Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2021年3月 亞博匯 18 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS THE OPENING OF GALAXY MACAU’S new Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC) will likely be pushed to the final quarter of 2021, although it is yet to be determined which facilities will be brought online first. Though originally scheduled to open in early 2021, then in the 2H21 due to COVID-19 impacts, SVP of MICE Operations and Sales for Galaxy Joey Pather told Inside Asian Gaming that GICC ’ s final timeline “all depends on our building schedule, our licensing. We said opening in the second half [of 2021], but we’re looking to the latter part of the second half.” When complete, GICC – described as Asia’s most technologically advanced event facility – will cover 40,000 square meters of MICE space including a 10,000-square meter exhibition and conference hall. It will also be home to the 16,000-seat Galaxy Arena for concerts and sporting events, and an Andaz Hotel with more than 700 rooms and suites. According to Pather, the center will open in phases although Galaxy has yet to determine which sectors will open first. “Our first thing to get through is our licensing, make sure the buildings are tested, ready,” he said. “Then we’ll see which events we start taking on. It could be very gradual in terms of how the market’s responding or recovering and how we [respond to] that.” Asked if Andaz would open in conjunction with event space, Pather replied, “Not necessarily in synch because we have so many hotels at Galaxy. It’s whatever works for the business and for our client requirements.” GALAXY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER LIKELY TO OPEN 4Q21 銀河國際會議中心有望於 於2021年第四季開幕 澳門銀河 全新的銀河國際會議中心（GICC）很可能 被推遲到2021年最後一個季度啟用，儘管目前銀娛 目前尚未確定將率先啟用哪些設施。 該會議中心最初定於2021年初啟用，但之後由 於新冠疫情的影響推遲至今年下半年。銀娛新度假 城會展營運及銷售高級副總裁彭德倫對《亞博匯》 表示，最後的時間表「完全取決於我們的建築進度 和牌照申請。我們曾說過將於(2021年)下旬開幕， 但現在就預計是在下半年的晚些時候。」 待建成後，銀河國際會議中心的會展空間總 面積達40000平方米，將包括一個10000平方米的 展覽館。此外GICC還將包括「銀河綜藝館」，可容納 16000名觀眾，適合舉辦世界巡迴演唱會和大型體 育賽事。以及擁有700多個客房和套房的安達仕澳 門。 彭德倫稱，該會議中心將分期開幕，雖然銀河 依然未決定會率先開放那些部分。 他說：「我們第一樣需要處理的就是我們的牌 照，以及確保我們的建築都經過測試，並已經準備 就緒。然後我們將會看看率先採取哪些活動。市場 的反應及復甦，及至我們的回應，可能是一個循序 漸進的過程。 當被問到安達仕酒店會否與活動場地一同開 幕時，彭德倫回應稱：「不一定需要同步，因為我們 在銀河已經有很多酒店。最後的決定取決於甚麼對 業務較有幫助，以及我們客戶的要求。」