MACAO, China
Sands China Ltd., a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has announced September 20, 2012 as the opening day for the second phase of its Sands Cotai Central integrated resort.
Foremost among the new facilities is the opening of the first of two hotel towers from Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, with a second tower opening in early 2013. The hotel is the world's largest Sheraton at 3,896 guestrooms, as well as the largest hotel in Macao. The hotel's Kashgar grand ballroom will offer nearly 53,000 square feet of pillarless meeting space. And Shoppes Cotai Central adds a second level of duty-free shops, plus additional restaurants and an international food court.
The company's Macao investment is in excess of $8 billion to date and will soon bring Sands China's combined Cotai Strip offerings to over 9,000 rooms across five international hotels, 1.3 million square feet of meeting space, over 600 duty-free shops and more than 57 international restaurants, bars and lounges.
"The opening of the Sheraton Macao Hotel at Sands Cotai Central represents another milestone in my vision for the Cotai Strip," says Las Vegas Sands and Sands China Ltd. Chairman Sheldon Adelson. "I'm very happy to see Sheraton join our growing family of integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip. Sands China remains committed to establishing Macao as a world centre of tourism and leisure, and Asia's number one business and leisure destination. The addition of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and its impressive array of luxury accommodation is an important development towards reaching that goal."
