Venetian Macao Resort Hotel - China
The Macau Venetian will be the home to a new Cirque Du Soleil show in 2008. This new casino is Venetian owner Sheldon Adelson’s crowning achievement. He and wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson and his board of directors and the top executives of the Las Vegas Sands corporation all flew out to Macau, the Chinese-governed enclave some 30-minutes from Hong Kong.
On Tuesday (Aug 28), they were all in black tie and Venetian Carnevale attire with Chinese government officials for the 4 p.m. red carpet Grand Opening of his $2-billion Venetian Macao Resort Hotel – his second property there. His new resort building - the first on the new Cotai Strip there- is the largest in all of Asia and the second largest building in the world.
CEO William Weidner commented: “It took Vegas 75 years to emerge as an international destination with so many recognizable brand hotels. We are replicating that feat in Macau in less than three years.”
Wall Street experts believe his new hotel opening will be the biggest success story yet for Macau, and by year-end the staggering total revenues there will exceed not only all of Vegas, but all of Nevada!
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The Venetian Macau mega casino is set to open its doors on the Cotai Strip on August 28th. The owners, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, announced the official opening date of the $2.2 billion casino last week.
The casino and hotel complex is set to rival the standards expected of the casinos based in Las Vegas. Built over 10.5 million square feet, the complex will be the second largest building in the world; second only to the Boeing Plant in Washington.
The casino will house 3000 suites in the hotel, plus a theatre, arena and space for 300 shops. There will also be over 1000 table games and up to 7000 slots for casino lovers, making the complex suitable for both holidays and day trippers alike.
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December 16th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
It’ll be a while before it looks anything like those first 2 shots
That third one, of the actual building, doesn’t give you any idea of the sheer scale of the place, though. It’s all alone on the strip, surrounded by dark building sites and cranes, while it looms like a gleaming monolith.
Well, there’s the Grand Waldo next door, but that’s kinda lost next to the Venetian, despite being covered in flashy neon. It’s odd. In a way, the Venetian is almost austere, understated - no colors, no flashing lights. It’s a lot more elegant than, say, the Grand Lisboa. And yet, it’s incredibly overstated - it’s a massive pillar of white, lighting up the sky for miles around.
When do you arrive?
jai.
Rigger - Cirque du Soleil Macau.
December 16th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Hi Jai!
Great to hear from you. Please keep me updated on stuff. Right now the artists and musicians are planning on being there the beginning of March 2008. Scheduled opening the end of June 2008.