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 Marina Bay Sands held its Opening Celebration in Singapore yesterday. Promising an entertainment, leisure and business experience unlike any in the world the new resort will feature 2,560 rooms, a separate casino, on site shops, restaurants, theaters, swimming pools, crystal pavilions and a whole lot more.
"Marina Bay Sands is really the future of tourism development. For countries serious about boosting tourism and creating new jobs, the integrated resort model is unmatched and Marina Bays Sands will now be the reference point by which all new tourism projects are judged," said Mr. Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of Marina Bay Sands. "In Singapore, Marina Bay Sands will be the pivot point in which tourism here is going to explode."
Mr. Thomas Arasi, president and chief executive officer of Marina Bay Sands, said, "Our amazing range of attractions from the Sands SkyPark to celebrity chef restaurants to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands and the outdoor event plaza will have guests coming back again and again to experience every aspect we have to offer. We expect to attract over 70,000 visits a day and 18 million visitors a year after we are fully open."
Yesterday, the much anticipated Sands SkyPark was finally opened to the public. Sitting 60 stories high the park features a luxurious 150 meter long infinity-edge swimming pool which as the name implies appears to stretch on into eternity. As part of the Opening Celebration the resort hosted their first ever "World Championship Climb to the Sands SkyPark" in which teams were challenged to scale the towers in succession followed by a sprint across the 340-meter long Sands SkyPark to a dramatic finish line where TV cameras and news media were waiting.
A number of celebrities were in attendance including international superstar Diana Ross, Grammy Award-winning star Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, Broadway smash hit Jersey Boys and regionally acclaimed artists JJ Lin and Sylvia Ratonel.
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