AFTER it launched its 120-room hotel in Tagum City 10 years ago, BMQ Group of Hotels, Inc finally opened its 12-storey Big 8 Corporate Hotel last Wednesday, October 12, along Quezon Avenue in Digos City, Davao del Sur.
“This was supposed to open much earlier but the series of earthquakes in 2019, then the Covid-19 pandemic, halted construction,” said Davao-based businessman Billy M. Quibod during the launch program.
The 112-room hotel boasts of a 150-capacity grand ballroom, a coffee shop, a restaurant serving Oriental cuisine, indoor pool, poolside bar, fitness center, and relaxation lounge at the topmost floor.
“The opening of Big 8 will certainly benefit not just Digos City but the entire province as we don’t have to travel far if we need a world class accommodation or venue for our meetings and events,” said Davao del Sur Governor Yvonne Roña Cagas, who delivered a congratulatory message.
Big 8 is also one of the city’s biggest employer in its tourism sector.
“Aside from employment, we also hope that we are able to encourage other investors in the city. It is our way of sharing our blessings,” Quibod shared.
BMQ Group of Hotels board of director and Quibod’s eldest daughter, Geraldine, also revealed that their next hotel project is the construction of Big 8 Corporate Hotel Davao.
“We hope to see its completion by 2025,” she said.
Located along JP Laurel Avenue, it will transform the now-defunct Durian Hotel into a mixed use commercial complex.
