Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 70 FEATURES With an integrated resort, you do massive amounts of planning and strategizing and programming the best that you can, and then you open your doors – and the customer starts to talk to you, and your job basically just starts all over again, because customer and tourist tastes change all the time. I think we’ve done a good job of keeping ahead of the customer and anticipating challenges and correcting mistakes and putting together an integrated resort designed and programmed for Singapore. We’ve positioned it to help the government and the people of Singapore achieve their economic tourism and labor market goals. So we feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to develop this project and are thankful for the level of collaboration and coordination that we have with the government, in particular, the Singapore Tourism Board and Casino Regulatory Authority. MC: How does Singapore factor in? GT: First of all, the opportunity was really quite attractive because of its downtown location on a site that is visible from 360 degrees, 20 minutes away from what is often described as the world’s greatest international airport. We’re situated on the edge of the CBD, quite convenient given that the MICE business is such a fundamental element of our business model. We have very strong relationships, given our global footprint and our position and reputation within the industry, so that we can go out and bring in the great retailers, the great entertainment events, the cultural elements … the list goes on and on. MC: It helps that Singapore is among the richest places on earth. GT: It’s an upscale market that is positioned well to