Savoy Hotel Manila Named Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel 2026

Savoy Hotel Manila has brought further recognition to Philippine hospitality after being named Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel 2026 and Philippines’ Leading Airport Hotel 2026 at the World Travel Awards.

The 2026 awards add to the hotel’s growing list of achievements, marking its sixth consecutive victory as the Philippines’ Leading Airport Hotel and its second Asia-level recognition.

Socrates “Sonny” Alvaro, Managing Director of Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts, said the recognition creates an opportunity to showcase Filipino hotel brands to a wider audience. He also emphasized the importance of maintaining a consistent standard of Filipino hospitality and guest service across the group’s properties.

“What makes this recognition meaningful is that it puts a spotlight on what is already strong about our hospitality: the destinations we represent, the people behind every stay, and the genuine care Filipinos naturally extend to Guests. Our responsibility is to keep strengthening the systems, people, and service standards that allow these qualities to be experienced consistently across our hotels, while giving our brands greater visibility across more markets and channels.” ~Socrates “Sonny” Alvaro, Managing Director of Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts

Filipino by Design, Competitive by Standard

Savoy Hotel Manila’s latest recognition builds on a track record that began in 2021, when the property first earned the title of Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel. Since then, it has retained the Philippines’ Leading Airport Hotel distinction each year, with its 2026 win adding another milestone to its regional hospitality journey.

The hotel’s guest experience is shaped by the Sampaguita Brand of Service, a service philosophy centered on Love, Honor, Dignity, and Healing. Across Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts, these values are translated into everyday guest interactions through continuous training, established service standards, key guest touchpoints, and hotel operations.

At the same time, the approach allows individual properties to maintain a sense of place by incorporating the culture, people, and character of their respective destinations.

For MGHR, this balance becomes increasingly significant as its portfolio grows. The goal is to maintain a recognizable standard of Filipino hospitality across its hotels while ensuring that each property remains connected to the destination and community it represents.

Taking the Savoy Brand to More Philippine Destinations

Today, the Savoy brand operates in Manila, Boracay, and Mactan, Cebu.

The expansion of Savoy Hotel in the Philippines will continue with two upcoming destinations: Savoy Hotel Capital Town in San Fernando, Pampanga, featuring 374 rooms within Megaworld’s 35.6-hectare Capital Town development, and Savoy Hotel Palawan, located in Paragua Coastown in San Vicente.

With more properties joining the brand, maintaining a consistent Savoy Hotel service experience becomes increasingly important. New hotels are expected to follow the same operating discipline and service culture that define the brand, while also adapting their guest offerings to the local character, culture, and setting of each destination.

The Savoy brand is part of Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts, whose expanding portfolio now includes 16 hotels. MGHR is targeting nearly 12,000 hotel rooms across key Philippine destinations by 2032, reflecting its continued growth in the country's hospitality sector.

As the portfolio develops, MGHR is working to align its hotel operations, people development, service standards, and destination identities. This approach seeks to ensure that expansion in room capacity goes hand in hand with maintaining the quality and consistency of the guest experience.

For the group, building a larger hotel portfolio also means preserving the essence of Filipino hospitality—delivering a consistent service culture while allowing every property to create an experience that feels authentic to its destination.

About Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts

Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts (MGHR) is a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation under the Alliance Global Group Inc. Recognized with a Tourism Excellence Award by the Department of Tourism in 2025, MGHR is the country’s largest homegrown hotel operator, offering Muslim-friendly accommodations and mindful stays across its growing portfolio of 16 hotels, 8 brands, and 12,000 room keys, including those in the pipeline. Experience Filipino hospitality through its signature brand of service, The Sampaguita, across its brands, including Savoy, Belmont, Richmonde, Hotel Lucky Chinatown, Twin Lakes, Kingsford, Grand Westside and Chancellor. Its properties are located in key tourism and business destinations across Metro Manila, Batangas, Boracay, Cebu, and Iloilo. MGHR also manages international brands, including Mercure Mactan Cebu and Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo.