Bradley Stone, LVS’s Executive Vice President says the company expects to open at least 1,000 hotel rooms in two towers at Marina Bay Sands, its integrated resort in Singapore, by the end of 2009.
The company will also open ‘a portion’ of the mall, the casino, and most of Marina Bay Sands’ meeting and conference space, he said.
By mid-2010, Las Vegas Sands plans to open the remaining hotel rooms and most of the mall, with final stages, such as a sky park and some suites, possibly taking longer, Mr Stone added.
The casino operator has lease commitments for about 46 percent of the Singapore mall space and plans to eventually sell, or otherwise ‘monetise’ its malls in Macau and Singapore, according to William Weidner, the LVS President and Chief Operating Officer.