More tourists are expected to come here should a 5-hectare lot within the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) complex is bid out and eventually turned into a mixed-use development.
Hembler Mendoza, Lapu-Lapu City tourism chief, said that he would be expecting MCIA to become a tourism hub once this would happen.
“More direct flights will come here. Instead of going to Manila and then going to Cebu, tourists will come to Cebu directly,” Mendoza said in a recent phone interview.
5-hectare property
Mendoza was referring to the 5-hectare property within the MCIA complex which GMR Megawide Airport Corp. (GMCAC) was intending to bid out to private developers in the next two months.
GMCAC started talks with foreign and local investors last April and just recently, the SM and Ayala groups as well as a Las Vegas-based developer had expressed interest to bid for the property.
Louie Ferrer, GMCAC president, said in an earlier statement that the mixed-use development would possibly include hotels, mall complex, and a casino.
The mixed-use development will be built right across the second terminal of MCIA, both of which are expected to be completed by late 2018.
Ferrer said that GMCAC aims to ensure that traveling through MCIA is a leisurely experience for both passengers and visitors through a wide range of activities, F&B (food and beverage) and retail offerings within the airport complex.
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Source: Cebu Daily News
