SM Prime Holdings Inc. has expanded its business in Xiamen, China, launching its first hotel in the country last month. The 325-room Voco Xiamen SM City connects directly to SM Xiamen, the group’s first property in China opened 25 years ago. Worth about 450 million yuan or P4 billion, it sits near a metro station and is close to Xiamen’s airport and railway station. SM Prime president Jeffrey C. Lim said the project turns the complex into a full lifestyle destination, taking advantage of China’s growing tourism market and new government support policies. Xiamen is also the hometown of SM group founder Henry Sy Sr.
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