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All Sogo Staff Fully Vaccinated

Being vaccinated is really important to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the virus. Are you fully vaccinated as well?   Hotel Sogo's New Normal campaign with the theme "We are fully vaccinated, Para kayo ay ProtekTODO" promotes that all Hotel Sogo staff have completed two jabs of vaccine to secure the safety of its guests as early as July 2021.   "We have 41 branches nationwide and five more upcoming branches. There are thousands of employees working in all our hotels, and their safety is important to protect our guests. We are really grateful that our staff is fully vaccinated," said Sue Geminiano, Hotel Sogo Marketing Manager. Hotel Sogo management is committed to their employees' welfare. They also believe that getting the vaccine is a simple way to bring us closer to life, feeling normal again and worry-free. Hotel Sogo takes care of their staff as a family as well as their guests. "I can say that the 11 anti-Covid innovations that we inst...

Hotel Sogo embracing the new normal: Innovation that lasts

The impact of Covid-19 has slammed businesses and different industries instantly in just a short period of time, despite the efforts made in making the economy move forward, there are still businesses and establishments that feel its continuous effects just like in the hospitality industry. These affected businesses has doubled its efforts to develop and adapt to the new normal by following heightened safety measures and investing on technological advancement for the protection of all guests and employees, just like the largest and fastest-growing Filipino-owned hotel chain in the country did across all of its branches. “Here at Hotel Sogo, we are trying on things to help improve the situation in our hotels as early as March 2020 last year. From that point on, we continued to research, invest further and develop innovative ways to upgrade our safety protocols especially in cleanliness and sanitation.” Ms. Sue Geminiano, Hotel Sogo Corporate Marketing Manager said. Aside from the enhanc...

Top 11 Anti-COVID Innovations by Hotel Sogo

During these pandemic times, we have precautions to do and good to know that Hotel Sogo has their initiatives to fight Covid-19. Here are the  11 Anti-COVID Innovations by Hotel Sogo : 1. UVC Disinfection of Rooms, Utensils, Key Cards & Cash Sogo was the first hotel, as early as March 2020, to use UVC (254nm) to fight Covid-19. Taking the cue from hospitals abroad, remote-controlled carts have been deployed for room disinfection. Compartments for utensils, key cards, and cash were also fitted with UVC LEDs but kept away from personnel since 254 nm UVCs, while great for killing viruses that may harm the skin and eyes. 2. FAR UVC Disinfection at Elevator Lobbies After extensive research, Sogo has acquired and tested the FAR UVC 222 nm lamps that effectively kill viruses while being harmless to humans. Just recently (2020 Q4) produced commercially, it is quite expensive and is sold by only a few manufacturers abroad. Sogo is the first hotel to install these revolutionary excimer ...

Eurotel grants scholarship to PLMSFI students

While schools are reopening in some corners of the world after pandemic-induced closures, the Philippines remains its classes shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis. With this, education is no exception, this catastrophe has exposed the numbers of insufficiencies and partiality in our education system. If there’s another lesson that the pandemic has brought us, it is the importance of education. Thankfully enough, there are still some private companies who prioritize helping the children and the youth in their education, just like Eurotel Hotel. Through the initiative of Mr. EdmundoG. Las, Director of Eurotel Hotel, they are sponsoring 10 students from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Scholars Foundation, Inc. (PLMSFI) for the year 2020-2021. “As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility program, we at Eurotel Hotel are glad to help out by granting these students the opportunity to learn and grow despite the pandemic. We believe that education is a vital part of growing not only as a p...

Hospitality 2.0:Hotel Sogo’s Innovation in Post-Covid-19

  The world is facing an economic, health, and social crisis due to Coronavirus (CoVid-19), which is identified as an illness caused by a virus that can spread from person to person. Truly, this CoVid-19 pandemic shook the hotel industry really hard, and turned many hotel businesses upside down, especially here in the Philippines. As we all know the hotel industry is designed to operate and accept guests 24/7. But because of this pandemic, travel restrictions were put in place to control the further spread of the virus. In line with that, Hotel Sogo, the largest hotel chain in the Philippines, utilized this pandemic as an opportunity for innovation. Hotel Sogo unveiled new measures to re-establish confidence in the hotel industry as they adapt to the “new normal” state. Innovation as its finest. As part of their “So Clean, So Good, So Safe” campaign under its Sogo So Safe Program, concrete ways were made to increase its cleanliness standards to meet the new health and safety challe...

Goldilocks All Day Breakfast

  All Day, Any Day! Satisfy your comfort food cravings with Goldilocks, the country’s number one bakeshop, as they launch their new all-day breakfast menu! Indulge in classic Filipino morning favorites such as Pork Tocino, BangusInasal, and delicious Beef Tapa. You can even try a classic dish with a twist with the new Mocha Champorado. Enjoy these new treats not just for breakfast, but all day long! Get this and other products starting January 11, 2021, at select Goldilocks stores nationwide. Namely: SM Megabridge, SM MOA, SM Fairview, Market Market, SM Megamall, SM North 1, SM North 2, Shaw Blvd., Robinsons Galleria, Ali Mall, SM San Lazaro, SM Bicutan, Pasong Tamo, SM Manila, and for more information, you may follow @GoldilocksPH on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or visit the official Goldilocks website at  http://www.goldilocks.com.ph