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Macau has strengthened its position as an integrated travel destination in Asia with the opening of new facilities on the Cotai Strip.
They  not only offer accommodation and casinos, but also retail, dining, entertainment and facilities for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.
 Two hotels opened on the Cotai Strip earlier this month: the Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central and the Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. 
 Part of the Sands Cotai Central integrated resort development, the hotels will be joined by a third property, the Sheraton Macao Hotel Cotai Central, early next year. 
The three hotels will have a combined total of nearly 5,800 rooms, 1.2 million sq ft of retail space, entertainment facilities, food and beverage outlets and meeting and convention rooms. 
They are situated across the road from the Venetian Sands and Four Seasons hotels.
The nearly 100 boutiques and galleries at Shoppes Cotai Central will join the 500 retail outlets across the road at The Grand Canal Shoppes and The Shoppes at Four Seasons to create the largest number of retail outlets in one location in the city.
With nearly 100,000 sq ft of space for meetings and conventions, Sands Cotai Central will be able to accommodate everything from board meetings to large conventions with tens of thousands of delegates. 
'The opening of Sands Cotai Central is a game changer for the future of Macau as a leisure, entertainment, and business location,' says Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands and Sands China. 
 'There were few believers in my vision of Sands Cotai Central when the site was basically under water. 
'With the completion of Sands Cotai Central, that same spot will be home to thousands of hotel rooms, millions of square feet of retail, meeting and convention space, dozens of restaurants and so many other attractions.'
A few days after what was being billed as 'the largest launch party in Asia', a smaller-scale grand opening was held at the nearby City of Dreams when The Tasting Room, featuring European cuisine, opened its doors. It is located on Level 3 of Crown Towers.
Operated by a Macau subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment,  the City of Dreams is also positioned as an integrated entertainment resort comprising three hotels, more than 20 food and beverage outlets, a 175,000 sq ft shopping mall, and two shows: The House of Dancing Water and the multimedia Dragon's Treasure. 
Wynn Macau is also planning to build an integrated resort on Cotai with approximately 1,500 rooms as soon as government approval is given.



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