City of Dreams is a property along the Cotai Strip in the Cotai reclamation area in Macau built, owned and managed by Melco Crown Entertainment, formerly known as Melco PBL Entertainment. City of Dreams is Melco’s second mega-sized property in Macau. It is located directly opposite The Venetian Macao, the first property in Cotai, opened by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

City of Dreams, widely known as CoD or CoD Macau in the industry, is in the style of a podium, with four towers: namely the Hard rock Hotel, Crown Towers Hotel, and the Grand Hyatt Macau (2 towers). A 47-story luxury apartment block is planned for a later phase of development. Its three-floor podium includes a mega-casino, over 200 shopping facilities and hotel guest facilities. City of Dreams has 420,000 square feet (39,000 m²) of gaming space with 550 gaming tables and 1500 machines, over 20 restaurants and bars, including one of the largest in the city. The property also includes 175,000 square feet (16,300 m²) of high-end retail space (The Boulevard) spread across two levels.

The first phase of City of Dreams opened on 1 June 2009, and the Grand Hyatt in November 2009. There are two theatres, the first, called "The Bubble", currently shows an immersive HD media projection presentation entitled "The Dragons Treasure". The second, the "Dragone Theatre", will open in 23 September 2010. It features an in-the-round water show, the largest of its kind in the world.

Facilities

• Casino: 420,000 square-foot casino, 550 gaming tables and 1,500 gaming machines.
• Hotel: 2,200 guest rooms and suites:
  • Crown Tower
  • Hard Rock Hotel
  • Grand Hyatt Macau
• Other:
  • Shopping: The Boulevard, 175,000 square feet (16,300 m)of retail space spread over two levels.
  • Dining: Over 20 food and beverage venues.
  • Entertainment: Dragon’s Treasure will be showcased in The Bubble, a dome-shaped theatre and one of the iconic landmarks located in City of Dreams. This 10-minute immersive multi-media experience combines high-definition video content, a sweeping musical score by Klaus Badelt, over 29,000 theatrical LED lights, and a variety of sensory effects to create a stirring multi-media extravaganza.

Other Information

• Address : Cotai Strip, Cotai Macau
• Opening date : 1 June 2009
• Total gaming space : 420,000 square feet (39,000 m²)
• Permanent shows : The House of Dancing Water by Dragone
• Signature attractions : The Bubble
• Casino type : Land-Based, American-styled casino
• Owner : Melco Crown Entertainment
• Architect : Arquitectonica

Link

• City of Dreams Macau

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Resorts World Sentosa is an integrated resort on the island of Sentosa, off the southern coast of Singapore. The key attractions include one of Singapore’s two casinos, a Universal Studios theme park and Marine Life Park, which includes the world’s largest oceanarium.

The S$6.59 billion (US$4.93 billion) resort is developed by Genting Singapore, listed on the SGX. It is one of the world’s most expensive casino properties, after Marina Bay Sands. The resort occupies over 49 hectares (121 acres) of land and, when fully open, will employ more than 10,000 people directly.

The soft launch of the first four hotels took place on 20 January 2010, with the FestiveWalk shopping mall following on February 1. The casino opened on 14 February the first auspicious day of the Chinese New Year. The Marine Life Park and Maritime Xperiential Museum is expected to be completed by end of 2011. Resorts World Sentosa is also expected to hold large-scale exhibitions such as Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future.

Attractions

Hotels

• Crockfords Tower
• Equarius Hotel
• Festive Hotel
• Hard Rock Hotel
• Hotel Michael
• Spa Villas

Casino

The casino, capped at 15,000 sq.m. by regulation, is located beneath Crockfords Tower. Government regulations also require Singapore citizens and permanent residents to purchase a S$100 day pass or S$2000 yearly membership for access into the casino. Singaporean patrons can enter/leave the casino freely so long that their levy has not expired. Both types of entry levy – daily or yearly – admits the patron to only one casino.

The Casino Levy money is collected by the Singapore Totalisator Board controlled by the Government, and is used for public and charity causes. The Casino does not keep any part of the levy money.

Fine Dining

• Chinois by Susur Lee – Chinese cuisine
• Joël Robuchon Restaurant by Joël Robuchon – French haute cuisine (opening soon)
• L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon by Joël Robuchon – Contemporary French cuisine (opening soon)
• The Pastry Shop & Lounge by Joël Robuchon – French patisserie (opening soon)
• Kunio by Kunio Tokuoka – Japanese kaiseki cuisine
• Osia by Scott Webster – Modern Australian cuisine

Other Information

• Address : 39 Artillery Avenue, Singapore 099958, 6577 8888
• Opening date : January 20, 2010
• No. of rooms : 1,840
• Total gaming space : 161,500 sq ft (15,000 m²)
• Signature attractions
  • Universal Studios Singapore
  • Equarius Water Park
  • Maritime Xperiential Museum
  • Marine Life Park
  • Festive Walk
  • Galleria Luxury Fashion
• Notable restaurants
  • Chinois
  • Joël Robuchon Restaurant
  • L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
  • Kunio
  • Osia
  • Palio
• Casino type : Land-Based
• Owner : Genting Group
• Architecture : Michael Graves & Associates

Link

• Resorts World Sentosa

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Altira Macau is located on the northern side of Macau’s Taipa Island. The change of name were caused by the opening of Crown Towers Macau in June 2009 as part of the City of Dreams development. It contains 220 gaming tables, 500 gaming machines, and 216 guest rooms (previously known as Crown Casino). At 160 meters, Altira Macau is the highest building in Taipa.

It is built and operated by Melco Crown Entertainment, a joint venture by Hong Kong based Melco International Development Limited and Australian based Crown Limited. It opened on May 12, 2007, and James Packer was present for the opening ceremony. Chow Yun-fat was Crown Macau’s commercial spokesman in 2007.

Other Information

• Location : Taipa island, Macau
• Owner: Melco Crown Entertainment
• OpenL June 2009
• Architect: Peter Remedios

Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak (maximum elevation about 1760m) within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia. It is accessible by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour, or also accessible by a cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38 km)which at its opening used to be the world’s fastest and South East Asia’s longest gondola lift.

Attractions

Hotels

Resorts World Genting has six hotels. In 2006 Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel as the world’s largest hotel with a total of 6,118 rooms.

• Maxims Hotel
• First World Hotel
• Genting Hotel
• Highlands Hotel
• Resort Hotel
• Theme Park Hotel

Dining

• Bakery – Pastries, sandwiches & desserts
• Coffee Terrace – Asian and Western buffet
• Genting Palace Restaurant – Cantonese cuisine
• Hainan Kitchen – Hainanese cuisine
• Imperial Rama – Fine Dining Thai-Chinese cuisine
• Ming Ren Restaurant – Xinjiang cuisine
• The Olive – Fine Dining Western cuisine
• VIP Restaurant – Thai-Chinese cuisine

Theme Parks

Genting Theme Park

The resort has three theme parks which are Genting Outdoor Theme Park, First World Indoor Theme Park and Water Park. There are over 20 signature attractions which include:

• Flying Coaster
• Genting Sky Venture
• Haunted House
• Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
• SnowWorld
• Space Shot

Other Places of Attraction

• Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort
• Chin Swee Caves Temple
• Genting Strawberry Farm
• Highlands Mushroom Farm
• Highlands Vegetable Farm
• Highlands Daylily Farm

Awards

Over the years, Genting Highlands have received numerous awards for their excellence including:

• World’s Leading Casino Resort, World Travel Awards 2007/2008/2009
• Best Resort, TTG Travel Awards 2007/2008/2009
• The BrandLaureate Awards, The Best Brands In Leisure And Hospitality 2006 – 2009
• Top 1 Most Valuable Brands, Asia’s Most Valuable Brands 2007/2008/2009
• The World’s Largest Hotel, Guinness World Records 2006/2007/2008/2009
• Malaysia Spa & Wellness Awards 2007/2008/2009 – Best Resort Spa

Other Information

• Opening date : 1965
• Total gaming space : Over 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m²)
• Casino type : Land-Based
• Owner : Genting Group

Link

• http://www.rwgenting.com

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Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting’s bid for the right to build Singapore’s second integrated resort. On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid, and the construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April 2007. It is the second Universal Studios Theme Parks to open in Asia, and the first in Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of it to the public on 20 October 2009. Universal Studios Singapore has since attracted more than 2 million visitors in the 9 months from its opening although the park has not fully completed.

Universal Parks & Resorts is marketing the park as a "one-of-its-kind theme park in Asia" and promised that the park will be the only one of its kind in Southeast Asia for the next 30 years.

Attractions

• Hollywood : Themed after the real Hollywood Boulevard of the 70s, framed by dynamic architecture, palm trees and the famous Hollywood ‘Walk of Fame’.
• New York : Themed after post-modern New York City that features sidewalks and classic landmarks that mimics its impressive cityscape, enhanced by neon lights and flanked by street facades that set the scenes for big city fun and also real-time movie production for most Hollywood blockbuster films.
• Sci-Fi City : Themed after what cities and metropolis may look like in the future, equipped with space-age technologies and the ultimate modern conveniences.
• Ancient Egypt : Themed after the rich Egyptian architecture and artifacts found during the Golden Age of Egyptian Exploration in the 1930s.
• The Lost World : Features two smaller themed regions: Jurassic Park and Waterworld.
• Far Far Away : Themed after the Kingdom of Far Far Away, based on DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek.
• Madagascar : Features a displaced cargo ship that houses the ‘Madagascar: A Crate Adventure’ ride, this zone features all the characters from DreamWorks Animations’ Madagascar.

Other Information

• Location : Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
• Address  : 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
• Owner  : Genting Group
• Opened  : 18 March 2010
• Operating season  : All Year Round
• Area  : 20 hectares (49 acres)
• Rides : 20 total
  • 5 roller coasters
  • 2 water rides

Link

• Official Website

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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeologists had believed that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, as described in the chronology below. One recent theory however, has suggested that the first stones were not erected until 2400-2200 BC, whilst another suggests that bluestones may have been erected at the site as early as 3000 BC (see phase 1 below). The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge monument. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains found on the site indicate burials from as early as 3000 BC, when the initial ditch and bank were first dug. Burials continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.

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Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, department of Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries.

The order was founded in 910 by William I, Count of Auvergne, who installed Abbot Berno and placed the abbey under the immediate authority of Pope Sergius III. The abbey and its constellation of dependencies soon came to exemplify the kind of religious life at the heart of 11th-century piety. The town of Cluny, in the modern department of Saône-et-Loire in the former province of Bourgogne, in east-central France, near Mâcon, grew up around the abbey, founded in a forested hunting reserve.

The Benedictine order was a keystone to the stability that European society achieved in the 11th century. Partly owing to the stricter adherence to a reformed Benedictine rule, from the later 10th century, Cluny became the acknowledged leader of western monasticism. The abbots of Cluny were statesmen on an international stage and distinguished by their competence. The monastery of Cluny became the grandest, most prestigious and best-endowed monastic institution in Europe. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. In 1790 during the French Revolution, the abbey was sacked and mostly destroyed. Only a small part of the original remains.

Dating from around 1334, the Hôtel de Cluny in Paris was formerly the town house of the abbots of Cluny. It was adapted as a public museum in 1833. Apart from the name, it no longer possesses anything originally connected with the abbey.

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The Jalousie plantation is set into the hillside in the Valley of the Pitons: the twin volcanic peaks rise sharply out of the sea and bookend views of the Caribbean Sea. Guests are assured privacy in their own separate spacious villas, each with a patio and its own plunge pool about the size of a Jacuzzi without all the bubbling – perfect for an early morning or evening cool-down. The Sugar Mill Suites are closest to the main buildings and beach.

Honeymoons are big business here, and pint-sized guests are few. The property, originally an 18th century sugar mill, is lush with fruit trees and flowering shrubs. Native plants hang heavy with mango, banana, papaya, coconut, avocado, star fruit and sour sop, while colorful hibiscus, jasmine, bougainvillea and oleander scent the air.

Other Information

• Address: Forbidden Beach, Eden Bay, PO Box 251, Soufriere, St. Lucia
• Phone:800-544-2883 or 758-4568000
• Other amenities: Beach, pool, tennis.
• Rooms: 112, including 65 Mountain View, 35 Ocean View, and 12 Sugar Mill Suites

Link

• Website

The Peninsula Hong Kong is one of the most internationally recognizable hotels in Hong Kong. Opened in 1928, it is Hong Kong’s most historical hotel. It is located at the junction of Nathan Road and Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Founded by members of the Kadoorie family, the hotel today is part of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group headed by Sir Michael Kadoorie, is the flagship property of the The Peninsula Hotels group. The Peninsula has been voted the world’s best hotel on several occasions, and is widely regarded as one of the region’s legendary properties.

other Information

• Location : Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
• Opening date : December 1928
• Management : Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
• Owner : Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
• Rooms : 300
• Restaurants : 8

Link

• www.peninsula.com/Hong_Kong/en/default.aspx

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• Business Hotels

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Singapore Changi Airport, Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about 17.2 kilometres (10.7 mi) north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) site.

The airport, operated by the Changi Airport Group, is the home base of Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Valuair, and Jett8 Airlines Cargo. As of September 2010, Changi Airport serves 96 airlines flying off to some 200 cities in about 60 countries and territories worldwide. The airport is a secondary hub for Qantas, which uses Singapore as the main stopover point for flights on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and Europe. Qantas is the largest foreign airline to operate from the airport, with over two million passengers annually. An important contributor to the Singapore economy, more than 28,000 people are employed at the airport, which accounts for over S$4.5 billion in output.

In 2009, the airport handled 37,203,978 passengers, a 1.3% decrease over the 2008 fiscal year. This made it the 21st busiest airport in the world and the fifth busiest in Asia by passenger traffic in 2009. In addition to being an important passenger hub, the airport is one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 1.63 million tons of cargo in 2009.

At 15 December 2010, annual passengers surpassed 40 million for the first time. The biggest source of passengers come from Indonesia and then Australia, Malaysia, China and Thailand respectively.

Incentives such as the Air Hub Development Fund, first introduced in 2003, have proven effective in attracting airlines. A new S$300 million fund to strengthen Changi’s hub status began in 2007 when the previous S$210 million fund expired. A new S$1.75 billion Terminal 3 opened on 9 January 2008. Terminal 1 will be upgraded along the lines of the renovated Terminal 2, with the latter costing S$240 million. Changi has been courting both premium and budget travellers with the opening of a "commercially important persons terminal" by JetQuay and a S$45 million Budget Terminal in 2006.

Since its opening in 1981, the airport has made its mark in the aviation industry as a benchmark for service excellence, winning over 340 awards in a 22-year period from 1987 to 2009, including 27 ‘Best’ awards in 2009 alone. Changi Airport’s efforts to counter the onset of age include periodic physical upgrades to its existing terminals, building of new facilities and the provision of a high level of customer service.

Passenger terminals

Changi Airport currently has five terminals, T1, T2, T3, JetQuay CIP Terminal and Budget Terminal, with a total handling capacity of 73 million. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are directly connected with a common transit area, with airside passengers being able to freely move between the terminals without going through immigration. Transport within and between these three terminals is provided by people movers and the skytrain system, although it is also possible to walk between the terminals on foot for landside visitors. Situated beside Terminal 2 is JetQuay, which has its own check-in facilities for premium passengers and where transportation to aircraft in any of the other terminals is by personal buggy. The Budget Terminal, purpose-built for low-cost carriers, is physically separated from the main terminals towards the south, where connections are possible via a zero-fare shuttle bus service to Terminal 2.

Other Information

• Airport type : Public/Military
• Owner : Government of Singapore
• Operator : Changi Airport Group (S) Pte Ltd, Republic of Singapore Air Force
• Serves : Singapore
• Location : Changi, East Region
• Hub for : Jetstar Asia Airways, Silkair, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways, Qantas, Valuair
• Elevation AMSL : 7 m / 22 ft

Link

• www.changiairport.com

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