Melco’s Morpheus Honored by National Geographic Traveller for 2019 Big Sleep Award
August 07 2019 - 09:12AM
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited is proud to announce
Morpheus as winner of the Design Den category in the Big Sleep
Awards 2019 by National Geographic Traveller (UK). This annual
award recognizes the latest game-changers that are setting the
trend for the hospitality industry. Morpheus, the USD1.1 billion
ultra-luxurious hotel is the latest addition of Melco’s flagship
integrated resort, City of Dreams Macau. The world’s first
free-form exoskeleton high-rise structure is designed by the late
Dame Zaha Hadid. This achievement follows being named Time
Magazine’s Greatest Places 2018, ArchDaily readers “Building of the
Year Award” and “Best Hotel Architecture & Best New Hotel
Construction & Design in Macau” at Asia Pacific Property Awards
in 2019.
First launched in June 2017 by the National
Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine, the annual Big Sleep Award
celebrates the best new hotels around the world in 16 different
categories. Morpheus has been awarded and recognized under the
Design Den category. The judging panel this year consisted of Julia
Buckley, freelance travel writer; Lee Cobaj, freelance travel
writer; Emma Gregg, freelance travel writer; Francisca Kellett,
freelance travel writer; Juliet Kinsman, freelance travel writer;
John O’Ceallaigh, luxury travel editor, The Telegraph; Pól Ó
Conghaile, freelance travel writer; David Whitley, freelance travel
writer; and the National Geographic Traveller (UK) team. The
winning hotels can be seen in the September 2019 issue of National
Geographic Traveller (UK) or online:
nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/07/big-sleep-awards-2019
Morpheus is recognized for its spectacular
architecture which is inspired by jade artifacts and incorporates a
number of architectural and technological breakthroughs. Its
architectural design features visually intriguing and
unconventional architectural composition that includes a series of
voids that gives it complexity and volume. Morpheus also redefines
high-end hospitality with stunning guest rooms and villas, and
exquisite dining, leisure and entertainment facilities.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment,
said, “I am incredibly pleased that our commitment to excellence
has been recognized once again. Melco and Zaha Hadid Architects
shared the same vision and determination from the very beginning to
push boundaries. In Morpheus, we offer our guests a journey of
imagination and remarkable experiences. We will continue to
collaborate with the best architectural talents to raise the bar
for hospitality experiences around the world.”
About Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Limited
The Company, with its American depositary shares
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MLCO), is a
developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment
casino resort facilities in Asia and Europe. The Company currently
operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), a casino hotel located
at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an
integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Its
business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which
comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic
gaming machines in Macau. The Company also majority owns and
operates Studio City (www.studiocity-macau.com), a
cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming
resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, a Philippine subsidiary
of the Company currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila
(www.cityofdreamsmanila.com), a casino, hotel, retail and
entertainment integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex
in Manila. In Europe, the Company is currently developing the City
of Dreams Mediterranean integrated destination resort project
(www.cityofdreamsmed.com.cy) in the Republic of Cyprus, which is
scheduled to open in 2021 and expected to be the largest and
premier integrated destination resort in Europe. The Company is
currently operating a temporary casino, Cyprus Casinos, the first
casino in the Republic of Cyprus and three satellite casinos with a
fourth satellite casino scheduled to open by the end of 2019. Upon
the opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the Company will
operate the City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort and
continue to operate the four satellite casinos. The Company also
holds equity interests in Crown Resorts Limited (“Crown”), a
company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and which
operates two of Australia’s leading integrated resorts, Crown
Melbourne Entertainment Complex and Crown Perth Entertainment
Complex. In the United Kingdom, Crown operates Crown Aspinalls, a
high-end licensed casino in London. Crown’s development projects
include the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort at Barangaroo on Sydney
Harbour. Crown also holds equity interests in the Aspers Group and
Nobu and has interests in various digital businesses. For more
information about the Company, please visit
www.melco-resorts.com.
The Company is strongly supported by its single
largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a
company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who
is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company.
For media enquiries, please contact:Chimmy
LeungExecutive Director, Corporate Communications Tel: +852 3151
3765Email: chimmyleung@melco-resorts.com
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