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Giappone – Suncity apre una sede per promuovere il suo concetto Wakayama IR2.0
By Phil - 14 settembre 2020
Asian junket investor Suncity Group has now opened an office in Wakayama which it will use as a promotional base in its attempts to land one of Japan’s first integrated resorts with its Wakayama IR2.0 concept.
The newly established Wakayama office will show concept videos and a scale model of the project.
Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in its Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii Peninsula.
L'amministratore delegato di Suncity, Alvin Chau, ha affermato che la visione era quella di un "progetto unico che combinasse la tradizione storica, il paesaggio naturale e l'essenza culturale della prefettura di Wakayama".
It will offer 2,600 rooms and villas, restaurants and a sky lounge, hot springs and spas, a substantial exhibition venue, indoor sports facilities and boat tours to nearby coastal towns and tourist attractions.
Mr. Chau said: “We will present to the world the unique charm of Wakayama. I believe our ideas are in line with what the Japanese government is looking for in regional development Wakayama is rich in Japanese tradition and culture and has an abundance of nature in the mountains and sea. We are planning a resort that incorporates these charms. We will challenge regional revitalization centering on integrated resort facilities. We will promote the development of international tourism cities that make the most of the assets of Wakayama Prefecture, the nature, culture, history and people’s activities focusing on integrated resort facilities.”
Only two casino companies, have lodged proposals for the request-for-proposal (RFP) process to develop a casino on an artificial island called Marina City in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, located east of Osaka Canada-based Clairvest mounting the challenge to Suncity.
L'Ufficio aveva precedentemente affermato che oltre 20 operatori internazionali IR provenienti dal Nord America, Europa e Asia avevano espresso il loro interesse con un forum IR che aveva attirato l'interesse di gruppi operativi tra cui Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts e Galaxy Entertainment. Il governo vuole che il suo IR abbia un albergo da 2,500 camere con un centro congressi e una sala espositiva. Marina City è a circa 40 minuti di auto dall'aeroporto internazionale di Kansai e a 70 minuti di auto da Osaka. La sua infrastruttura è già ben sviluppata con molti hotel e un parco divertimenti basato sui paesaggi urbani medievali europei.
