Las Vegas Sands has completed its three 55-story hotel towers at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore nearly two weeks ahead of schedule, the company announced today. Sands will formally celebrate the topping off its $5.4 billion resort July 8.

Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson said the next step in the construction process will be placing the two-acre SkyPark on top the of the three hotel towers. The SkyPark will feature three swimming pools, several restaurants and bars, landscaped gardens and an observation deck. Read the rest of this entry »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former MGM Mirage Chief Executive Terry Lanni received compensation valued by the company at $5.8 million in 2008, almost 40 percent less than in 2007, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing made Thursday.

Lanni resigned Nov. 30 and was replaced by then COO Jim Murren, who was paid $3.7 million last year by the casino operator. Read the rest of this entry »

BANGKOK, Thailand — In an bid to tell world golfers what Asian golfers already know, the golf establishment in Thailand has launched ‘Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience’, a cooperative itinerary that matches the country’s top courses with its most desirable hotels.

The Kingdom of Thailand has for decades been the destination of choice for Asian golfers, thanks to its stellar courses, superb year-round climate and welcoming culture. By banding together to form ‘Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience’ (www.golfinakingdom.com), these courses and hotels mean to cement a place for Thailand alongside the world’s premier golf destinations. Read the rest of this entry »

Riviera Maya, Mexico – Mexico is one of Latin America’s fastest growing vacation destinations with tourism being the third largest revenue source for the country. The Yucatan Peninsula accounts for more than half of those revenue numbers and it continues to grow each year.

Keen buyers and developers looking to invest in developments should turn to Mexico’s favorable equity and growing destination through Grupo Grand Coral, a premier developer backed by prestigious Spanish financial houses. Initiating a series of properties in the ideal Riviera Maya region, Grupo Grand Coral presents an array of diverse product offerings, while promising complete investment security and support. Read the rest of this entry »

ISTANBUL | Sure, there’s that run for the roses in Kentucky each spring, but in Turkey, the biggest horse race of the year is the Gazi Derby, in which three-year-old thoroughbreds compete for cash and national glory. And the race is being run this weekend.

This year, in the 83rd running of the Gazi Derby, 22 Turkish-born horses and their silk-shirted jockeys will compete for a first prize of $500,000. Read the rest of this entry »

CLUB Mediterranee SA (Club Med), Europe’s largest resort company, plans to open a resort in Cambodia within the next three years, it said on Monday.

Gloria Chang, spokesperson for Club Med Asia Pacific, said the company was looking to developing new destinations in Asia while reinforcing its Southeast Asian presence. Read the rest of this entry »

Englewood, CO – June 2009 – Charlie Peck, president and chief operating officer for Destination Hotels & Resorts, announced that the company is launching a strategic partnership with the American Alpine Club (ACC). Read the rest of this entry »

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (AP) — The president of this normally reclusive nation staged lavish ceremonies for foreign guests and media Monday to launch a new $1.5 billion resort on the desert shore of the Caspian Sea in a city named after his eccentric and autocratic predecessor.

Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov stood on the porch of one of three gleaming white luxury hotels just completed here, and told thousands of guests that the development would help his energy-rich country diversify its economy. Read the rest of this entry »

Wyndham Hotel Group, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of hospitality companies, has launched the Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts brand in China with the opening of the brand’s first property here: a newly constructed, 588-room luxury hotel.

Wyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest U.S. based hotel company in China, currently franchising 175 hotels and five brands throughout the country. This also marks the first Wyndham-branded hotel managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. in the Asia Pacific region. Read the rest of this entry »

HORSE RACING: A $10 million makeover is in the pipeline for the Bunbury Turf Club to make it one of the top race courses in Australia.

A master plan detailing upgrades to the track, stables and areas for members and the general public was announced on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »