Belmond opens central reservations office in Manila
Luxury travel and hospitality firm Belmond has opened a new central reservations office in Manila, Philippines, seeking to capture more of the key Asia Pacific market.
To support the new call centre, new toll-free telephone numbers have been opened for 12 countries including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
This means customers are no longer limited to US or European time zones.
Opening ours are 4am – 9pm Manila time Monday to Friday with fluent speakers in English, Mandarin and Japanese able to plan and book tailor made trips.
Belmond has a continued focus on Asia-Pacific, with the recent extensive renovation of Belmond La Residence d’Angkor and new guest programmes including art, entertainment and F&B aboard Belmond’s luxury Eastern & Oriental Express rail service.
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
U.S.A. and Israel attacks on Iran impact air movements in the Gulf (Update 1.00pm CET)
Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Marginal increase for New York City tourism in 2025