Cebu showcases NUSTAR Resort and Mactan Expo as ASEAN 2026 venues

Get to know extra about NUSTAR and Mactan Expo, the host venues for ASEAN occasions in Cebu from January 25-30, 2026

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu is showcasing two tourism and commerce websites because it hosts main ASEAN conferences from January 25 to 30, to be attended by hundreds of overseas ministers, tourism officers, and entrepreneurs.

From January 25 to 29, the ASEAN Overseas Ministers (AMM) Retreat is occurring at NUSTAR Resort in Cebu Metropolis. The ASEAN Tourism Discussion board (ATF), taking place from January 26 to 30, may even be hosted on the resort.

The Mactan Expo will host the ASEAN Journey Trade (TRAVEX), its first worldwide occasion since its opening on Wednesday, January 21. The TRAVEX is among the flagship occasions underneath the ATF.

Be taught extra concerning the host venues and what they’re providing for ASEAN 2026 in Cebu.

NUSTAR Cebu

Positioned within the South Street Properties in Cebu Metropolis, NUSTAR Resort is a five-star built-in resort that hosts a luxurious mall, on line casino, and resort.

The entire property is 9 hectares massive and sits on what was Kawit Island. The developer and proprietor of NUSTAR is Common Lodges and Resorts Included (UHRI), a subsidiary of the Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings.

The NUSTAR Resort and On line casino opened in Could 2022 and has since launched premier lodging just like the Fili Resort and specialty eating places like Mott 32, Il Primo, and Fina. NUSTAR additionally boasts a 2,499-sqm conference heart that may accommodate as much as 2,000 friends.

It’s value noting that NUSTAR is lower than an hour away from the Mactan-Cebu Worldwide Airport by way of the Cebu-Cordova Hyperlink Expressway (CCLEX), and is surrounded by vacationer points of interest just like the Il Corso by Filinvest and SM Seaside Metropolis Cebu.

In an announcement on Wednesday, January 21, NUSTAR introduced that it might be welcoming delegates to a reception and dinner hosted by the Singapore Tourism Board on the NUSTAR Grand Ballroom on January 29, and for the ASEAN Tourism Normal Awards and ATF closing ceremony on January 31.

“We’re honored to host the ASEAN Tourism Discussion board at NUSTAR. This milestone reinforces Cebu’s emergence as a world-class Conferences, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) vacation spot,” NUSTAR Resort chief working officer Sean Knights stated in an announcement.

In 2025, NUSTAR Resort was included within the Michelin Lodges Information.

Mactan Expo

Positioned within the 30-hectare Mactan Newtown of Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, the Mactan Expo is actual property developer Megaworld’s entry into the MICE enterprise.

“The P1.5-billion Mactan Expo will function one of many venues for the upcoming ASEAN Summit hosted by the Philippines, starting with the TRAVEX, one of many main occasions underneath the ATF 2026, scheduled from January 28 to 30,” Megaworld stated in an announcement on January 21.

Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Mayor Cindi King-Chan confirmed in a Fb put up on January 12 that the ASEAN’s native organizing committee can be internet hosting the Opening Ceremony on the Mactan Expo and a welcoming dinner for 1,500 delegates on the Liberty Shrine, situated subsequent to Mactan Newtown. 

In keeping with Megaworld, the Mactan Expo will characteristic a VIP lounge, Muslim-friendly prayer rooms, and an built-in showroom showcasing its convention areas.

The TRAVEX goes to be the Mactan Expo’s debut worldwide occasion, and main the expo heart is Louella Caridad, a former chief working officer of World Commerce Middle Metro Manila.

“After Cebu, we are going to discover different key development areas to increase this enterprise as we purpose to draw extra worldwide conventions and occasions, identical to the ASEAN Summit, which is able to turn into a landmark internet hosting for Megaworld’s first-ever conference heart,” Megaworld CEO Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso stated in an announcement. – Rappler.com