METROPOL Group and Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte. Ltd signed a cooperation agreement for the Saint Marko Island project
The signature of an agreement between METROPOL Group (Russia)
and Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte. Ltd (Singapore) on
cooperation within the frameworks of the Saint Marko Island project
was held on May 8, 2009 at the Splendid Conference & SPA Resort
hotel (Budva, Montenegro).
The agreement was signed by Mikhail Slipenchuk, Head of METROPOL
Group of companies and Bernold Schroeder, Managing Director of
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte. Ltd. The function was
attended by Montenegro Minister of Tourism Predrag Nenezic,
representatives of the republic’s government and business
organizations, senior METROPOL Group and Banyan Tree Hotels &
Resorts Pte. Ltd managers, and leading reporters from Montenegrin,
Russian and international media organizations.
The signature marks the continuation of METROPOL Group’s
implementation of this unique project, which is designed to create
Europe’s first six-star island resort on Saint Marko Island.
The project’s engagement of the Banyan Tree Hotels Group, which is
one of the leading hotel operators in the worlds, represents
another tangible step in this process.
Within the project’s frameworks, the Banyan Tree Hotels Group will
create spa services on the island and be responsible for providing
services to both the resort’s residents and guests.
The Savills company (Britain) serves as the project’s coordinator
and sales consultant. Two of Britain’s leading architectural
engineering companies, Woods Bagot and ARUP, have also been engaged
in this project’s work.
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Saint Marko Island is situated in the Bokotorski Bay of the Gulf of
Tivar, near the Adriatic Sea coast of Montenegro. The island
is renowned for its picturesque landscape and is listed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
Europe’s first six-star island resort will be constructed on a site
spanning 33 hectares of the island. All of the facilities
will be built in accordance with the very highest international
standards.
Within the frameworks of the project, which is being implemented by
METROPOL Group, the site will see the construction of private
villas, deluxe apartments and hotels, ultramodern restaurants, bars
and cafes, prestigious brand boutiques, a yacht club, as well as a
network of spa services.
The project’s implementation assigns an absolute priority to the
island’s utmost environmental preservation. The latest
environmentally-safe technologies will be applied for the resort’s
construction and future operation, while electricity will be the
only source of energy for all means of transportation, without any
exception.
The Group includes six battery plants and business units developing and introducing new technologies, and distributing products.
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