Calls for permanent pedestrian zone in Taipa Village

Taipa Village has welcomed a record number of visitors over the Lunar New Year period, driven in part by government measures that included implementing a nine-day

Daily visitors hit almost   180,000, reaches pre-pandemic levels

The first five days of the Spring Festival Golden Week, from Feb. 10 until Feb. 17, brought to Macau more visitors than in 2019, provisional figures

PSP expects up to six million border crossings over 10-day CNY holidays

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has said they are expecting some 5.5 to 6 million border crossings over the period of 10 days of

Upcoming Spring Festival to see surge in inbound, outbound trips

China is expected to experience a surge in inbound and outbound trips during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, returning to the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, the

134 flights approved for Lunar New Year so far

At time of reporting, a total of 134 additional flights have been approved for the Lunar New Year period, the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao (AMCM)

MGTO launches free bus, ferry tickets to Macau via HK

Tourists can claim free, one-way bus or ferry tickets from Hong Kong to Macau, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has said in a statement.

Hotel occupancy in 2023 grows to 81.5% amid surge in visitors arrivals

Hotel occupancy in 2023 went up by 43.1 percentage points year-on-year to 81.5% amid economic recovery following border reopening in January 2023. Data from

December 2023 brought more visitors but shorter stays

According to the release, visitor arrivals totaled 2,943,930 in December 2023, a figure that is naturally much higher than the one recorded in 2022 (656%) but more

MGTO forecasts an average of 120,000 visitors per day during CNY

The director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes anticipates an average of 120,000 visitors to Macau per day during the

Gov’t targets three million international visitors this year

Tourism authorities aim for three million international arrivals this year – a figure similar to pre-pandemic levels. Considering the 1.46 million foreign arrivals last year,

Tourism leaders hopeful ahead of 2024 and new measures

Local tourism industry association leaders Andy Wu and Paul Wong are hopeful of 2024 being a good year for Macau’s tourism sector, they said in

Record visitor numbers wrap 2023

The 2023 year closed with a new record for single-day visitor numbers, with 175,030 visitors entering Macau on Dec. 31, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has said

Ctrip: Macau among top 10 New Year destinations

Macau and Hong Kong are among the top 10 popular destinations for outbound tourism for the New Year holiday, according to Ctrip. Recently, Ctrip released

Christmas holiday arrivals exceed pre-pandemic levels

During the handover day, winter solstice and Christmas holidays, visitor arrivals in Macau reached 679,584. Provisional data shows that over 456,000 visitors traveled to

Festive season outbound travel 90% of pre-pandemic levels

Outbound travel is upbeat amid the upcoming festive season, with over 100,000 daily arrivals during the period are expected. Andy Wu, chairman of the Travel Industry Council, said

Economy Secretary confident in tourist arrivals reaching 28 million

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, is confident Macau will see 28 million tourists by year-end, given there have been over 25

PATA to host annual summit in Macau next May

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will host its annual summit in Macau from May 15 to 17 next year, the Macao Government Tourism Office

Ant Group confident in facilitating visitor’s transactions in Macau

Facilitating payments by six non-local QR payment platforms, Ant Group is confident that payments made by visitors to Macau will become easier. Ant Group is

Visitor arrivals in October down 16% y-o-y from pre-pandemic levels

The number of visitor arrivals to Macau continues to recover steadily with last month (October 2023) registering an increase of 19.8% month-to-month when compared with

Hong Kong’s Disneyland opens first Frozen-themed attraction, part of a $60b global expansion

Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction yesterday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides, some lining up for hours

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