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Sun Coast's CEO Martin Campos flies to Vorona
Inks deal to open new Casino Resort in Malvern, West Vorona
St. Paul, Vorona
December 9, 5698


Martin Campos, CEO of Sun Coast Holdings, departing Sulari for Vorona

Sun Coast Holdings, Kalistan's largest resort and casino operators, have concluded a deal to open a 245 unit all-inclusive resort in the city of Malvern Vorona. They will also build an adjacent casino. The resort, to be known as Getaways Resort, aims at not only expanding Sun Coast's considerable tourism hospitality empire, but also helping to encourage Kalistani tourism to Vorona. Martin Campos, the CEO of Sun Coast says his company is ready to expand.

"We had a very productive conversation with officials in Vorona and West Vorona specifically," said Campos. "They seemed very eager to allow us to build in Malvern, which sits on a beautiful harbor of crystal blue waters that are warm year round. The construction will be done with all local labor and the entire staff, from management on down to housekeeping will be Voronan. We will also work very closely with the government of West Vorona to ensure that we pay excellent wages, follow all laws of the island, and take care of our employees. But our ultimate aim is to encourage not only Kalistani tourism to the Island, but international tourism in general."

Campos said that the culture of Vorona is a natural attraction for Kalistanis. "We are attracted to a lot of the cultures of the Central Dovanian coastline," he said. Campos noted a shared affinity for music, for beach culture and for regional cuisine. "Vorona is a vast untapped market, and a vote of confidence from Kalistan could possibly open doors for more investment along their west coast from nations like Egelion who also have links to the region." In the end, the virtuous cycle of development and travel helps all nations in the region and will lead to increased trade and tourism all around.

The casino is designed to help foreigners spend their money in Vorona. "Of course, all of our operations will pay whatever taxes we owe regularly," said Campos. "That goes without saying. But, casinos make money just by existing. You have to be a real buffoon not to make lots of money owning a casino. So, the more tourism we attract to Vorona's beautiful West Coast, the more tourists there are to spend their money in the casino, the more we can drop into the local economy, the more tourists we are able to attract. Rinse, repeat, everyone wins." Campos said the casino is expected to have slots, table games, live off track betting, and other games of chance like live Keno and spots to host poker tournaments.

Campos was accompanied to Vorona by representatives of the Bank of Kalistan, the private commercial investment bank based in Kaliburg, who themselves also negotiated for the opening of a branch in Malvern to help facilitate both foreign exchange and moving money into and out of the country. "This is the first major foreign bank expansion in the BoK's history," said Campos. "We felt it was necessary to allow us to have access to our accounts while in country so we could easily pay our vendors in the local currency without the hassle of setting up foreign checking accounts, and such. The infrastructure doesn't yet exist for direct transfers, but the Bank's representatives said that opening a branch in Malvern will be the first step in facilitating the connection."

They were also accompanied by representatives from AeroKal who negotiated for slots at the St. Paul International Airport for AeroKal flights. "Negotiations were successful for six midweek flights and four more weekend flights to and from Vorona," said Campos. "With direct flights now available, Kalistanis can begin visiting the Island even before Getaways is completed." Previously flights to the Island were indirect via Gaduridos, which necessarily limited interest in Vorona--Many tourists simply spent the colder months in Gaduridos.

"Vorona is an emerging market for tourism," said Campos. "But we want to get in on the ground floor at the very beginning, so other nations will have to play catch up to us if they want to join us." Campos believes that the main draws will be cultural and environmental tourism. "We do know that a lot of people are curious about Vorona: It's history and people are surprisingly still viewed as very exotic to the people of Kalistan, given our lack of significant direct contact. But we do share the love of many of the same things, and I have found the people of Vorona have been very welcoming to me. I want to honor the people of the Island and I want the opportunity for my people, here in Kalistan to have the opportunity to get to know Vorona and its people. Plus, the place is beautiful, and while we have our beautiful places here in Kalistan, Vorona is new and exciting, and its really a very different experience."

Campos stayed an extra week to make arrangements to hire a local Voronan Project manager, Elda Campbell, to begin setting up the initial project office. In February, after Campbell has made his first hires and begun the process of land purchases, he will send Campbell's Kalistani representative to Vorona to begin working on building the resort. The two are using a Voronan architecture firm to capture the aesthetic of the Island for the physical structures of the resort and casino. Getaways Resort and Casino is expected to take five years to complete, and there will be a large celebration for its grand opening in 5704.

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