(Macao, October 11, 2012)
– Sands China Ltd.
properties enjoyed a very successful Golden Week, recording an impressive 1.19 million
visits between October 1 and 7 to its four Macao properties – the Sands®
Macao, The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza™ Macao and Sands®
Cotai Central – a nearly 39 per cent increase in visitation compared to the
same period last year.
Occupancy numbers for the company’s guest
rooms were equally outstanding – the Sands Macao, The Venetian Macao, and Sands
Cotai Central’s Conrad Macao
and Holiday Inn Macao were packed to the gills during the first five days of
the National Day holiday period, recording a combined occupancy a hair’s
breadth short of 100
per cent.
“Sands China
properties are must-see destinations in Macao,
and the entire organisation was very pleased to welcome so many visitors during
Golden Week,” says Gunther Hatt, Venetian Macau Limited, Executive Vice
President of Operations. “With our incredible diversity of leisure,
entertainment and business offerings, it’s a pleasure to host the millions of
eager visitors journeying to our incomparable integrated resorts. The influx of
tourists to Macao
during Golden Week is an encouraging result, moving the city closer to its goal
of becoming a world centre of tourism and leisure.”
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About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928, Sands China or the Company)
is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS),
and is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Sands China is the largest operator of integrated
resorts in Macao.
The Company’s Cotai Strip® developments include The Venetian®
Macao-Resort-Hotel, The Plaza™ Macao
and Sands®Cotai Central. The Company also owns
and operates the Sands® Macao on
the Macao peninsula.
The Company’s integrated resorts contain a diversified mix of leisure and
business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and
convention facilities, a wide range of restaurants, shopping malls, world-class
entertainment at the CotaiArena™ and the Venetian Theatre, and a high-speed
CotaiJet™ ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company’s property development
projects on Cotai have the goal of transforming Cotai into Asia’s premier entertainment and business destination.
For more information, please visit www.sandschinaltd.com.