Sinulog and ASEAN Summit to Cause Room Shortage
Sinulog, Asean Summit to Cause Room Shortage in Cebu Hotels
The Sinulog festivities and the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, both scheduled for January, will cause a shortage of rooms in hotels in Metro Cebu.The demand for rooms in January is expected to reach 7,000, said Marco Protacio, president of the Hotels, Restaurants, and Resorts Association of Cebu (HRRAC).
Cebu, however, only has around 5,000 hotel rooms, Protacio said.The room shortage would force hotels to apply a first come, first served policy when entertaining guests next month, he added.
Protacio said clients who are able to pay in advance would have priority.
However,
the policy would not apply to delegates of the ASEAN summit, whose
reservations were carried over from December, the original summit
schedule, said Protacio, who is also the general manager of the
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.