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Theme park on target

Posted on 21 Oct 2009 | Comments Off

The integrated resort (IR) should be ready for its targeted opening early next year. — ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN

BY YEAR’S end, work on the hotels, theme park and casino at Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) should be ‘substantially completed’.

Barring drastic weather changes or other delays, the integrated resort (IR) should be ready for its targeted opening early next year, said its executive vice-president of projects Michael Chin.

The only areas outstanding now are the ‘Hollywood’ and ‘New York’ zones, two of the resort’s seven themed areas, which are still waiting for some material to be shipped in. Continue reading →

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Marina Bay Sands IR targets high-end customers

Posted on 16 Oct 2009 | Comments Off

The upcoming Marina Bay Sands integrated resort (IR) in Singapore is targeting customers with high spending power.

It is promising a waterfront shopping experience, with brands in the upper-middle to high end.

David Sylvester, VP of Retail Asia, Sands Retail Asia, said: “With integrated resorts, you normally get all sorts of different market segments – the MICE, leisure, gaming customers, and they vary from segment to segment.

“But we aim at attracting high-spending customers. And that’s why the product is pitched the way it is – more at the upper end.”

Some new names that Marina Bay Sands will bring in to Singapore include Italian apparel brand Henry Cotton’s, and Paul and Shark. Continue reading →