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IAG DEC 2019年12月 亞博匯 31 封面故事 “Clark has this unique mix of features that Koreans like – golf, casinos and nighttime entertainment.” - Widus Hotel & Casino’s Neki Liwanag. 「克拉克有韓國人喜歡的特色服務—— 高爾夫、賭場和夜間娛樂。」 ——Widus 酒店及娛樂場Neki Liwanag Avendaño解釋道:「當Fontana還在營業時,他們每年能從電 話(代理)投注得到平均60至90億披索。」 「自從Fortana關門以,我們的電話投注數字就沒有那麼多 了,但我們現在的博彩總收入卻又回到那時的水平,大部分都是 由韓國人而來。」 PAGCOR在11月公佈的資料顯示,克拉克在2019年第三季的 季度收入為破紀錄的33.1億披索,按年上升55.8%。 「這就是市場。」Widus酒店及娛樂場企業規劃及合規方向助 理副總裁Neki Liwanag對此表示認同。「克拉克有韓國人喜歡的 特色服務——高爾夫、賭場和夜間娛樂。」 的確,克拉克的娛樂場經營者已經意識到,實際上高爾夫球 場才是最大的吸引力。這裏有11個世界一流的球場已經在運營或 在開發階段。其中在Mimosa和Sun Valley各有兩個18洞球場,而 Fontana的18洞球場亦在運營中。 Widus剛於近期宣佈一項在附近新克拉克市的佔地450公頃 的開發項目,將包括四個高爾夫球場,另外還將有三個球場在距 離蘇比克45分鐘車程的地方。 「對韓國人來說,他們坐飛機去克拉克打一整天高爾夫,然 A recently announced development by Widus on 450 hectares in nearby New Clark City will include four more golf courses, while another three can be found 45 minutes away in Subic. “The Korean story is all about the fact that it’s cheaper for them to take a plane to Clark, play daily golf and fly back than to stay in Korea and book a single round of golf,” offers Manankil. “It’s cheaper to come to the Philippines, and of course there is the added bonus of the casinos which they can’t access back home.” It is with this in mind that Manankil has developed his vision of Clark as the MCE capital of the Philippines – a global tourist destination offering everything from world-class business and convention facilities to the very best in leisure and entertainment via luxury casinos, five star hotels, an abundance of golf courses and large-scale family theme parks.

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