South Korea set to build largest tourism resort in Northeast Asia – Global Construction Review

A project to create the biggest tourist resort in northeast Asia has taken a step forward after its developers secured $1.5bn in funding. The Inspire Integrated Resort is to be built in the Incheon Free Economic Zone near the city's international airport. The first phase will include a five-star hotel with more than 1,000 rooms, a 15,000-capacity concert hall, an indoor waterpark, shopping mall and casino. The financing success was announced today by the Free Economic Zone. If all goes to plan, Inspire will open in 2023, when it is hoped the Covid-19 pandemic will have subsided and international travel…