Showing posts with label Queenco Leisure International Ltd. Show all posts
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Friday, February 08, 2008

Global casino developer sets sights on beachfront

Phnom Penh Post, Issue 17 / 02, January 24 - February 7, 2008

London-listed casino developer Queenco Leisure International (QLI) announced it has purchased land on the southern side of Sihanoukville and will invest $10 million in building a beachfront resort and casino.

Company official Daniela Cormano said QLI purchased nine hectares of land located along beachfront near the area of Ream National Park and the Sihanoukville airport in February.

He said the development project will start in the near future.

“It is a tourist project that combines the good weather and beautiful beach,” Cormano told the Post by email on February 6. “It is very likely that it will attract more tourists.”

QLI, which is also listed in Tel Aviv and describes itself as an emerging markets casino developer, said in a statement that the nine hectares comes in addition to its earlier acquisition of 48 hectares of land in Sihanoukville and includes the exclusive rights for a stretch of beach in front of the site.

“Foreign investment is primarily driving the significant increase in real estate value in Sihanuokville and the surrounding areas,” the statement said.

“The company aims to develop a destination beachfront resort around the casino and will include hotels, conference centers and other related attractions.”

Within the last few years more than 20 coastal beaches and islands southwest of Kampot and Sihanoukville have been leased to local and foreign companies for the tourist developments worth millions of dollars, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), which governs investment projects.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Queenco Leisure buys land in Cambodia for 10 mln usd to build beachfront resort

02.05.08

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Queenco Leisure International Ltd said it has purchased 9 hectares of land in Sihanouk Ville, a coastal area in the south-west of Cambodia, for 10 mln usd, which it plans to develop as a destination beachfront resort and casino, including hotels and conference centres.

The casino developer and operator said as part of the acquisition, it has also acquired exclusive rights from the Cambodian government for the stretch of beach immediately in front of the site.

'Along with the expansion of Sihanouk Ville's airport, the area is being transformed as a tourist destination, with a growing local economy, as both foreign and domestic investors recognise the future potential of the area,' chief executive Dror Mizeretz said.

Today's announcement follows the company's acquisition of 48 hectares of land in Sihanouk Ville in February 2007, Queenco added.