Bloomberg has an article today saying that Las Vegas Sands has “all the money required to be able to complete the project.” And thanks to the global economic slowdown, according to the raw materials pipeline is finally starting to open up, which should alleviate some of the hurdles the company has faced during the construction.
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That is the question asked in this recent article. It looks like the recent Marina Bay Sands advertising campaign to recruit thousands of new workers has created quite a stir in Singapore. It has even gotten me excited because Ive noticed traffic to this site is up by about 500% since the job recruitment drive started. Keep it up guys, the more excitement the better.
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Two recent articles discussing Marina Bay Sands plans to hire more than 10,000 new employees.
From Today Online:
Wanted: 10,000 new employees
Frontline personnel suchas security officers and waiters are being sought
IT WILL open its doors only at the end of next year, but Marina Bay Sands is beginning its hunt today for the10,000 employees it will need.
Chambermaids, security officers and waiters — these are the kind of front-line, rank-and-file positions the integrated resort will be advertising for in newspapers.
Its stated aim for starting now: Secure these jobs for as many Singaporeans as possible, even if they have no prior experience in tourism and hospitality. Continue Reading »
Its nice to hear some optimism given depressed economies and plummeting stock markets. Here are some comments made by Las Vegas Sands execs regarding their Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore:
“Overall, we remain extremely optimistic about the prospects for Marina Bay Sands and the future of the tourism industry in Singapore with China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand serving as key source countries for both the business and leisure tourist market,”….“With our parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp’s unsurpassed track record in building world-class integrated resorts, Asian operating experience and MICE expertise, we are confident that Marina Bay Sands will be a destination filled with buzz, excitement, and something for everyone,” Continue Reading »
It looks like Las Vegas Sands’ Marina Bay IR casino has a jump start on the MICE business given the fact that Singapore already ranks so well as a meeting city. From AsiaOne.com:
For the first time in history, Singapore has been ranked the ‘Top International Meeting City’ in 2007 in the Union of International Associations (UIA) 2007 Global Rankings.
In the UIA’s International Meetings Statistics 2007 report, Singapore leapfrogged two notches to clinch the top position, beating perennial favourites Paris (ranked 2nd) and Vienna (3rd), giving its ambition to be an exchange capital of the world a boost.
‘The UIA congratulates Singapore on the steady growth in the number of international meetings it has hosted over the past few years, a growth that results from and reflects the focus, quality and creativity of the Singapore meetings industry,’ said Mr Jacques de Mevius, Secretary-General, UIA. Continue Reading »
Resorts World at Sentosa says the integrated resort’s superstructures will be completed by the first or second quarter of next year and the resort will open on schedule by the first quarter of 2010.
TWO years after the contracts for the integrated resorts (IRs) were awarded, both Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) say they are on track to open in December next year and the following year, respectively.
Hiring for the 10,000 staff that each resort will need is expected to start next year. Continue Reading »
India should be a huge market for Singapore, especially since Indians have very few options if they want to gamble. Its nice to see that Indians continue to discover Singapore before the two casinos open: Continue Reading »
This article discusses the possibility of future competition for Resorts World at Sentosa and the Marina Bay Sands casinos. A huge casino complex is being discussed for Indonesia and a possible Disney World for Malaysia. Continue Reading »
I really havent seen anything written about this considering what an interesting selling point this will be for the Marina Bay Sands. Once its built, I’m sure it will get a lot of intention though:
Japan´s JFE Engineering Corp. and Singapore´s Yongnam Holdings Ltd. announced Monday that they have jointly won a contract to build a 1-hectare sky park here. Continue Reading »
If you want to see some awesome photos of the Marina Bay casino, then check out this website of the designer.