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Construction marches ahead for US$5bn mega-resort with floating underwater spa
by Megan Whitby | 08 Jun 2020
Austrian developer Josef Kleindienst’s US$5bn mega-resort project, The Heart of Europe, in Dubai is on track to complete phase one of construction, despite COVID-19. The Heart of Europe is claimed to feature the world’s first floating underwater spa as well as 15 unique hotels and resorts spread across six islands designed to showcase European culture, heritage and lifestyle experiences through architecture, events and new technology, such as the world’s first
GroupGSA creates mega-resort in thousand-year-old Chinese town
by Andrew Manns | 27 Nov 2018
Global design practice GroupGSA have revealed the latest images for "Huangyao Ancient Town Resort", a soon-to-be-built luxury destination in Guilin, China. Developed by Guangxi Lingyu Chuanghe Tourism Investment, the resort will comprise 103 rooms and 27 villas and feature a gym, spa, and playground, as well as multiple pools, sporting facilities, and restaurants. The structure will also include an observatory tower which will provide guests with 360-degree views of the
Atlantis Sanya mega-resort and waterpark almost complete as May opening nears
by Alice Davis | 23 Feb 2018
One of Asia’s most anticipated waterpark projects is almost complete, with the Atlantis Sanya resort approaching its May 2018 opening date. The resort – like its sister Atlantis The Palm in Dubai – will boast a world-class Aquaventure waterpark with an array of twisting waterslides and theming inspired by the the ancient Atlantis civilisation. Atlantis Sanya is located at Haitang Bay in Sanya on the south of Hainan Island, China
Mega-resort Baha Mar sold to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises
by Jane Kitchen | 13 Dec 2016
Hong Kong-based global conglomerate Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE) – parent company of Rosewood Hotel Group – has bought the troubled US$3.5bn Bahamian mega-resort Baha Mar, with plans to open it in phases, starting in April 2017. The Baha Mar project was originally slated to be finished in 2014, but a series of hitches and legal battles – including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in July 2015 – led
Troubled Baha Mar mega-resort to resume construction next month
by Jane Kitchen | 26 Aug 2016
The giant Baha Mar resort complex slated for the Bahamas will resume construction in September, following a new agreement with the Bahamian government and the Export-Import Bank of China. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry G. Christie said the US$3.5bn mega-resort – which is to include a Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, Rosewood at Baha Mar, Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar and SLS LUX at Baha Mar – will be completed and
Half-scale Eiffel Tower, La Belle Epoche spa to star at upcoming Macao mega-resort
by Jane Kitchen | 12 Aug 2016
A spa themed after Paris’s La Belle Epoche will feature at the upcoming The Parisian Macao – the latest property from developer Sands China – which is set to open 13 September 2016. The 1,264sq m (13,606sq ft) Le Spa’tique will include 12 treatment rooms, including four doubles; male and female vitality lounges with sauna, steam room, experience showers, vitality pools and relaxation loungers; a barbershop for men; hair boutique
Construction begins on Nigerian mega-resort
by Tom Walker | 29 Mar 2011
Construction has begun on the NGN49bn (US$268m, £167m, 190m euro) Delta Leisure Resort in the Warri and Asaba Cities of Delta State, Nigeria. The large resort will be designed as a major tourist attraction and has been touted as the 'first of its kind' in West Africa. The first phase is due to open at the end of 2013. UK-based design and AV specialist Sarner is working together with its
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