Banyan Tree’s luxury resort
takes shape
Singaporean developer Banyan Tree Holdings intends to
build six more hotels in the Laguna Lang Co resort complex over the next few
years.
According to Alexa Phan, marketing
director of Laguna Lang Co, the 300-hectare, $875-million project will be
carried out over four phases, the second of which is currently under
development. The first phase, which carried a price tag of $200 million, became
operational in 2013.
“Asides from
six more hotels, we are developing more vital infrastructure. Laguna Lang Co
hopes to be a highlight of tourism in the central part of Vietnam, turning
Lang Co into a famous tourism destination just like Laguna Phuket of
Thailand,” she added.
Phan said
that the second phase would involve building 53 villas in the Laguna Park
residential area, in addition to 73 villas in the Banyan Tree hill area, as
well as more retail and entertainment facilities.
Notably,
Banyan Tree is planning to operate a casino in the resort, and it seems close
to securing the permission to do so. On March 14, during the joint working
session between the Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee and the Ministry of
Finance (MoF), Thua Thien-Hue leaders laid out the plans for the casino to
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung who said he supported the proposal because
he believed it would be mutually beneficial for both the province and the
developer.
Michal
Zitek, area general manager of Banyan Tree Lang Co and Angsana Lang Co – two
operating 5-star hotels and resorts at the complex – said that if and when
the company received approval, the casino would be up and running within a
short period of time.
“We are
confident that because we already have the infrastructure, the space, and the
establishment, we will be able to get the casino going faster than a
greenfield project. Everything here is just waiting for approval and we can
be operational within months rather than years,” he said in a recent
interview with VIR.
“Such a
natural environment is like a fairytale location in which to have a casino.
Macau is all big streets and bright lights. In Vietnam they’re also looking
to put a casino in very developed areas. I think putting it in this location
would be a unique selling point. It will be a little more exclusive and allow
for a more refined casino experience,” he said.
Laguna Lang
Co resort complex is Banyan Tree’s debut project in Vietnam and the
province’s first (almost) billion-dollar project. The resort is situated at
Lang Co, between Thua Thien-Hue and Danang, two bright spots in the booming
tourist landscape of central Vietnam. At present, this development includes
Banyan Tree and Angsana hotels and spas, an 18-hole championship golf course
designed by Nick Faldo, private villas and residences for sale, as well as
convention centres and recreational facilities.
Currently,
Vietnam has 50 licensed electronic gaming service providers and has licensed
eight casinos, all of which are open to international punters and foreign
passport holders exclusively. Hotels and resorts in Vietnam which house a
casino are all eagerly awaiting the government’s decree that will permit
Vietnamese people aged 21 and over to gamble.
By Hong Anh, VIR
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Thứ Tư, 8 tháng 6, 2016
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