The four towers of Sands Cotai Central will soon feature a common theme: London.
“The decision is done, it’s now just a matter of starting to work on it”, a Sands China Ltd. source, that preferred to remain anonymous, told Business Daily.
Opened in April 2012, the four towers right in front of the Venetian, accommodate international hotel brands including St. Regis, Sheraton Grand, Conrad and Holiday Inn.
The towers have “for quite a while” been at the center of a strategic business discussion by top level executives of Sands China Ltd., a subsidiary of gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Themes like The Venetian and the latest addition to the group, The Parisian, are seen as “more attractive to the Chinese visitors”, the source told this newspaper. London is now the next phase.
According to the source, the outside surroundings of the four towers will host several characteristic features of the United Kingdom’s capital city. However, Business Daily could not confirm at this stage whether features like replicas of Big Ben, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace or the Tower Bridge will be built. Also in the pipeline are changes to the interior of the hotels, in order to “create a better London feeling”. And the iconic red double decker buses “are also in the plans”.
The new theme is aimed at reinforcing Sands Cotai Central’s message of a “pathway to adventure, fun and fortune, with hotels, casinos, and an array of dining, retail and entertainment options under one roof”, as its website describes the property.
The combined properties of Las Vegas Corp. in Macau feature almost 13,000 hotel rooms (including The Venetian, Four Seasons and The Parisian), nearly 150 restaurants and food outlets and more than 850 retail shops.
The Public Relations department of Sands China Ltd. did not reply to Business Daily’s enquiries by the time this article went to print.
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Chinese gambler
loses US$75 million
A Chinese high roller lost at The Venetian late last month a record US$75 million (600 million patacas), a company source told Business Daily.
According to our source, when asked to choose anything he would like to have, the gambler chose a replica of the huge golden sphere in the hotels reception hall. The gaming operator agreed and the replica of the “present” is estimated to cost around 500,000 patacas to produce.
