HOTEL 101 GROUP "STAY GREEN" for the Holidays
Hotel
101 Group held its simultaneous Christmas Tree Lighting at Hotel 101 – Manila,
together with its properties at Jinjiang Inn – Ortigas, Jinjiang Inn – Makati,
Jinjiang Inn – Boracay Station 1, and Injap Tower Hotel in Iloilo last November
11, 2022.
“We
are happy to see our partners who were with us also at our very first Christmas
Tree Lighting same time last year, as we have continued and strengthened these
partnerships, as well as made new ones as we bounced back better from the
pandemic,” says Group General
Manager Gel Gomez as she welcomed everyone at Hotel 101 – Manila.
“This year, we want to usher in the
season and celebrate our annual Christmas Tree Lighting with more meaning,
thanking and honoring our 101 STAY GREEN champions and partners,” she adds.
101
STAY GREEN champions with Hotel 101 Group General Manager Gel Gomez |
The
event was also highlighted by an awarding of 101 STAY GREEN champions, hotel
partners in its sustainability program, including Pasay City Mayor Imelda
Calixto Rubiano, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, Philippine Coast Guard
Commandant CG Admiral Artemio Manalo Abu, Department of Tourism Secretary Ma.
Esperanza Christina Garcia Frasco, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines
Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Tourism Promotions Board COO Maria Margarita Montemayor
Nograles, Cebu Pacific Air’s Chief Strategy Officer Alex Reyes, Carousel
Productions EVP Lorraine Schuck, TV5 News Anchor and Host Gretchen Ho, and
DeWaste Solutions Founder Juvien Galano.
Pasay
City Mayor Imelda Calixto - Rubiano expressed her thanks for the 101 STAY GREEN
Champions award, and extended her well wishes as “our grand vision of being the
first eco-city is slowly but surely turning into a reality, especially with
highly regarded establishments like Hotel 101 joining us in this journey.
Rightfully so, the hotel is situated almost beside the iconic globe of MOA,
telling each and every Filipino that being environmentally conscious goes hand
in hand with being globally competitive,” says the mayor, in a speech read by
her Chief of Staff Atty. Peter Pardo.
Hotel 101 Group’s Philip
William Olimpiada and Brian Ong, together with Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA) Chairman Bob Zozobrado |
Department
of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, represented by DOT NCR Regional
Director Sharlene Zabala - Batin, stressed the importance of establishing a
resilient tourism sector to survive as we rebuild from the pandemic, and goes
further explaining the President’s vision of “transforming the tourism industry
as a pillar for economic recovery”.
Embassy of India in the Philippines First Secretary Nishi Kant Singh
together with DOT NCR Regional Director Sharlene Zabala-Batin, DOT’s Ivannovich
Agote and Hotel 101 Group GM Gel Gomez |
“Indeed,
COVID-19 has been our greatest test, affecting every sector in our society.
With no playbook to use, it made us hit the reset button and pivot to a
realization that bouncing back isn’t enough. We ought to make the industry
better and stronger.”
“We
have already begun the first steps of our steadfast recovery, and with the
support of our national government and the confidence of our partners in the
private sector, we are optimistic that the coming days ahead only promise
significant growth,” RD Batin said.
Hotel
101 Group launched its 101 STAY GREEN sustainability initiative last June 20,
2022, and further strengthened this advocacy with partnerships with Pasay City
LGU, Philippine Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection Command and
Aviation Force, Iloilo City LGU, DeWaste Solutions, among others.
The Hotel 101 Group is a subsidiary
of DoubleDragon Corporation, which operates Hotel 101, Injap Tower Hotel in
Iloilo City, and Jinjiang Inn Philippines. Hotel 101 Group has recently
unveiled its direction to begin expanding abroad. It aims to make Hotel 101 the
first global Filipino hotel chain.
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