before. In fact‚ seeing new places‚ new landscapes‚ meeting new people‚ and learning about different culture are all the great benefits that I get from travelling. For my first winter break in the US‚ the first place I went to is the famous city of Las Vegas. It is a great place for people who are fond of a city life. I did not go there for gambling. Instead‚ I went there to attend the annual gathering for Malaysian and Indonesian (MUKTAMAR) which is an Islamic event held to get to know new people as
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registry are just some traditions in planning the big night. In Joan Didion’s “Marrying Absurd‚” she suggests that marrying in Las Vegas diminishes the traditions of marriage‚ so therefore the union will not be long-lasting. Didion proposes this through diction‚ setting‚ and enumeration. In the essay‚ Didion highlights the destruction of marital traditions in Las Vegas using diction. Marriage is viewed as the joining of two lives as one‚ not a commercial venture. Didion
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CASE STUDY 1: STARBUCKS: SELLING COFFEE IN THE LAND OF TEA Starbucks has been doing business in China since 1999 when they opened their first coffee shop in Beijing. Today‚ hundreds of Starbucks stores sell coffee in the land of tea‚ including one at the Great Wall. It has become one of the most popular brands among the country’s 20 – 40-year-old upwardly mobile Chinese‚ or “Chuppies”‚ as they’re called‚ but so far China accounts for only about 10 percent of Starbucks’ sales. Nevertheless‚ Chairman
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MGM Mirage Introduction of the Company MGM Mirage is one of the largest gaming industries in the United States and specifically Las Vegas‚ Nevada. The two people responsible for the start of this empire are Kirk Kerkorian and Steven Wynn. Kirk Kerkorian opened up the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas‚ Nevada in 1973. Steven Wynn moved to Las Vegas in 1967 and after investing in land on the strip he later opened up the Mirage‚ followed by Treasure Island and the Bellagio. The MGM Mirage was created
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scale is Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. with $10.8 billion in revenues in 2008. Other competitors that should be considered are Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd with respectively $1.7 and almost $1 billion in revenues in 2008. Our group focused on researching the degree of threat and the likely future competitive moves that Harrah’s Entertainment‚ Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd will undertake in short (next 3-6 months) and long term (next 1-3 years). In order to be able
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Worth‚ Texas‚ Santa Fe‚ New Mexico and Las Vegas. Due to the proximity of El Paso to Ft. Worth‚ they are only plant to ship to Ft. Worth. The costs associated with each shipment are described in detail in Appendix 2.2A. From these distribution centers‚ meters are shipped to one of nine customer zones. The Ft. Worth center services Dallas‚ San Antonio‚ Wichita and Kansas City‚ the Santa Fe center services Denver‚ Salt Lake City‚ and Phoenix‚ and the Las Vegas center ships to Los Angeles and San Diego
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Score____/15 Grade_____ Gaining an Understanding of a Business and Industry: Goal: Expose you to databases that might help you understand your client’s business and industry in order to conduct your audit. The following must be performed using the databases described below. To earn the full grade you must do all of the following steps. You must have everything typed! The Assignment is due Thursday‚ September 18‚ 2014/Monday‚ September 22‚ 2014 at the official start time of your section.
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pg. 4 A Brief History of Las Vegas Gaming pg. 7 Competing Firms in the Industry pg. 9 Market Forces Impacting the Industry pg. 15 Future Trends for the Industry pg. 18 Christian Perspective and Conclusion pg. 22 Introduction: Lifestyles of the Gamer and Gambler The bright lights seem almost blinding‚ the smoke creates a haze around your face‚ and the intoxicating abundance of themed ambiance floods your senses. You are in Las Vegas‚ also known as Sin City‚ with the
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with the merger of MGM Grand Inc. and Mirage Resorts Inc. In the mid-2000s‚ growth of its non-gaming (lodging‚ food‚ retail) revenue began to outpace gaming receipts and demand for high-rise condominiums was surging‚ with median property prices in Las Vegas twice the national average. The company shifted its business model from fully owning and operating resorts and casinos‚ to being more real estate focused - launching the massive Citycenter mixed-use project. Unfortunately‚ the latter’s development
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Introduction This paper will survey and review the overall environment of the Bellagio Resort & Casino located in Las Vegas in order for me to understand the services and activities of the hotel. Most importantly I wanted to get an overview of the appearance of the hotel. This will‚ therefore‚ help me to put into use the knowledge‚ skills‚ and tools that I obtained from the hospitality management class. This means that I will be able to apply the class theorem to the real work environment. I will
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