Galaxy Entertainment Group Brings Leading Resort Brand to Macau (China)
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Galaxy Entertainment Group Brings Leading Resort Brand to Macau (China)
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Category: Asia Pacific - China - Industry economy -
Hotel projects
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-05-16
Banyan Tree to create a luxury resort featuring luxurious suites, pool
villas and its award winning spa in Galaxy's mega resort in Cotai
Galaxy Entertainment
Group Limited ("Galaxy"; HKSE: 0027) today announced an agreement for
Banyan Tree Holdings Limited ("Banyan Tree"; Singapore: B58), a leading
Asian resort hotel brand, to develop and operate a luxury resort featuring
luxurious suites, pool villas and its award winning spa resort in the
Galaxy mega resort in Cotai, Macau.
"Banyan Tree is a leading developer and operator of luxury spa resorts
in Asia. With its strong heritage and its reputation for design innovation,
service, exceptional accommodation and spa facilities, it is an ideal
partner for Galaxy's mega resort. Banyan Tree will offer our customers an
unrivalled combination of luxury and rejuvenation in the unique
surroundings of the Galaxy mega resort. Together we will create the first
authentic spa hotel brand in Macau," said Dr. Lui Che Woo, Chairman of
Galaxy.
At present, Banyan Tree operates 23 resorts and hotels, and 64 spas
across the world. At Galaxy mega resort, it will design and operate 254
rooms including 238 large luxurious suites, 16 floating villas with private
pools, cabanas, and a specially designed world class spa combining a wide
array of holistic treatments and therapies and for the first time in China
and any Special Administrative Region, specially designed pool suites.
"This partnership with Banyan Tree will strongly complement our
existing plans for the Okura Hotel and our own Galaxy hotel in the Galaxy
mega resort, clearly positioning it as the most prominent Asian destination
resort in Macau, delivering a unique blend of adventure, discovery,
rejuvenation and surprise. This extraordinary tropical experience will stir
the senses. I am confident that our unique offering will draw discerning
consumers from, not only Mainland China and Hong Kong, but all corners of
Asia and beyond," added Dr Lui.
"For Banyan Tree, we are very excited to have found the right platform
to enter the Macau market. Both Banyan Tree and Galaxy share the same
vision. We understand the needs of top-end Asian consumers and know how
discerning and selective they are. By developing a world-class resort we
are confident that we are leading the way in Macau's hospitality industry.
With our long heritage and expertise in running exclusive resorts, hotels
and spas across the globe, we are confident that Banyan Tree Macau will
further enhance Macau's position as a leading global leisure destination,"
said Ho Kwong Ping, Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree.
Themed around the concept of a "Mystical Oasis", the Galaxy mega resort
will offer 2,164 5-Star luxury hotel rooms including Galaxy's own 1500
rooms, Okura Hotels and Resorts' 410 rooms and Banyan Tree Macau's 254
suites. The mega resort will have a strong Asian identity, with tropical
features and design complemented by luxurious villas and cabanas, suites
and rooms. The entire Galaxy mega resort will boast a world of gastronomic
delights, cocktail lounges and vibrant bars, street style entertainment,
relaxation living in the playful podium gardens, white sand beach and wave
pool, awe inspiring architecture, one of the largest casinos in the world,
and contemporary retail boulevards with the very latest fashion
accessories. The jewel in Galaxy's crown is scheduled to be completed in
2009.
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