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Las Vegas Sands To Spend $8 Billion to Expand MBS Resort in Singapore
October 25, 2024
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands plans to invest $8 billion in Singapore to expand its Marina Bay Sands resort, a major bet by the Nevada-based firm on the city-state's tourism market. The project, dubbed IR2, is to build a fourth hotel tower that will include 570 luxury suites, gaming areas, a 15,000-seat arena, rooftop pools, food and beverage offerings and 110,000 square feet of space for exhibitions and conferences, the company said during its earnings presentation earlier this week. "When IR2 is open ... that arena is going to be an incredibly powerful tourism driver for the overall complex," LVS Chief Operatin...
a&o Hostels Expand in Belgium With Opening of 133-Key a&o Antwerpen Centraal
a&o Hostels | October 25, 2024
The a&o Antwerpen Centraal will operate under the a&o brand from 1st November 2024. The hostel is located opposite to Antwerp Central Station in an ideal city centre spot a&o Antwerpen Centraal is a&o’s first property in Belgium The hostel is scheduled to open from November 1st and will be the 41st property for Europe’s largest hostel brand With 133 rooms and 516 beds, a&o Antwerpen offers guests a comfortable and affordable stay in Belgium’s largest city with a central location at the Art Nouveau Central Station a&o will invest 4 million euros in the conversion and modernization of the property...
Caesars Entertainment Celebrates Completion of $435M Transformation of Caesars New Orleans
Caesars New Orleans | October 23, 2024
NEW ORLEANS--Caesars Entertainment celebrated the completion of its $435 million transformation of Harrah’s to Caesars New Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The raucous event began outside of the casino on Canal St. with a ceremony led by Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg, Caesars Entertainment President & COO Anthony Carano and Caesars New Orleans General Manager, Samir Mowad, where they, alongside Caesar, joined an iconic New Orleans second-line band in a procession into the casino. Caesars New Orleans Team Members and Mayor Latoya Cantrell joined the celebration to commemorate the historic occasion. “We’re incredibly proud to offi...
Hermitage Bay in Antigua Re-Opens After Extension Renovation
Hermitage Bay | October 17, 2024
October 16, 2024 (St. Mary’s, Antigua) – Hermitage Bay, the highly acclaimed, laid-back, luxury resort nestled on the rolling hillside of Antigua’s west coast, is set to open its doors again on November 1, 2024, following a multi-million dollar renovation project. Now under the ownership of international hotelier, Daniel Shamoon of Luxury Hotels Partners, the resort retains all the charm that established it as a Caribbean gem while offering inspired enhancements, including 30 fully redesigned guest villa suites, an increased number of private pools, refreshed spa and newly landscaped gardens. The guest experience has been reinvigorat...
Four Seasons Hotel New York is Set to Reopen This Fall
Four Seasons | October 16, 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024-- Excitement continues to build as Four Seasons Hotel New York prepares to reopen its doors and welcome guests back this fall. Long a favoured address of both Manhattanites and travellers from near and far thanks to its iconic address on 57 East 57th Street, large residential-style suites and genuine care offered by its experienced staff, Four Seasons Hotel New York is a vibrant heartbeat in the City That Never Sleeps, placing guests at the centre of it all. "For more than three decades, Four Seasons Hotel New York has been a beacon of luxury hospitality for discerning guests from around the world – and around ...
Casa Loma Beach Hotel Reopens in Laguna Beach, California Unveiling a $15 Million Transformation
Casa Loma Beach Hotel | October 16, 2024
Laguna Beach, Calif. - October 16, 2024 – Casa Loma Beach Hotel, a 70-room bespoke, serene haven on the world-famous, rock-strewn cliffs of Laguna Beach, has debuted a $15 million renovation befitting the property’s location on the choicest slice of sea and sand on Main Beach. Renowned group Marc & Rose Hospitality enlisted the acclaimed Venice, California-based architecture and interior design studio Electric Bowery, as well as the lauded graphic and branding firm LAND, to reimagine what was formerly the beloved Inn at Laguna Beach. The celebrated oceanfront property’s transformation is influenced not only by the beauty of it...
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas Unveils Plans for $30 Million Renovation to Elevate Meeting and Event Spaces
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center | October 16, 2024
Austin, TX, Oct 16 – The AT&T Hotel and Conference Center, located in the heart of Austin, is excited to announce a comprehensive $30 million renovation aimed at elevating both the guest and conference experience. Set to begin in Spring 2025, the project will focus on modernizing the hotel’s expansive 85,000+ square feet of meeting space to meet the evolving needs of today’s event planners and attendees. The renovation is timed to coincide with the upcoming closure of Austin’s Convention Center in late Spring 2025, positioning the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center as a premier venue for conferences and events. With advanced ...
A Hotel in a Hotel at the Fairmont Banff Springs
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | October 16, 2024
For Canadians, Fairmont is not just a hotel brand but a fixture of our nation’s history. In the decades following the country’s confederation in 1867, towns that connected the Eastern hubs of Montreal, Toronto, Quebec and Ottawa with the still-budding Western ports of Vancouver and Victoria were few and far between. It fell up Canadian Pacific – the company that would eventually sell its hotel division to Fairmont Raffles Hotels International then to Accor in 2016 – to not only build a transcontinental railway but to erect a series of what we now deem iconic hotels along the route. The Fairmont Banff Springs, first opened in 1888, ...
