Oct

15

Cotai Strip shopping assets may be sold

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From Reuters:

Las Vegas Sands Corp might spin off billions of dollars of Macau retail assets into a property fund, but is under no pressure for a quick sale despite problems funding ambitious casino expansion, an executive said.

The company, which runs the giant Venetian Macao casino and is building more hotels and casinos in the territory, floated the idea of selling its shops into a listed property trust a couple of years ago.

But with stock markets tanking in the last year, hitting real estate investment trusts (REITs) hard, Las Vegas Sands is now considering packaging the property into a fund for institutional investors.

“It’s something we’ll look at, whether it’s a wholesale fund or a REIT,” David Sylvester, the company’s head of retail in Asia, told Reuters in an interview.  Read more

Oct

10

The Mall at Macao Studio City video

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I only have two comments:

1) What happened to the Destination Macau guy? He was Destination Macau in my opinion. Nothing against this lady, but there’s no comparison.

3) Im glad there is a video for the Mall at Studio City, but what about the actual Macao Studio City resort??? What in the world is the status of that thing?

Oct

8

Linkin Park Cancels Macao Concert

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Linkin Park has been forced to cancel their upcoming Music For Relief Concerts in Mainland China, Macau and Taipei as lead vocalist Chester Bennington has sustained a back injury and is under doctor’s orders to refrain from traveling or any physical activities. Linkin Park sincerely regrets this unavoidable cancellation and apologizes to fans for any disappointment caused. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase.

The concerts were organized as fundraisers to benefit Sichuan, an area ravaged by a devastating earthquake this past May. However, thanks to generous donations from concert promoter Emma Ticketmaster and Linkin Park, funds will still be contributed to the band’s nonprofit organization, Music for Relief, and matched by the World Bank. Read more

Aug

29

Zaia press release, photos, and video

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zaia

(see below for more pictures and video)

ZAIA, the very first permanent Cirque du Soleil production to open in Asia, celebrated its world premiere on August 28, 2008 at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau to coincide with the 1st Anniversary of its host resort-hotel.

Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian-based global entertainment company providing high-quality artistic entertainment. Cirque du Soleil productions have played to almost 80 million spectators in over 200 cities on five continents. In 2008, Cirque du Soleil is presenting 17 shows simultaneously throughout the world. Each production fuses innovative acrobatics, theatre, dance and music with spectacular costumes, lighting and make-up. Cirque du Soleil has successfully toured to 13 cities in Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei and Shanghai with Big Top productions but ZAIA will be the first production to be housed within a permanent theatre in the region. Read more

Aug

28

An odd press release

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Here is an odd press release.  Its from Taubman touting their Mall at Macao Studio City. But Isnt Macao Studio City delayed you ask?  Why yes, I think it is!  Thats what makes this press release so odd.

Taubman Asia, a subsidiary of U.S. mall REIT Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO), today revealed a glimpse of what is destined to become Asia’s most luxurious shopping center, featuring an unparalleled line-up of flagship stores including A. Lange & Sohne, Alfred Dunhill, Berluti, Bulgari, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Cartier, Chopard, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Franck Muller, Gucci, Miu Miu, Montblanc, Omega, Piaget, Prada, Roger Vivier, Tod’s, Van Cleef and Arpels, and Versace. Additional major fashion brands have committed and are expected to be announced in the coming months. Read more

Aug

28

Cotai Strip takes next step, opens Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cirque’s Zaia, and more shopping

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Las Vegas Sands Celebrates Opening of Second Cotai Strip(R) Property and Launch of New World-Class Retail and Entertainment Offerings

One year after the hugely successful opening of Macao’s first truly integrated casino resort — The Venetian Macao — Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS - News) today celebrated the opening of its second Cotai Strip(TM) property, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao. The celebration also marked the world premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s ZAIA at The Venetian Macao, and the official opening of the luxurious new Shoppes at Four Seasons.

“Today marks yet another significant milestone in the overall effort to transform Macao into an international leisure and business destination,” said Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. “The key to building a successful tourist destination is being able to assemble the critical mass of attractions needed to make the location more unique and compelling than its rival destinations. That is why we continue to add more and more important components, like luxury retail and world-class entertainment, to our Cotai Strip development. The Cotai Strip’s array of leisure, entertainment, and business offerings has already helped Macao attract a greater number of visitors from across the region and beyond and in the longer-term its popularity will further facilitate Macao’s evolution into an extremely successful and desirable international tourist destination.”

The new Four Seasons Hotel Macao, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., but operated and managed by the world-renowned Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Read more

Aug

18

Zaia

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The Wall Street Journal has a nice background article about the Cirque du Soleil show Zaia that will begin later on this month at the Cotai Strip’s Venetian Macao Resort.

The article is well worth a quick read, and there were a few things I found interesting. One was that Cirque contract with the Venetian Macao is for ten years.  I have no idea how long the contracts run for in Las Vegas, but ten years is certainly a long one.  Also, Cirque is preparing a second Cotai Strip show that will run at the Sheraton Macao Hotel Cotai Strip in 2009 (cant remember if I knew this). Read more

Jul

27

Avril Lavigne concert at Cotai Strip® CotaiArena

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Avril Lavigne is coming to the Cotai Strip® in Macao.  I didnt realize she was popular (or known) in China, but I guess we’ll find out.  The Cotai Arena can hold 15,000 people so we’ll see if she sells out. 

I copied the press release below and also imbedded two of her more popular songs.  I always got the impression that her music attracted a mostly female following, and that guys tolerated her music, for, uh, well, watch the videos and you’ll see.

New song… 

  

Old song… Read more

Jul

1

Cotai’s Upcoming Nightlife Boom

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In my last post, as I was busy plugging my new site DailyDoseofVegas.com, I rambled on a bit about how important nightclubs and nightlife has become to Las Vegas. It really is pretty amazing how Las Vegas has transformed itself from a gambling and $5 buffet destination to the nightlife and entertainment capital of the United States. At this point, around half of the revenue generated on the Las Vegas Strip is non-gaming. I dont know the figures in Macao, but if I had to guess, Read more

Jun

7

Zaia | The Cirque du Soleil show at the Cotai Strip®’s Venetian Macao

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Cirque du Soleil and Las Vegas Sands finally made an announcement providing some details for their much awaited Cirque show on LVS’s Cotai Strip®. The show will be called Zaia and is scheduled to start this spring in Zaia’s special 1,800 seat theatre at the Venetian Macao.

This is pretty exciting news for Macao. If you’ve been to Vegas, you know its hard to go anywhere in Las Vegas without seeing a Cirque advertisement, since it seems to be a Cirque show at almost every major resort on the Strip. The shows are pretty spectacular (and expensive), and Zaia should be a big step in making Macao the entertainment capital of Asia. Read more

Apr

27

Cotai Strip® shopping

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cotai strip shopping1 down, 1 almost down, and three to go. According to IHT.com, LVS announced that it plans to open its second of five shopping malls on the Cotai Strip this July.

The upcoming mall will feature 100 brands across 200,000 plus square feet of space. The company also plans on opening an additional three shopping malls, and when all five shopping malls are complete, LVS’ Cotai Strip will have 1,200 stores across more than 3 million square feet. Read more

Mar

23

Celine hits the Cotai Strip®

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It doesnt get any bigger than Celine Dion. She’s been entertaining Vegas at Caesars for years, and now she has finally hit Las Vegas Sands’ Cotai Strip at the one and only Venetian Macao. The afterparty was almost as good as the actual event, as you can see from this Destination Macau video.

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