1,200-seat convention center to open in Boracay 

Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (GERI), a unit of Megaworld Corp., said Friday it will open a 1,200-seater convention facility within its 150-hectare Boracay Newcoast property in Boracay Island next month, according to a report by Manila Standard.

GERI said in a statement Boracay Newcoast Convention Center (BNCC) is a modern structure that can be divided into three smaller rooms, each with a capacity of 400 persons for theater-type set-up and 250 persons for banquet-type arrangement.

Surrounding the facility is an open garden lawn, which can be used as an extended amenity for events.

“A theater-type setting will give us a capacity of around 1,200 persons, while a banquet set-up will allow up to 750 persons.

With a view overlooking the Sibuyan Sea, the Boracay Newcoast Convention Center is perfect blend of a modern MICE facilityand a tropical haven, right at the heart of our 150-hectare tourism township,” said Cleofe Albiso, managing director of Megaworld Hotels & Resorts, the operator of BNCC.

GERI said BNCC is a fully-airconditioned facility equipped with a 100^percent back-up power supply.

The convention facility is also installed with WiFi internet access, fixed video screens and motorized projector screens with sound system. The facility will have its own service kitchen, ensuring smooth banquet services for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) events.

GERI said Savoy Hotel Boracay and Belmont Hotel Boracay, the two hotels already operating inside Boracay Newcoast, would handle the banquet requirements of BNCC.

The new convention facility is near the beach area of Boracay Newcoast.