Opened on Aug. 28, 2007, with great expectations for its success, the company’s anchor property on the Cotai Strip quickly became a must-see landmark destination that redefined the Cotai skyline, where it still draws in millions of visitors from around the world 10 years later.
Ten years on, The Venetian Macao has been joined by three interconnected sister resorts: The Plaza Macao, Sands Cotai Central, and The Parisian Macao, forming an integrated resort city on Cotai attracting nearly half a billion visitors over the last 10 years.
“This property has a very special place in my heart,” said Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China. “It was my wife, Miriam, who first had the inspiration to recreate Venice in Las Vegas, and opening The Venetian Macao in 2007 marked the beginning of my vision for the Cotai Strip. Nothing is more fulfilling to an entrepreneur than to see a vision turned into reality. For me, The Venetian Macao represents exactly that: first a vision and then a reality,” added Adelson.
Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China , attended the main ceremony at the lagoon Monday evening, along with government dignitaries and celebrities, where they enjoyed a masquerade grand parade featuring music and dancing, a light and sound 3-D mapping spectacular projected on the façade of The Venetian Macao, and a pyrotechnic show.
Monday’s celebration had originally been scheduled to take place on The Venetian’s Aug. 28 anniversary date. Sands China decided to postpone the event in light of the needs of the Macao community in the aftermath of Typhoon Hato. After Macao had made significant progress in its recovery, the company then rescheduled the 10th anniversary event to its new date.
Source: GMB / AG Brief
