Tag: Tourism
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Travel Agencies will be able to hire more TNR as tour guides with special language skills
Local travel agencies will be able to hire more non-resident workers (TNR) as tour guides, under the bill to update existing laws regulating such activity. Although ... -
Pansy Ho: Boost SARs’ tourism with multi-stop, culture-themed travel products
Businesswoman Pansy Ho has suggested Hong Kong and Macau explore organizing joint multi-stop travel experiences with Chinese culture-themed offerings from mainland cities. Ho is also a ... -
Lawmakers seek improved tourism experience, beyond numbers
Eight lawmakers took the opportunity to express opinions and suggestions to develop local tourism before the agenda of yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) session. Zheng Anting, Ma ... -
Individual Visit Scheme expands to Xi’an and Qingdao
Xiían city and Qingdao city will be included in the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS), allowing travelers from these cities to visit Macau and Hong Kong in ... -
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 the ... -
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. The ... -
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 the Statistics ... -
December 2023 brought more visitors but shorter stays
Official statistics released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) show that last month accounted for a significant number of visitors (almost 3 million) but also ... -
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, three ... -
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 interviews ... -
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) ... -
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 the ... -
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 Macau from ... -
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 ... -
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 million ... -
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 (MGTO) ... -
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 the ... -
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 September ... -
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 ... -
MGTO exploring ‘Travel Around Macau’ plan to enhance cultural values
The government intends to launch a tourism initiative called “Travel Around Macau” as part of its economic diversification plan, according to Macao Government Tourism Office director ... -
September hotel occupancy drops
September hotel occupancy was at 78.6%, slightly down compared to the month prior, which was at 88.7%, during summer holidays. The number of guests of hotel ... -
Cotai hotels benefit from holidays amid gradual decline in arrivals
The eight-day National Day holiday is breaking post-pandemic records as it marks the first Golden week in three years where Chinese travelers are free to travel ... -
Golden Week visitors beat expectations
The Golden Week of the National Day holidays, which followed the mid-autumn festival holiday, has so far delivered visitor arrivals surpassing about 27% of the Macao ... -
Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy
Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport yesterday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will ... -
Visitors total 3.22 million in August holidays
Visitors totaled 3.22 million in August, a rise of 16.7% month-on-month, as tourists flock to the region amid summer holidays, data from the Statistics and Census ... -
MGTO: Affordable hotels help invigorate traditional districts
The opening of affordable accommodation in traditional districts helps to reinvigorate them, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said over the weekend. On the ... -
Tourism director shares in Beijing Macau’s experience in Tourism+
Macau will use the Tourism+ concept to attract more tourists and to encourage them to extend their stays, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes ... -
MGTO promotes new direct route from HK Airport to Macau via influencers
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will promote the new cross-boundary bus service between the Hong Kong International Airport Sky Pier and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, ... -
July visitors grow 25% to nearly 2.8m
Visitor arrivals grew by 24.9% month-on-month to 2,759,544 in July, a figure that represents a surge of 28,176.9% year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in visitors ... -
Visitor expenditure surges to MOP17b in Q2
Total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) surged 354.6% year-on-year to MOP17.48 billion in the second quarter of 2023. Data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ...
