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'''Conference and resort hotels''' are [[hotel]]s which often contain full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and [[amenity|amenities]]. These hotels may attract both business [[conference center|conferences]] and vacationing tourists and offer more than a convenient place to stay.<ref>Alvin L. Arnold, ''Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate'', John Wiley and Sons (1995).</ref> These hotels may be referred to as major conference center hotels, flagship hotels, destination hotels, and destination [[resort]]s. The market for conference and resort hotels is a subject for market analysis.<ref name="Thrall">Grant Ian Thrall, ''Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis'', Oxford University Press, Oxford, England (2002).</ref>
A '''resort hotel''' is a [[hotel]] which often contains full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and [[amenity|amenities]]. These hotels may attract both business [[conference center|conferences]] and vacationing tourists and offer more than a convenient place to stay.<ref>Alvin L. Arnold, ''Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate'', John Wiley and Sons (1995).</ref> These hotels may be referred to as major conference center hotels, flagship hotels, destination hotels, and destination [[resort]]s. The market for conference and resort hotels is a subject for [[market analysis]].<ref name="Thrall">Grant Ian Thrall, ''Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis'', Oxford University Press, Oxford, England (2002).</ref>


These hotels as destinations may be characterized by distinctive architecture, upscale lodgings, ballrooms, large conference facilities, restaurants, and recreation activities such as golf or skiing. They may be located in a variety of settings from major cities to remote locations.
These hotels as destinations may be characterized by distinctive architecture, upscale lodgings, ballrooms, large conference facilities, restaurants, and recreation activities such as golf or skiing. They may be located in a variety of settings from major cities to remote locations.


== History ==
== History ==
Since the 1800s, the traditional concept full service conference and resort hotels has been based upon a venue which is typically remote and has a [[natural feature]] as its attraction.<ref name="Thrall"/> For example, the [[Kviknes Hotel]] in [[Norway]] is a difficult to reach remote location which provides visitors access to the scenic [[fjord]] at [[Balestrand]]. Historically there were certain built-in amenities such as [[gourmet]] [[cuisine]], [[music]] [[recital]]s and [[shore]]line [[trail]]s; however, the amenities of modern (post-1980) destination hotels dwarf the scale of these earlier models. Many of the [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Caribbean]] resort hotels have complete [[shopping mall]]s, [[conference center]]s and large entertainment halls on site; thus, the contemporary version of a destination often features large on-site [[capital investment]] in activities, although the access to a local natural feature is still retained by many newer destination hotels.
Since the 1800s, the traditional concept full-service conference and resort hotels have been based upon a venue which is typically remote and has a [[natural feature]] as its attraction.<ref name="Thrall"/> For example, the [[Kviknes Hotel]] in [[Norway]] is a difficult to reach remote location which provides visitors access to the scenic [[fjord]] at [[Balestrand]] or [[The Brando Resort]] on [[Tetiaroa]] which is only accessible by a private plane from [[Tahiti]]. Historically there were certain built-in amenities such as [[gourmet]] [[cuisine]], [[music]] [[recital]]s, and [[shore]]line [[trail]]s; however, the amenities of modern (post-1980) destination hotels dwarf the scale of these earlier models. Many of the [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Caribbean]] resort hotels have complete [[shopping mall]]s, [[conference center]]s and large entertainment halls on site; thus, the contemporary version of a destination often features large on-site [[capital investment]] in activities, although the access to a local natural feature is still retained by many newer destination hotels.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}


A megaresort is a type of destination which is of an exceptionally large size, sometimes featuring large-scale attractions ([[casino]], [[golf course]], [[theme park]], multiple [[Lodging|accommodation]]s). The hotels along the [[Las Vegas Strip]] are most typically thought of as megaresorts owing to their immense size and complexity. Kirk Kerkorian is credited for building the first mega resort in 1969 earning him the nickname "father of the mega resort".
A mega-resort is a type of destination which is of an exceptionally large size, sometimes featuring large-scale attractions ([[casino]], [[golf course]], [[theme park]], multiple [[Lodging|accommodation]]s). The hotels along the [[Las Vegas Strip]] are most typically thought of as mega-resorts owing to their immense size and complexity. Kirk Kerkorian is credited for building the first mega-resort in 1969 earning him the nickname "father of the mega-resort".{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}


Two projects in Las Vegas in 1969 and 1973<ref name="UNLV Xanadu history">{{cite web |url= http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/history1.html |title= The Hidden History of the Xanadu |work= [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] Center for Gaming Research |quote= Two [[Martin Stern, Jr.|Martin Stern]]-designed and [[Kirk Kerkorian]]-built casinos, the [[International Hotel (Las Vegas)|International]] (later [[Las Vegas Hilton]]) and [[MGM Grand Hotel and Casino|MGM Grand]] (later [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]]) had just raised the bar in casino/hotel design. Whereas previous casinos had featured modest, low-slung [[motel]] wings or mid-rise hotel extensions, these two structures opened with over 2000 rooms and suites located in mammoth hotel towers. These two projects boasted virtually every feature of what is today canonical casino resort construction: a single complex combining casino, dining, and entertainment facilities with a massive hotel. }}</ref><ref name="UNLV Xanadu Stern">{{cite web |url= http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/MartinStern.html |title= Remembering Martin Stern, Jr.: Architect of the Modern Casino Resort |work= [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] Center for Gaming Research |quote= [[Martin Stern, Jr.|Stern]]’s most enduring contribution to the Strip was his trailblazing fusion of convention hotel, casino space, and retail, seen first in 1969 in Kirk Kerkorian’s International and then in his original MGM Grand, which opened in 1973. These behemoths integrated [[high-rise]] hotel towers, parking garages, convention space, gaming, entertainment, and shopping for the first time. These structurally integrated designs supplanted the patchwork of older Strip casinos, which had grown by adding a showroom here or a hotel tower there. And the International pioneered the tri-form, y-shaped design that has become a Strip trademark. The freshly minted mega-resorts of the 1990s, from [[The Mirage]] to [[Paris Las Vegas|Paris]], all used [[Martin Stern, Jr.|Stern]]’s basic ideas of casino design. }}</ref><ref name="Illia">{{cite web |url= http://www.swcontractor.com/news/nvhistory/ |title= Nevada Swings Into the Seventies |format= |work= Southwest Contractor |quote= The massive, 2.5 million sq.-ft. [[MGM Grand Hotel and Casino|MGM Grand]] set a new standard in defining the mega-resort. The monolithic building, larger than in size than the [[Empire State Building]], had over 300 miles of draperies, 2,300 television sets, and enough heating and cooling capacity to serve 8,000 homes. }}</ref> by [[architect]] [[Martin Stern, Jr.]] and [[entrepreneur]] [[Kirk Kerkorian]], the International Hotel and the MGM Grand, set the standard for such casino resorts. [[The Mirage]] given its size and emphasis on non-gaming entertainment options like shopping and [[fine dining]] to draw in customers. Megaresorts use the same fantastic or mythical theme (medieval life at [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]], tropical at The Mirage, famous cities, etc.) throughout their properties.
Two projects in Las Vegas in 1969 and 1973<ref name="UNLV Xanadu history">{{cite web |url= http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/history1.html |title= The Hidden History of the Xanadu |work= [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] Center for Gaming Research |quote= Two [[Martin Stern, Jr.|Martin Stern]]-designed and [[Kirk Kerkorian]]-built casinos, the [[International Hotel (Las Vegas)|International]] (later [[Las Vegas Hilton]]) and [[MGM Grand Hotel and Casino|MGM Grand]] (later [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]]) had just raised the bar in casino/hotel design. Whereas previous casinos had featured modest, low-slung [[motel]] wings or mid-rise hotel extensions, these two structures opened with over 2000 rooms and suites located in mammoth hotel towers. These two projects boasted virtually every feature of what is today canonical casino resort construction: a single complex combining casino, dining, and entertainment facilities with a massive hotel. }}</ref><ref name="UNLV Xanadu Stern">{{cite web |url= http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/MartinStern.html |title= Remembering Martin Stern, Jr.: Architect of the Modern Casino Resort |work= [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] Center for Gaming Research |quote= [[Martin Stern, Jr.|Stern]]’s most enduring contribution to the Strip was his trailblazing fusion of convention hotel, casino space, and retail, seen first in 1969 in Kirk Kerkorian’s International and then in his original MGM Grand, which opened in 1973. These behemoths integrated [[high-rise]] hotel towers, parking garages, convention space, gaming, entertainment, and shopping for the first time. These structurally integrated designs supplanted the patchwork of older Strip casinos, which had grown by adding a showroom here or a hotel tower there. And the International pioneered the tri-form, y-shaped design that has become a Strip trademark. The freshly minted mega-resorts of the 1990s, from [[The Mirage]] to [[Paris Las Vegas|Paris]], all used [[Martin Stern Jr.|Stern]]’s basic ideas of casino design. }}</ref><ref name="Illia">{{cite web |url= http://www.swcontractor.com/news/nvhistory/ |title= Nevada Swings Into the Seventies |work= Southwest Contractor |quote= The massive, 2.5 million sq.-ft. [[MGM Grand Hotel and Casino|MGM Grand]] set a new standard in defining the mega-resort. The monolithic building, larger than in size than the [[Empire State Building]], had over 300 miles of draperies, 2,300 television sets, and enough heating and cooling capacity to serve 8,000 homes. |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110929204743/http://www.swcontractor.com/news/nvhistory/ |archive-date= 2011-09-29 }}</ref> by [[architect]] [[Martin Stern, Jr.]] and [[entrepreneur]] [[Kirk Kerkorian]], the International Hotel and the MGM Grand, set the standard for such casino resorts. [[The Mirage]] gave its size and emphasis on non-gaming entertainment options like shopping and [[fine dining]] to draw in customers. Mega-resorts use the same fantastic or mythical theme (medieval life at [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]], tropical at The Mirage, famous cities, etc.) throughout their properties.


Many megaresorts have a large [[theme park]] as its [[centerpiece]]. Resorts such as the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] feature multiple hotels, multiple theme parks, a [[shopping complex]] and other features. Other megaresorts exist with no specific centerpiece, having many features that are considered prominent, such as [[Atlantis Paradise Island]] and its upcoming sister park in [[Dubai]].
Many mega-resorts have a large [[theme park]] as its [[centerpiece]]. Resorts such as the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] feature multiple hotels, multiple theme parks, a [[shopping complex]], and other features. Other mega-resorts exist with no specific centerpiece, having many features that are considered prominent, such as [[Atlantis Paradise Island]] and its upcoming sister park in [[Dubai]].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
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File:Las Vegas 63.jpg|The [[Las Vegas Strip]] has dozens of luxury resorts
File:Balestrand.JPG|Historic Kviknes destination hotel in [[Norway]]
File:Galaxy Macau Grand Resort Palm Cove 2016.jpg|[[Galaxy Macau]] consists of seven different luxury resort hotels
File:Banff Springs Hotel1.jpg|The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in [[Alberta, Canada]]
File:Stanley in Snow.JPG|[[The Stanley Hotel]] in [[Colorado (state)|Colorado]]
File:Banff Springs Hotel1.jpg|[[Banff Springs Hotel]] in [[Banff National Park]]
File:Entrance of Universal Studios Beijing (20210907121707).jpg|[[Universal Beijing Resort]]
File:Timlodge.jpg|[[Timberline Lodge]] in [[Oregon]]
File:Disneys-contemporary-resort.jpg|[[Disney's Contemporary Resort]] in [[Florida]]
File:DL2A_Four_Seasons_Bora_Bora_20.jpg|[[Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora]]
File:Palace Hotel (Madrid) 03.jpg|[[Hotel Palace|Westin Palace]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
File:Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel 001.jpg|[[Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel]]
File:Mardan Palace.JPG|[[Mardan Palace]] in [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]]
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File:Las Vegas 63.jpg|Overview of the [[Las Vegas Strip]] with multiples of resort hotels
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File:A - sun city - the lost palace pool.JPG|[[Sun City, North West|Sun City]] in [[North West Province (South Africa)|North West Province]], [[South Africa]]
File:Westin Grand Berlin Friedrichstraße.jpg|Westin Grand, [[Berlin]], [[Germany]].
File:Caeasar windsor exterior1.jpg|[[Caesars Windsor]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]], Canada
File:Borgata.jpg|The [[Borgata]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
File:Westin Bonaventure Hotel.jpg|[[Westin Bonaventure Hotel]] in [[Los Angeles]]
File:Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.jpg|[[Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts|The Pearl-Continental]] Hotel in [[Karachi]], Pakistan
File:Boeing 727, Hotel Costa Verde, Costa Rica (2014) photo by Gotanero.JPG|Boeing 727 hotel room at Hotel Costa Verde, Costa Rica
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File:A - sun city - the lost palace pool.JPG|[[Sun City, North West|Sun City]] in the [[North West Province (South Africa)|North West Province]], South Africa
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</gallery>


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A resort hotel is a hotel which often contains full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and amenities. These hotels may attract both business conferences and vacationing tourists and offer more than a convenient place to stay.[1] These hotels may be referred to as major conference center hotels, flagship hotels, destination hotels, and destination resorts. The market for conference and resort hotels is a subject for market analysis.[2]

These hotels as destinations may be characterized by distinctive architecture, upscale lodgings, ballrooms, large conference facilities, restaurants, and recreation activities such as golf or skiing. They may be located in a variety of settings from major cities to remote locations.

History

Since the 1800s, the traditional concept full-service conference and resort hotels have been based upon a venue which is typically remote and has a natural feature as its attraction.[2] For example, the Kviknes Hotel in Norway is a difficult to reach remote location which provides visitors access to the scenic fjord at Balestrand or The Brando Resort on Tetiaroa which is only accessible by a private plane from Tahiti. Historically there were certain built-in amenities such as gourmet cuisine, music recitals, and shoreline trails; however, the amenities of modern (post-1980) destination hotels dwarf the scale of these earlier models. Many of the Las Vegas and Caribbean resort hotels have complete shopping malls, conference centers and large entertainment halls on site; thus, the contemporary version of a destination often features large on-site capital investment in activities, although the access to a local natural feature is still retained by many newer destination hotels.[citation needed]

A mega-resort is a type of destination which is of an exceptionally large size, sometimes featuring large-scale attractions (casino, golf course, theme park, multiple accommodations). The hotels along the Las Vegas Strip are most typically thought of as mega-resorts owing to their immense size and complexity. Kirk Kerkorian is credited for building the first mega-resort in 1969 earning him the nickname "father of the mega-resort".[citation needed]

Two projects in Las Vegas in 1969 and 1973[3][4][5] by architect Martin Stern, Jr. and entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian, the International Hotel and the MGM Grand, set the standard for such casino resorts. The Mirage gave its size and emphasis on non-gaming entertainment options like shopping and fine dining to draw in customers. Mega-resorts use the same fantastic or mythical theme (medieval life at Excalibur, tropical at The Mirage, famous cities, etc.) throughout their properties.

Many mega-resorts have a large theme park as its centerpiece. Resorts such as the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts feature multiple hotels, multiple theme parks, a shopping complex, and other features. Other mega-resorts exist with no specific centerpiece, having many features that are considered prominent, such as Atlantis Paradise Island and its upcoming sister park in Dubai.

References

  1. ^ Alvin L. Arnold, Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate, John Wiley and Sons (1995).
  2. ^ a b Grant Ian Thrall, Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England (2002).
  3. ^ "The Hidden History of the Xanadu". University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Gaming Research. Two Martin Stern-designed and Kirk Kerkorian-built casinos, the International (later Las Vegas Hilton) and MGM Grand (later Bally's) had just raised the bar in casino/hotel design. Whereas previous casinos had featured modest, low-slung motel wings or mid-rise hotel extensions, these two structures opened with over 2000 rooms and suites located in mammoth hotel towers. These two projects boasted virtually every feature of what is today canonical casino resort construction: a single complex combining casino, dining, and entertainment facilities with a massive hotel.
  4. ^ "Remembering Martin Stern, Jr.: Architect of the Modern Casino Resort". University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Gaming Research. Stern's most enduring contribution to the Strip was his trailblazing fusion of convention hotel, casino space, and retail, seen first in 1969 in Kirk Kerkorian's International and then in his original MGM Grand, which opened in 1973. These behemoths integrated high-rise hotel towers, parking garages, convention space, gaming, entertainment, and shopping for the first time. These structurally integrated designs supplanted the patchwork of older Strip casinos, which had grown by adding a showroom here or a hotel tower there. And the International pioneered the tri-form, y-shaped design that has become a Strip trademark. The freshly minted mega-resorts of the 1990s, from The Mirage to Paris, all used Stern's basic ideas of casino design.
  5. ^ "Nevada Swings Into the Seventies". Southwest Contractor. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. The massive, 2.5 million sq.-ft. MGM Grand set a new standard in defining the mega-resort. The monolithic building, larger than in size than the Empire State Building, had over 300 miles of draperies, 2,300 television sets, and enough heating and cooling capacity to serve 8,000 homes.
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