12 Dec 2011
More than a hundred key travel trade partners from Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and Taiwan recently attended the City of Dreams 'Dream Partner' Annual Dinner to celebrate the success of 2011. A total of 25 'Dream Partner' awards in 11 categories were presented with China Travel Service (H.K.) Limited scooping the 2011 Top Performing Agent Award.
This is the first City of Dreams 'Dream Partner' Annual Dinner held for travel trade partners, a sign of the great importance City of Dreams has attached to travel trade partners, in maintaining its dynamic and close relationship with the tourism industry. With the smooth and strong collaboration, both City of Dreams and trade partners aim to play a key role in adding to Macau's ever-increasing diversity as a multi-faceted destination for both tourists and business travelers.
This has been an important year for City of Dreams as it has firmly established itself as the premier leisure and entertainment destination in Asia. This year, City of Dreams extended the marketing outreach to more than 20 key destination traveler markets in Asia including new markets' such as Thailand, India, Malaysia, Korea and Japan; second tier cities in China such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xian and Nanjing. In 2012, City of Dreams will continue to spread its footprint across Asia and to bring world-class integrated resort and destination entertainment experiences to the region.
City of Dreams is operated by a Macau subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, an entertainment company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 6883) and the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL). It is an integrated entertainment resort that has established itself as a premier leisure and entertainment destination in Macau.
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About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited ("Melco Crown Entertainment"), an entertainment company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 6883) and the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL), is a developer, owner and through a Macau subsidiary which holds a gaming sub-concession, an operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities focused on the Macau market. Melco Crown Entertainment currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com) (formerly Crown Macau), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Melco Crown Entertainment's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which feature a total of approximately 1,800 gaming machines in nine locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. For more information about Melco Crown Entertainment, please visit www.melco-crown.com. Melco Crown Entertainment has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited ("Melco") and Crown Limited ("Crown"). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is Co-Chairman, a Director and the CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Director of Melco Crown Entertainment.
About City of Dreams
City of Dreams is operated by a Macau subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, an entertainment company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 6883) and the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL). It is an integrated entertainment resort that has established itself as a premier leisure and entertainment destination in Macau. Located in the heart of Cotai in Macau, it combines electrifying entertainment, a diverse array of accommodation, regional and international dining, designer brand shopping and a spacious and contemporary casino. The resort brings together a collection of world-renowned brands including Crown, Grand Hyatt, Hard Rock and Dragone to create an exceptional entertainment experience that aims to appeal to a broad spectrum of visitors from around Asia and the world. City of Dreams features a 420,000-square-foot casino with approximately 400 gaming tables and approximately 1,300 gaming machines; over 20 restaurants and bars; an impressive array of some of the world's most sought-after retail brands; and Dragon's Treasure, an iconic and spectacular audio visual multimedia experience. 'The House of Dancing Water', the world's largest water-based extravaganza showcased in the purpose-built Dancing Water Theater, represents the live entertainment centerpiece of City of Dreams' overall leisure and entertainment offering. A comprehensive range of accommodation options at City of Dreams include Crown Towers offering approximately 300 guest rooms, Hard Rock Hotel offering approximately 300 guest rooms and Grand Hyatt Macau offering approximately 800 guest rooms. A second planned phase of development at City of Dreams will feature an apartment hotel consisting of approximately 800 units. For more information please visit: www.cityofdreamsmacau.com (Official Website) and www.cityofdreamsmedia.com (Medial Portal). For The House of Dancing Water information, please visit www.thehouseofdancingwater.com (Official Website) and www.thehouseofdancingwatermedia.com (Media Portal).
For media inquiries, please contact:
City of Dreams
Charles Ngai
Tel : (853) 8868 8953
Email : charlesngai@melco-crown.com
Louisa Wong
Tel : (853) 8868 7554
Email : louisawong@melco-crown.com