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Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has once again set an opening date for the off-Strip property. It is March 25 if all goes as planned.<\/p>\n

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Richard Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality, seen here. The firm owns the forthcoming Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The resort casino is scheduled to open next month. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two previously scheduled openings for the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino were postponed mostly due to coronavirus-related concerns.<\/p>\n

The most-recent delayed opening was supposed to take place on Jan. 15, 2021. Earlier, the opening date was planned for last November.<\/p>\n

Starting last February, the Hard Rock shuttered while $200 million worth of renovations took place to make way for the rebranded property.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a journey, but to finally reach this milestone and confidently announce our opening date would not be possible without our incredible partners and construction team,\u201d Richard Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality, which owns the property, said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many Amenities in New Hotel<\/h2>\n

When renovations are complete, there will be three hotel towers with 1,504 rooms.<\/p>\n

During the renovation, each of the hotel rooms was upgraded. The property will also feature 323 refurbished executive suites.<\/p>\n

Each of the executive suites measures between 700 and 750 square feet. The upgraded 79 luxury suites measure between 900 and 5,000 square feet.<\/p>\n

Among the property’s amenities is a 4,500-seat theater and a 650-seat showroom. When the property was part of the Hard Rock, the theater was known as The Joint.<\/p>\n

Also, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment will operate the property\u2019s 60,000-square-foot casino.<\/p>\n

To run the hotel and casino, the property is planning to reassign some 300 unionized workers who were once employed by the Hard Rock, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not only celebrating the fact that we finally get to welcome back guests to the most exciting resort to open in Las Vegas in years, but we also get to bring our team members back to work,\u201d Bosworth said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Hard Rock was sold to Bosworth in 2018. He partnered with Juniper Capital Partners and billionaire Richard Branson<\/a> — associated with the Virgin Group conglomerate — to purchase the hotel-casino in a $500 million deal.<\/p>\n

The casino and hotel originally planned to remain partially open during the transformation. But developers later realized it was not a feasible option and it would have delayed renovations.<\/p>\n

But delays came anyway. Last year, Bosworth explained in a statement the delays<\/a> were necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the entire team at JC Hospitality is beyond excited to introduce the reimagined resort casino to locals and tourists alike, the safety and health of our guests, partners, and team members continues to be our top priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Tourism, Conventions Plummeted in 2020<\/h2>\n

The pandemic hit Las Vegas\u2019 tourism and convention business hard. The 19.03 million people who visited Las Vegas in 2020 was off by 55.2 percent from the previous year, the Review-Journal <\/em>said. It also was the lowest number since 1989.<\/p>\n

Overall, in 2020, the number of passengers using McCarran International Airport fell by 56.9 percent, compared to 2019.\u00a0Last year, about 22 million travelers used the airport. In 2019, the passenger total was over 51 million.<\/p>\n

Also, Las Vegas Strip casinos reported gross gaming revenue<\/a> of $3.73 billion in 2020, their lowest haul since 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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