# Galaxy Macau

Galaxy Macau (Chinese: 澳門銀河綜合渡假城, Portuguese: Galáxia Macau) is a casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Construction on the Cotai project began in 2002. Its opening was rescheduled several times. Galaxy Entertainment Group's developer announced on 10 March 2011 that the HKD 14.9 billion (US$1.9 billion) resort would officially open on 15 May 2011. The resort was designed by Gary Goddard. Currently consists of seven different luxury resort hotels, each with a theme: Galaxy Macau, Okura, Banyan Tree, JW Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Raffles, and Andaz.

## History

When the Cotai project's first phase opened in 2011. The 550,000 square metres (5,900,000 sq ft) property offered around 2,200 hotel rooms comprising the Galaxy Macau hotel tower, complete with casino and entertainment areas, as well as two hotel partners, the Japanese-owned Hotel Okura and the Singapore-operated Banyan Tree Hotel.
On 26 April 2012, Galaxy Macau announced that JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels would be added to the Cotai resort. Galaxy's Chief Financial Officer Robert Drake said it would start construction of the two hotels at the end of 2013 and begin operations gradually from 2016 through 2018.
According to a presentation released by Galaxy Entertainment, the total investment for Galaxy Phase 2 was estimated to be 16 billion HKD, with construction completion scheduled for mid-2015. Phase 2 would consist of 450,000 square metres (4,800,000 sq ft) of new resort space, additional rooms across the five hotels, and an increased casino table count of up to 500. Phase 2 was eventually opened on 27 May 2015.

### Gold Leaf Cupolas

There are 6 gold-covered cupolas at the top of the two towers of Galaxy Macau. Four measure 15 metres (49 ft) high and the other two at 24 metres (79 ft). The cupolas feature a laser show system which projects laser beams into the sky every 15 minutes. It is claimed to be the largest laser show in the world and is visible across Macau.

### UA Galaxy Cinemas

On 15 December 2011, Galaxy Macau opened UA Galaxy Cinemas & East Square.

## Hotels in Galaxy Macau

| Hotels | No. of Rooms | Management |
| Hotel Okura Macau | 488 | Okura Hotels & Resorts |
| Banyan Tree Macau | 256 | Banyan Tree Holdings Limited |
| Galaxy Hotel | 1,449 | Galaxy Macau |
| JW Marriott Macau | 1,015 | JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts |
| The Ritz-Carlton Macau | 250 | JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts |
| Raffles at Galaxy Macau | 450 | Raffles Hotels & Resorts |
| Andaz Macau at GalaxyICC | 700 | Hyatt Hotels & Resorts |

## Other developments

As part of its Phase 3 expansion, a large-scale 16,000-seat arena named Galaxy Arena, a 650-seat auditorium, 40,000 square metres of MICE space, and a 700-room Andaz hotel was completed in the second half of 2021. The expansion, named Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC), is built adjacent to Macau Light Rapid Transit's Cotai West Station. Announced on 1 March 2021, Galaxy Macau had signed an agreement with Accor (Raffles Hotels & Resorts) to bring the Raffles brand to the resort.
The 450-room Raffles at Galaxy Macau is housed in an all-new exclusive all-suite tower as part of Phase 3 which was opened. Located east of the resort, the hotel now features a glass airbridge connecting the two towers on every floor. A Mediterranean-inspired garden with a glass house as its focal point, an infinity edge pool, a luxury spa, and a fine dining restaurant are also part of the hotel. Raffles at Galaxy Macau opened in the second half of 2021.
Phase 4 of the expansion, which was non-gaming focused, added approximately 2,000 hotel rooms to the resort and was completed in 2022.

## Entertainment events

Entertainment events at Galaxy Arena :
| Date | Artist | Event |
| 2023 |||
| 3–4 February | NCT 127 | Neo City – The Unity |
| 22 April | Treasure | Hello Tour |
| 20–21 May | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour |
| 13–14 October | (G)I-dle | I Am Free-ty World Tour |
| 8–10 December | Joker Xue | Extraterrestrial World Tour |
| 2024 |||
| 26–28 January | Enhypen | Fate World Tour |
| 29 June | Baekhyun | Lonsdaleite Tour |
| 30–31 August | Tomorrow X Together | Act: Promise World Tour |
| 3–6 October | Andy Lau | Today... is the Day Tour |
| 25–27 October | (G)I-dle | I-dol World Tour |
| 2–3 November | Zerobaseone | Timeless World |
| 29–30 November | Stray Kids | Dominate World Tour |
| 2025 |||
| 9 February | Green Day | The Saviors Tour |
| 15–16 February | Taeyang | The Light Year Tour |
| 21–22 March | Jisoo | Lights, Love, Action! Asia Tour |
| 29 March | Andrea Bocelli | Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert |
| 3 May | Wakin Chau | Wakin Chau World Tour Live |
| 9–11 May | Tomorrow X Together | Act: Promise World Tour EP.2 |
| 17–18 May | J-Hope | Hope on the Stage Tour |
| 31 May | Show Lo | Show Lo 30 World Tour Concert |
| 20–21, 27–29 June | Jacky Cheung | Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour |