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DVC Tower at the Polynesian Village, Walt Disney World

A possible casino for Uruguay?

As Uruguay debates whether to allow online casinos, a new land-based casino will soon begin to emerge. La Nación reports the project in the city of Punta del Este is getting the go-ahead after years of delay.

The initial project emerged in 2018 through the international development company Cipriani Group and received approval in 2019. Since then, the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn forced a redirection of the project.

Recently, one of the development’s backers, Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, dropped out because it was taking too long. Cipriani threatened to give up as well, which may have forced officials to finally move and greenlight the project.

Source: https://www.casino.org/news/construction-of-new-casino-in-uruguay-finally-allowed-to-begin-after-multiple-delays/

All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy has announced the signing of three all-inclusive luxury resorts in Mexico with international developer, AB Living Group. The three properties are: Almare, a Luxury Collection All-Inclusive Resort, Isla Mujeres, opening in 2024; JW Marriott All-Inclusive Costa Mujeres, opening in 2026; and W All-Inclusive Costa Mujeres, opening in 2026.

Source: https://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/hotels/three-new-luxury-all-inclusives-marriott-open-mexico

A potential new holiday resort for the North East of England

A report setting out an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Request has been submitted to Barrow Borough Council in relation to the site at Roanhead Farm, 2.5 kilometres north of Barrow.
The report states the resort operator will be Landal GreenParks, which operates a network of holiday villages throughout Europe. It describes a proposal to build 450 guest lodges, to be built in two phases of 225 units each, and eco-cabin accommodation on the site.

A summary of the socio-economic impact of the early-stage proposal states: "The development proposal looks to build a lodge resort in Barrow which will be called Roanhead Resort.

"The proposal looks to incorporate the local community into the development as the lodge will provide jobs in construction and hospitality, and will also benefit local businesses by increasing the number of tourists that visit the area.

"The proposed development will have capacity for up to 1,200 guests, and these visitors are anticipated to support tourist attractions, retail, and the evening economy."

Source: https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23158244.barrows-roanhead-farm-holiday-park-plans-revealed/

I actually think that this Saudi terrayacht will become a reality.

It'd be the world's coolest lifestyle. Have a proper villa, and live anywhere with it!!

I can't get enough of this idea, it's completely ridiculous!

new hotel brand centred around sports and fitness will open its first location in Dubai next year—instead of in Montenegro, as initially planned.
Siro, from the company behind the ultra-luxe One&Only and Atlantis chains, says it will focus on guests’ physical fitness, mental health, nutrition and sleep.

Think, a a high-end gym with hotel rooms attached. Or maybe a wellness retreat: Instead of relaxing, you’re working out. To help, visiting athletes for the brand will include Olympic gold medal swimmer Adam Peaty and Somali boxer Ramla Ali.

It’s a reasonable target for Dubai, which has more than rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic travel halt. Over the past year, its tourism industry has benefitted from the Expo world’s fair that ended in March and now from spillover visitors to the FIFA 2022 World Cup being held in Qatar.

The hotel will be in a development called One Za’abeel—two towers with a horizontal cantilever running between them that looks rather like an elevated subway.

Source: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/dubai-hotel-atlantis-owner-to-open-luxury-fitness-themed-property-in-2024

Another potential new surf resort for Texas is coming to the Houston area.

Houston will soon be home to HTX Surf, a world-class surf destination and resort scheduled for construction in early 2023.
The new surf resort is located at Generation Park, approximately 10 minutes from Bush Intercontinental Airport and accessible to over 7 million people within a 60-minute drive, according to the press release, which added the resort will become a sought-after travel destination for surfers around the globe.

Source: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Photos-World-class-surf-destination-and-resort-17504514.php#photo-23038060

Join us as we take a tour of the Newest Hotel to be built in the West, more specifically, Green Island: Hanover, Jamaica. Welcome to the Princess Jamaica Resort!! This Hotel is primarily Spanish based and family-owned and this inclusion will be the first in the English-speaking Caribbean. Princess Hotels currently has 23 Hotels in the chain in countries such as: Barcelona, The Canary Islands, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana and Mexico.

Morre about this project which was approved in March 2021.

The group is proposing to construct a 2,037-room resort on 84 of 180 acres of land owned by the developers in Industry Cove, Green Island, Hanover.
They also want to construct a building to house a casino and four hotels. This will be done in two phases, utilising a workforce of approximately 1,500 tradesmen and labourers. On completion of both phases, they expect to hire some 2,852 hotel workers — 1,417 in phase one and 1,435 in the second phase.

It is expected that the first phase, the construction of 1,012 rooms, inclusive of 14 overwater rooms, will take 18 to 24 months. Following a year's break, the second phase, in which 1,025 room will be built, will also be done within 24 months.

Source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/western/almost-ready/

Italian design house Pierpaolo Lazzarini has revealed plans for a gigantic $8bn turtle-shaped terayacht, with Saudi Arabia as the proposed location for the project. If funded, the project would be the world's largest water structure. The boat, Pangeos, a name derived from the prehistoric supercontinent Pangea, could potentially house up to 60,000 guests.

The terayacht will house 19 private villas and 64 apartments on each of the turtle wings, and will be equipped with nine HTS electric engines, each capable of 16,800 horsepower, which would allow the massive structure to cruise at a speed of five knots.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-location-pangeos-terayacht-megaproject