Silver Heritage Group Limited provided an update on the pre-operations phase of Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal (Tiger Palace). The company confirmed that the development of Tiger Palace continues ahead of schedule and within the revised budgeted cost of USD 51.8 million, and the first paying hotel guests are booked in for 20 September 2017. Co-founders Mike Bolsover and Tim Shepherd, together with local partners, members of the development, operations, and pre-opening teams, and contractors were officially the first guests of the hotel on 11 September 2017, as part of the final defect rectification, testing, and pre-opening phase. The final works to enable a soft opening of the hospitality including spa, gym, and swimming pool are being completed over the next 10 days. The casino remains on schedule to open by 30 November 2017 and the casino operations team have begun their training programme onsite at Tiger Palace.