MVA: 2,000-room integrated resort can bring $1.8B windfall for CNMI

Well, it WILL be quite interesting to recall Mr. Tenorio’s words on this in, say, 10 years. Let’s see whether or not the proof will be in the pudding. $1.8 BILLION?

More words from another brain dead person. It will be at least, the very minimum of more than 3 years (most likely 4 yrs) BEFORE anything at all is built and that will be 250 rooms and a Casino. The rest of the “integrated Resort” will not be completed until at least 8 years. (according to their own plan) Before that time the planned renovation by others of their present existing hotel should be completed asnd available.
A lot can happen in relation to Chinese tourists in those number of years, especially the way the world is at this time and also the many problems that Chin is causing in the China Sea area involving disputed Islands.

And yes, Dynasty have tourists on their charter flights. Their Charter flights have to have a certain number of seats sold as Dynasty has to pay for the empty seats, the flight is made up of tourists on tour packages through Century and other China based tour companies.
I was familiar with the types of people coming in on those flights. The majority are plain tourists and many young adults and kids, that have no interest in Gambling. The charter flights are very cheap even locals avail of them t fill up seats..
Everything is pre sold in China, from airport pickups to the food, tours, ground transportation on Saipan, hotel, meals, transportation to Tinian and everything there.
In the past if any additional activity is available on island that was not “sold” in the package, the majority of the people do not have the money to pay and go on it.

In the past there were “complimentary gaming chips” along with free lessons on how to gamble on various games. All this in an effort to interest all to Gamble. Except for the few “High Rollers” on these flights, for the most part all are on a tight budget and it is the first time that they have ever been out of China. They are more interested in the sights rather than Gambling.

BTW just to make this projected 451,000 visitors a year to Saipan, that would be average 1236 people A DAY. The China Air hold an average of 250 people, that is 5 full plane loads a day, every single day just to fill the rooms.
So how do all the rooms get filled with just 1236 people a day? There would be about over 3500-4000 rooms total counting all the other hotels.
If this is the case with these number of room it would seem to me that those number of tourists given by MVA would have to be three times more than their current prediction. So in essence 15 flights a day from all over Asia.
NOW that would be a good scenario and very profitable if it was to happen. AND if the infrastructure could handle those additional numbers.
BUT in reality?????? Would/could an integrated resort Casino along with what little elese is here to actually have that kind of draw from around Asia as other places have so much more to see and do.?? We shall see in the coming years.

At this point in time it does not look so good on the timeline as there yet has not been any location been confirmed. This along with from where and just how many construction workers (and heavy equipment) will be needed for the first phase. Only time will tell.