INTEGRATED RESORT MANAGEMENT
Lecturer: Mr. REINALDO WONG
1103008137 BAHT 1
Integrated Resort
Resort is basically a place where people use for vacation, relaxation, or recreation. Since its purpose is to make people enjoying their time so most of the resort is built near scenery area, seaside, mountain, ski, or natural resources that has beautiful setting. Back in the days resorts used to only for people to get away from their hectic day and take a break to enjoy the nature or themselves. There were not many facilities that the resorts have to offer to their guests.
Now days resorts has changed it concept becoming more attractive by combining recreational and business facilities so even a businessman can enjoy a resort now. By combining all those facilities in a resort we can call it as the Mixed Use Development. According to Grant Ian Thrall mixed use development is a any urban, suburban or village development, or even a single building, that blends a combination of residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses
As in a resort, mixed use development can be described on how they use the land or space that they have for all kinds of facilities inside, such as theme park, F&B outlets, shops, spas, sports, scenery, theatre, cruises, etc.
Not to forget, these day we also been introduced of a new term which is called Integrated Resorts. Most of the resorts in the world have become an Integrated Resorts. The terms Integrated Resorts (IR) mean that there is a casino and meeting facilities (MICE) inside a resort. A casino alone is believed to bring a lot more revenue for the IR itself compare with any other facilities.
The concept of an Integrated Resort is a mega complex of luxury hotel, branded shops, fancy restaurants, convention centre, gaming centre, spectacular shows, fun attractions all in one single destination.
The plan of it would be a place where