Protests in Hong Kong over the last three months have grown in intensity over recent weeks, including causing the Hong Kong International Airport to close temporarily for two consecutive days in mid-August. Report: Hong Kong Protests Not Affecting Macau as Yet Those among the 1,850 employees who choose to return to work for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas will not have to interview again for previously held jobs. Now, however, it sounds as though the Hard Rock will be closed a bit longer, shutting its doors in February 2020 not reopening again until the renovations and rebranding are complete.Īs KTNV in Las Vegas reports, after closing next February 'the hotel and casino is expected to reopen no later than January 2021,' although 'it could be done by October 2020.'Īccording to investor Richard 'Boz' Bosworth, President and CEO of JC Hospitality and the CEO of the new property, the original plan for a 'phased closing of four months' was determined to be 'not efficient from a construction process nor could we provide a hospitality service experience our guests deserve.'Ī statement from the Hard Rock notes that current employees at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino are being offered incentives to return once the property reopens via a 'Stick Around and Come Back' program that includes a lump sum retention bonus, up to 10 weeks of pay during the interim, and other programs including 'wellness workshops, lifelong learning classes, and social mixers.' It had been earlier announced it would mostly remain open while renovations were completed, only closing for a few months just prior to the reopening. The property has remained open since the sale. At the time, Virgin founder Richard Branson announced a plan to renovate the property over the next couple of years before rebranding it as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. You may recall that back in early 2018 the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas was sold to Virgin Hotels along with a few other investment partners.

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