MACAU, Nov. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In the regional tourism industry, Galaxy Macau™ is known for its palatial resort experience filled with "World Class, Asian Heart". On Nov. 26, The New Palace of Asia paid tribute to more than 180 of the region's travel trade professionals at the Galaxy Macau Travel Trade Appreciation Dinner, an annual event held for the third year to celebrate their hard work and excellence in promoting the resort, its sister properties and the wider Macau tourism industry to greater success.
Delivering the welcome speech for the event, Mr. Roger Lienhard, Senior Vice President of Hospitality for Galaxy Entertainment Group expressed his sincere gratitude to the travel trade professionals who have helped make Galaxy Macau one the Asia's most preferred destinations for travelers. "I'm excited about all the wonderful things that will be happening at Galaxy Macau over the next year," Mr. Lienhard said. "In 2015, we will be opening the resort's second phase. This expansion will feature even more of those unique, 'first-in-Macau' features and amenities that Galaxy Macau has become known for -- introducing the first Marriott's world-class luxury hotel brands in Macau, JW Marriott Hotel Macau and The Ritz-Carlton, Macau. There will also be a wide array of dining and shopping offerings, exceptional new meeting and conference facilities, and an expanded Grand Resort Deck with a host of new offerings. People love our 'World Class, Asian Heart' hospitality and we're committed to keep delivering on it in exciting new ways."
"We love working with Galaxy Macau because the resort is absolutely committed to helping raise Macau's profile as a world-class tourism destination," said Ms. Victoria Un, General Manager -- Reservations & Ticketing Division / Air Macau Holidays of Air Macau Company Limited. "They have made significant investments in the resort's leisure and travel offerings, brought exciting world-class brands to the market, and contributed to the local community by hosting or supporting many big events here. It's a major attraction for Macau, and I believe we are going to see even more successes in 2015."
The Galaxy Macau Travel Trade Appreciation Dinner was held at Oasis, Galaxy Macau's enchanting indoor-outdoor dining and entertainment venue located at the tropical Grand Resort Deck. Guests were treated to an authentic golden peacock dance to celebrate fortune and usher in a new year of prosperity. It was followed with a toast by senior executives from Galaxy Macau and its hotels including The Ritz-Carlton, Macau, Banyan Tree Macau, JW Marriott Hotel Macau and Hotel Okura Macau. The guests then enjoyed a series of delectable delicacies, live band performances and lucky draws featuring various valuable prizes from the resort's five five-star hotels.
For more information about Galaxy Macau, please visit www.galaxymacau.com/en.
About Galaxy Macau
Galaxy Macau™ is the only first truly integrated resort in Macau. Developed at an investment of nearly HK$16.5 billion, it includes more than 2,200 rooms, suites and villas across three world-class hotel brands: the five-star Galaxy Hotel™, Japan's legendary Okura Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and the award-winning and ultra-exclusive Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts. Facilities include Grand Resort Deck with lush oasis gardens covering its 52,000 square meters, the world's largest Skytop Wave Pool and a 350-ton white sand beach; the widest selection of pan-Asian and International cuisine under one roof in Macau; UA Galaxy Cinemas, a ten-screen, 3D-cineplex complex unlike anything in Macau; CHINA ROUGE, an exclusive performance lounge; Foot Hub, Macau's largest, premium foot reflexology center; and two boulevards of distinctive retail shops. For more details, please visit www.galaxymacau.com.
