MANILA: The country's hospitality industry's largest sale on accommodations is set to open on Sept. 1, the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) announced Wednesday. At a media launch in Manila, the HSMA said its annual September Online Sale (SOS) will offer as low as 75 percent discounts on hotel and resort stays, including dining packages, and experience. This year, at least 85 hotels and resorts from across the country will participate in the month-long pandemic-born event. 'We aim to boost revenue for our member hotels, generating income and supporting their comeback. Finally, we want the sale to be a catalyst for inspiring travel and exploration across the Philippines,' HSMA Secretary and SOS project head Ma. Celeste Romualdo said. The annual sale started in 2020 to help the hospitality sector, the hardest hit during the pandemic, stay afloat amid the devastating impact of the global health emergency. The SOS has since generated PHP98.3 million in revenue after selling at least 16,436 from 20 20 to 2023, with its highest sales recorded in 2022 at PHP35.6 million just as the easing of restrictions prompted revenge travel. The HSMA said this year's SOS would include packages for meetings, conferences, birthdays, weddings, and other special events. The participating hotels, categorized into nine clusters, are: Alabang, Pasay, and Parañaque Cluster Acacia Hotel Manila B Hotel Alabang Belmont Hotel Manila Crimson Hotel Filinvest Manila Grand Westside Hotel Inc Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City Hyatt Regency Manila Kingsford Hotel Manila Lanson Place Mall of Asia Manila Okada Manila Savoy Hotel Manila Seda Manila Bay Bellevue Manila Bohol, Iloilo, and Bicol Cluster Best Western Plus The Ivywall Resort Panglao Bluewater Panglao Beach Resort Misibis Bay Resort Mithi Resort and Spa Richmonde Hotel Iloilo The Bellevue Resort Panglao Boracay Cluster Astoria Current Belmont Hotel Boracay Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay Discovery Boracay Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club Feliz Hotel Boracay Savoy Hotel Boracay The Lind Boracay Cebu Cluster Bai Hotel Cebu Belmont Hotel Mactan Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort Bluewater Sumilon Island Resort Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu Resort J Park Cebu Marco Polo Plaza Cebu Quest Hotel and Conference Center-Cebu Savoy Hotel Mactan Manila and Makati Cluster Bayview Park Hotel Diamond Hotel Philippines Dusit Thani Manila Hotel Lucky Chinatown Seda Residences Makati Sheraton Manila Bay The Manila Hotel Winford Manila Resort and Casino North Luzon Cluster Best Western Plus Metro Clark Clark Marriott Hotel Quest Plus Conference Center Clark Swissôtel Clark Philippines Palawan and Davao Cluster Acacia Hotel Davao Astoria Palawan Club Paradise Palawan Discovery Samal Dusit D2 Davao Dusit Thani Lubi Lihim Resorts El Nido Miniloc Island Resort El Nido Seda Lio Pasig, Taguig and Quezon City Cluster Ace Hotel and Suites Astoria Plaza B-Hotel Quezon City BSA Twin Tower Disco very Suites Eastwood Richmonde Hotel F1 Hotel Manila BGC Grand Hyatt Hotel Joy Nostalg Hotel Luxent Hotel Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Seda BGC Seda Vertis North The Linden Suites Southern Luzon Cluster Acuatico Beach Resort and Hotel Acuaverde Beach Resort and Hotel Anya Resort Tagaytay Bayleaf Cavite Club Balai Isabel Hacienda Isabella Pico Sands Hotel Quest Hotel Tagaytay Seda Nuvali Summit Ridge Tagaytay Taal Vista Hotel The Farm at San Benito Timberland Highlands Resort Twin Lakes Hotel The HSMA SOS website will open on Sept. 1 at hsma.org.ph/sos, with the sale officially ending at midnight on Sept. 30. Source: Philippines News Agency