The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is located on the eastern side of Las Vegas. The hotel is one hundred and forty five meters tall with forty stories standing between The Palazzo and Harrah’s. The sumptuous hotel is the headquarters of the Las Vegas Sands company, which happens to own and manage the hotel.
Most of the Venice city landmarks have been reconstructed on the outdoors of the hotel. They include a section of St. Mark’s Square, the Campanile, a section of the Doge’s Palace and a canal. To match with the buildings in the Venice city, the stones used in construction, have a weathered look.
The guards of the hotel wear Venetian police force uniforms, while the statues in the resort are copies of the originals. Inside the resort, the Venice look continues, especially in the foyer and the entrance to the shops. The Venetian fine art is painted on the ceilings, and the lobby is decorated with plenty of marbles. The presence of high ceilings, archways and spectacular pillars has completed the Venice look. Navigating through the various sections of the resort is easy, since their entrances are located on the outside.
On the thanksgiving of 1996, the Sands hotel was brought down to create space for the building of the Venetian resort. The construction of the hotel and casino was estimated to cost 1.5 billion dollars. The construction began in 1997 after the management had secured a financial package worth1 billion dollars. After one year of construction, the casino and the hotel were open to the public in the summer of 1998. Later that year, the Venetian announced the employment benefits package and a powerful group-booking to the Wall Street.
In the month of May, the following year, the first phase of the Venetian hotel casino was open enabling it to offer a fully incorporated resort. Between 2001 and 2003 the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, had an opening of four exhibitions. Each one of them had a different theme. The remarkable Venezia tower was officially open during the summer of 2003.
The hotel has been rated 5 diamonds by AAA, this means it is among the best 5 diamond resorts on the planet. It has also achieved a number of diversity and community awards, making it a terrefic place to work. The resort offers an excellent benefit package to their employees, including an option of customized benefit plan to suit the employee’s needs.
The hotel also has policies that offer equal opportunities in employment and frees employees from harassment and prejudice. Throughout the year, they offer awards appreciating outstanding employees and team work. The hotel is committed in offering the best service to both customers and employees.
Employees are given a superb benefit package which consists of medical treatment, free meals while on duty, public and personal holiday leave. The medical coverage package extends to laboratory tests and surgical fee. Included in the benefit package is the provident fund which is a sum of offerings made by the company and the employee.
As an employee of the Venetian hotel, one is permitted to have free meals at any time, as long as the employee is on duty. These meals are taken in a special dining area designated for employees only. An employee, who has been working for over one year, will have automatically qualified for partial sponsorship in education.
The working program of the staff is not stiff, making it easy for them to solve their personal problems. The staff members have a lounge where they can rest by browsing the Internet or reading journals. The fun amenities available for the workers include a swimming pool, fully equipped physical education building and a chess board. Currently various job opportunities ranging from marketing, engineering and law are available.