– Consigning the operation of guestrooms, and suites in the three 5-star hotel towers to be fully constructed by the second half of next year
– Building on Hanwha Hotels & Resorts’ operational knowhow to provide premium guest service and promote guest satisfaction

[15th December 2022 – Incheon, Korea] Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort is to offer unforgettable guest experiences through luxury hotel and resort wide services.

On the 15th, Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort (hereinafter referred to as “Mohegan INSPIRE” or “INSPIRE”) announced that it has signed a management agreement with Hanwha Hotel & Resorts for the consignment operation of five-star hotel towers, one of Mohegan INSIPRE’s core facilities such as Arena and Splash Bay.

By having Hanwha Hotels & Resorts manage the three 5-star hotel towers – set to open in the latter half of 2023 – the Agreement aims to provide best-in-class service at various customer touch points. Hanwha Hotels & Resorts will manage 1,270 luxury hotels rooms, and suites

The partnership will enable Mohegan INSPIRE to combine its 20+ years of Integrated Resort development and operational knowhow in North America with Hanwha Hotels & Resorts’ premier hotel operational expertise, to design and debut an array of programs to provide bespoke, luxury hotel experiences. In specific, it will tap into the Mohegan Tribe’s Spirit of Aquai, with its commitment to welcoming and respecting others, and harness Hanwha Hotels & Resorts’ strong hospitality service to bring memorable experiences to guests who visit Mohegan INSPIRE for various purposes.

Hanwha Hotels and Resorts is a comprehensive leisure and service provider whose business portfolio spans hotels, resorts, leisure, and golf courses among different areas. The Company has successfully operated its luxury hotel ‘THE PLAZA Seoul’ as well as a mix of directly operated resorts, golf courses and aquariums, extending differentiated customer experiences along the way. Through the Agreement execution, Hanwha Hotels and Resorts expects to take its service to the next level by understanding and applying Mohegan’s Spirit of Aquai and the IR operational knowledge to its business implementation from home and abroad.

“One of the key elements of INSPIRE’s entertainment resort is our hotel, Hanwha Hotels & Resorts’ wealth of business experiences and knowhow will lead to innovative hospitality services, which will boost Mohegan INSPIRE’s value creation,” said Andrew Lee, VP of Resort Operation at Mohegan INSPIRE. “In conjunction with Hanwha Hotels & Resorts, we will provide unmatched services to all guests who come to Mohegan INSPIRE and deliver special experiences and a memorable stay.”

Mohegan INSPIRE is driving the development of the soon-to-be largest integrated resort in Northeast Asia on a 4.3 million sqm site in the IBC-III district near Incheon Int’l Airport Terminal 2. Phase 1 construction is on track now, targeted to open in 4Q 2023. When INSPIRE construction is complete, the Resort will have three 5-star hotels with total 1,275 rooms, a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena dedicated to performances, a foreigner-only casino, and commercial facilities that will catapult Yeongjong Island to a status of a new entertainment mecca.

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Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort
INSPIRE Integrated Resort Co., Ltd. is a Korea-based special purpose company wholly owned by Mohegan, the operator of premier global integrated entertainment resorts. By 2031, Mohegan INSPIRE will build the largest resort in Northeast Asia in the IBC-III area of the Incheon International Airport in Yeongjong Island through a total of 4 phases of business expansion. The Phase 1 development of the resort facility is currently underway, featuring three 5-star hotels (with approx. 1,200 rooms), an arena with 15,000 seats (a multi-purpose performance hall), an indoor water park, convention facilities, a foreigner-only casino, a digital street, and an outdoor family park. Web address Inspireer.com