Phinma unit eyes building hotels outside Metro Manila

Microtel Inns & Suites (Pilipinas) Inc., the hospitality arm of Phinma Corporation, is looking to expand its Tryp by Wyndham hotel brand to areas outside of Metro Manila, as it nears the opening of its first branch near Mall of Asia, company officials said.

In an interview over the weekend, Microtel Philippines President and CEO Jose Mari del Rosario said the company is studying putting up Tryp hotels in locations such as Cebu, Iloilo, and El Nido, after opening its first branch in the Mall of Asia complex.