forming part of its initial configuration.
PhilWeb has agreed to provide technology and operational services for Newport World Resorts’ NWPRPlay platform, the company said in a Philippine Stock Exchange disclosure on 6 April. The partnership with Travellers International Hotel Group remains subject to regulatory approvals and is PhilWeb’s third such agreement in recent weeks.
Travellers International said gross gaming revenue at Newport World Resorts in Manila rose 7% quarter on quarter in the three months to 30 September 2025. The company reported combined GGR of Php23.5 billion for the first nine months of 2025; its update did not provide a full quarterly breakdown.
Travellers International Hotel Group, operator of Newport World Resorts in Manila, reported second-quarter 2025 EBITDA of PHP2.5 billion, up 21% quarter on quarter. Gross revenues reached PHP9.2 billion, including PHP7.5 billion in gaming revenue; attributable income more than doubled quarter on quarter to PHP217 million, the company said.