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Spain – BCN World to reveal more on October 16
By Phil - 28 August 2013
BCN World, the leisure and gaming complex destined for the Spanish Costa Dorada on the outskirts of Barcelona, has said it will reveal more details about investors in the project at the Gresol Conference on October 16.
The group being BCN World, Veremonte group, has already named three investors for the first phase of construction and one for the second phase. Big name operators such as Melco International and Melia Hotels have already confirmed their interest in the project with others such as SJM Holdings and Hard Rock hotels also linked to it.
Veremonte confirmed it will make a presentation during the Gresol Conference, which will be attended by members of the economic and business communities from all over Spain. Chairman of BCN World, Xavier Adserà, and the Economic Affairs and Knowledge Councillor for the Regional Government of Catalonia, Andreu Mas-Colell will be attending the conference.
The aim of the developers is to open the first phase of BCN World in 2016. The first phase BCN Dreams includes the construction of a resort with 1,100 hotel rooms, a casino, retail space and a theatre.
The long-term plan is to open six resorts at BCN World with six hotels, a total of 12,000 rooms, six casinos and retail offering up to 450 brands. Each casino will be themed on a geographical part of Europe, the USA, China, Brazil, Russia or the Middle East.
Eventually it would have three separate areas; BCN Dream, Smart Cities and Beach Club. It would be developed at Costa Dorada in Tarragona on land belonging to the La Caixa bank near the Port Aventura theme park in the towns of Vilaseca and Salou and would be located 90 km away from Barcelona.
The neighbouring Port Aventura theme park hotel has 2,000 rooms and already operates a convention center and many attractions with over 4,000,000 visitors annually. The synergy between the park and this new investment is expected to be positive for both projects.
Veremonte CEO Xavier Adserà said: “The casinos will be an essential part of the leisure mix. We also have six smart cities inspired by Brazil, India, China, Russia and the Middle East, with food, entertainment and commercial offers from these locations.”
