Section: Hotels

Macau Expects 34,000 More Rooms By 2010

A total of 56 hotel projects which were still under construction or waiting for approval in the second quarter this year could provide at least 34,400 more guest rooms to Macau's tourism industry.According to information from the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), 21 hotel projects were under construction, a drop of two from

The Magical Of Macau

Imagine a building that contains more square footage than some entire towns, on a scale so large that an unsuspecting visitor with a poor sense of direction might spend days wandering among its 3,000 guest suites, meeting, convention and exhibition areas desperately seeking the restaurant where he made a dinner reservation. It is ironic that visitors

Ritz-Carlton Nervous About Macau Hotel Opening

Comments made by the president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company about the difficulties the group foresees in Macau is a result of the rising competition, said the co-chief executive officer of the Macao Studio City development. Next year Ritz-Carlton is scheduled to open a hotel at the Macao Studio City property, on the southern end of

“Art” Play Coming to Macau

[ April 25, 2008 8:00 pm to April 27, 2008 8:00 pm. ] “Art”, one of the most awarded and accomplished theatre comedies in the world, is set to be staged at the Macau Cultural Centre in April. This humorous play by French playwright Yasmina Reza about three friends and a pricey white painting has

Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 to Cater for Ponte 16 Casino Grand Opening

Our thanks go out to Phyllis from Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 for sending us some great pictures of the hotel views and room. It is truly spectacular! She also mentioned that they will full support to the Ponte 16 Casino opening party on serving their guests for F&B as well as

Sofitel Ponte 16 to Introduce French Flavours

Groups of waiters serve each other in the never before used restaurant overlooking the silver waters escaping from the Pearl River, while downstairs a casino full of croupiers play pretend baccarat to the music of a rehearsing saxophonist and keyboard player. The Ponte 16 Casino Hotel in Macau is preparing for its February 1 curtain-call.

Macau Package Tours Up a Whopping 46.1%

Macau saw 459,093 visitor arrivals in package tours in November 2007, up notably by 58.5% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (331,741), Hong Kong (33,005) and Taiwan, China (25,183) recorded remarkable growth of 54.7%, 52.0% and 85.3% respectively compared with November 2006. In the first eleven months of 2007, visitors arrived in package tours surged by

The Plaza Hotel May Set Up Hotel Casino Resort in Macau

The world famous seven-star The Plaza Hotel in New York is looking to possibly establish a Plaza branded hotel casino in Macau. This shows that Macau and the Cotai Strip are still being seriously considered by the top hotel brands. The big question remains where will all the sites be to put them? They also have

SJM Says Grand Lisboa Hotel Will Be Succesful

Ambrose So, managing director of SJM, said that despite the current global financial crises which has forced the suspension of several construction projects in the SAR, he is confident in the success of Grand Lisboa's hotel. Speaking on the sidelines of the seminar on the chances of implementing the opening of the gaming industry, held at

Ponte 16 Casino Rumoured to Open 30 January 2008

Be the first one to know on Macau Daily Blog! On our recent visit we had a brief look around, and were pleasantly surprised on how big this project really is! The Ponte 16 Casino will have a soft opening, together with Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 around the 30th of January just in time