澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店八月开业

　　在线国际商报讯 6月13日，拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司（NYSE：LVS）在澳门宣布澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店将于2007年8月28日正式开幕。澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店为路凼金光大道的旗舰项目，落成后将成为亚洲第一所真正的综合度假村。

　　拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司主席及行政总裁萧登·艾德森表示，这是拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司的一个重要时刻，印证集团在澳门成立第一所综合度假村的成果，亦代表了该公司创造“亚洲拉斯韦加斯”的目标正逐步实现。随着这个独一无二综合度假村的开幕，配合集团在路凼金光大道其它项目的持续兴建，澳门将进一步被定位为商务及旅游城市。并配合澳门政府的长远发展目标，令澳门成为一个集娱乐、消闲、购物以及举行会议展览的首选地区。

　　澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店占地1，050万平方尺，是全球第二大、亚洲最大的建筑物。该度假村酒店设有3000间豪华套房，以及占地120万平方尺的会议展览场地，同时亦设有拥有1800个座位的索拉奇艺坊（即“太阳马戏团”）剧院和一个拥有15000个座位的世界级表演场馆。另外，此度假村酒店的大运河购物中心面积达100万平方尺，有超过350间国际品牌商店。

　　拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司总裁及营运总裁威廉·怀德表示，“随着澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店的开幕，多元化的产品和服务可吸引旅客在澳门逗留更长的时间。另外，透过澳门首个综合度假村的独特定位，澳门除可吸引更多不同层面的旅客之外，完善的综合设施结合购物、餐饮、消闲和娱乐等项目，亦可令澳门成为举办商贸活动、会议和展览的首选目的地域。”

　　澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店将是路凼金光大道首个开业的项目。路凼金光大道为拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司的一个大型综合度假村酒店发展计划，为旅客提供拉斯韦加斯式的刺激及精彩体验。当整个项目落成之后，路凼金光大道将能够提供约有20000间酒店客房、超过300万平方尺的购物中心，以及占地超过250万平方尺的会议展览场地，其中包括数以百计的独立会议室等。

　　拉斯韦加斯金沙集团股份有限公司拥有及负责兴建路凼金光大道的所有建筑及设施，而酒店项目则由多个享誉盛名的国际品牌酒店负责运作，包括有FourSeasons、Sheraton、St.Regis、Shangri-la、Traders、Hilton、Conrad、Fairmont、Raffles、SwissHotel、Intercontinental、HolidayInn和Cosmopolitan等。路凼金光大道的多个酒店项目均由室内行人专用通道连接；此外，路凼金光大道将提供六个拉斯韦加斯式的展览场地，以及一个能够举办不同类型的体育和娱乐活动的大型表演场馆。集合全部设施，路凼金光大道将可供25000人同时提供欣赏现场娱乐表演的空间。

　　威廉·怀德表示：“澳门即将发展成为国际性的旅游、度假目的地，而世界级的娱乐节目成为其中一个极为重要的元素。因此，澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店一直致力于将这些活动带到澳门的工作。澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店赞助的首个大型活动将于7月23日（即澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店开幕前约一个月）举行，由英国

曼联足球队与深圳香雪上清饮足球队在澳门参加“澳门威尼斯人杯”的赛事。作为该度假村酒店的首批贵宾，英国曼联足球队与深圳香雪上清饮足球队在赛事期间的住宿将由澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店提供。”威廉·怀德表示，开幕的有关庆祝活动安排将于稍后公布。

　　Las Vegas Sands Corp. Announces Opening Date for The Venetian Macao

　　Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) today announced that The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel， Asia’s first fully integrated resort and the anchor property of the company’s development of Cotai Strip， will open on August 28， 2007.

　　“This is truly a defining moment for Las Vegas Sands Corp. as our work to open Macao’s first multi-use integrated resort comes to fruition and our vision of creating “Asia’s Las Vegas”? comes one step closer to reality，” said Sheldon G. Adelson， chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp.“As this one-of-a-kind destination resort opens， and our development of the Cotai Strip continues， Macao will begin its transformation into the type of business and tourist destination only dreamt of in the past and in doing so fulfilling the desire of the government to turn Macao into a premier leisure， entertainment， and meeting and convention destination.”

　　At 10.5 million square feet， The Venetian Macao will be the second largest building in the world and the largest in Asia.It will feature 3，000 all-suite rooms， 1.2 million square feet of meeting， convention and exhibition space， an 1，800-seat Cirque du Soleil theater， world-class entertainment in a 15，000-seat arena， and 1 million square feet of retail space， which will be home to 350 stores and many of the world’s most renowned brands.

　　“With the opening of The Venetian Macao， we are now uniquely positioned as the first destination resort in Macao to offer all the integrated amenities necessary to attract a multi-night visitor，” said William P. Weidner， president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands.“By appealing to a wide-array of travelers with our complete set of dining， shopping， leisure and entertainment offerings， we are repositioning Macao as a premier destination for shoppers， diners and entertainment-seekers， as well as the ideal location for businesses to hold their group meetings， conventions， or exhibitions.”

　　The launch of the Venetian Macao also marks the opening of the first property on the Cotai Strip in Macao. The Cotai Strip is a master planned development of hotel and resort properties being constructed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and intended to recreate the success and excitement of the Las Vegas Strip.Upon completion， the Cotai Strip will feature 20，000 hotel rooms， more than 3 million square feet of retail space， and more than 2.5 million square feet of meeting and convention facilities， including hundreds of individual meeting rooms.

　　While LVS will construct and own each of the properties on the Cotai Strip， they will be operated by some of the most prestigious names in the hotel industry， including Four Seasons， Sheraton， St. Regis， Shangri-La， Traders， Hilton， Conrad， Fairmont， Raffles， Swiss Hotel， Intercontinental， Holiday Inn and Cosmopolitan. All of the properties will be connected via enclosed pedestrian walkways. The Cotai Strip will also be home to six Las Vegas-style showrooms and a large arena used for a wide variety of sports and entertainment content – in all the Cotai Strip will be home to more than 25，000 seats of live entertainment.

　　“World-class entertainment offerings are an important component of Macao’s future as an international tour and travel destination and The Venetian Macao is pleased to lead the way in bringing these events to Macao， “said Weidner.“The first example of this comes on July 23， about one month before the opening of The Venetian Macao， when we will sponsor The Venetian Macao Cup featuring the Manchester United Football Club in a match with the Shenzhen Xiangxue Eifiti in Macao.In fact， the Manchester United and Shenzhen teams will be the first honorary guests of The Venetian Macao， which will provide their accommodations during the Cup.”

　　Weidner said additional events to be held in conjunction with the grand opening of The Venetian Macao will be announced shortly.

魏建玲