Millions of people across Asia will be able to tune in to the 2014 Venetian Macau Open, scheduled for 23-26 October at the Macau Golf and Country Club. One of the annual sports events in the city, the 2014 entry list includes Spaniard Miguel Angel Jiménez and defending Australian champion Scott Hend.
With a total prize purse of USD900,000, an increase of 12.5% compared to last year, fans from around the world will be able to catch the action on the Asian Tour’s global media platforms, which reach approximately 600 million homes. The main national golf TV channels across Asia will continue to broadcast the four days of the tournament.
For those in China, there is the option of live or delayed TV coverage on China Golf Channel or online via LETV, a portal that boasts 25 million visitors daily and streams over 120 million videos per day. Furthermore, tournament highlights will also be broadcast on The Travel Channel, which is available in over 150 million homes.
Field trip to Galaxy Macau inspires students to go green
To raise environmental awareness among youth and to encourage them to go green in their daily lives, Galaxy Entertainment Group recently offered third-year students of Institute for Tourism Studies a field trip to Galaxy Macau where they learnt about a wide range of energy-saving initiatives, such as turning food waste into fertilizer, reducing pollution and oil consumption as well as participating in a glass bottle recycling campaign.
The field trip included an introduction to GEG’s environmental missions and promises as well as a variety of green initiatives adopted in its daily operation, such as trash recycling, waste classification, energy conservation and emission reduction.
Sands China invites local families to shoppes at Cotai central
Sands China Ltd. invited families from the Against Child Abuse (Macau) Association’s (ACAM) Child Protection Centre to enjoy some fun last Saturday with a lunch buffet, interactive exhibition and treasure hunt at Shoppes at Cotai Central.
Accompanied by 30 Sands China Care Ambassadors, 20 families from ACAM had an adventurous time together, starting with a lunch buffet at Grand Orbit. The SCCA volunteers and the families then experienced the interactive Chinese Fables exhibition, taking pictures together and enjoying the folklore.
“My son and I had a great time today with the Sands China Care Ambassadors,” said one of the participating parents. “Exploring the Chinese Fables exhibit was a lot of fun, and my son liked reading about the ancient Chinese stories. He also loved running around during the treasure hunt. It was an amazing afternoon.”
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