‘Tourism +’ to increase in 2023

Activities under “Tourism +” are likely to increase over 2023, the director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said at

Visitor arrivals falling short of expectations: Insiders

The month-to-date visitor arrivals in Macau fell short of the high expectations of the tourism industry, despite the eagerly awaited return of the Macau Grand Prix.

Mainland group tours still ‘on the table’

The head of the local tourism board reiterated that an official announcement on the resumption of mainland excursions is still awaited. Recently, tourists were

Beijing to resume issuing eVisas today, ‘great boon’ for Macau

The resumption of electronic visas for mainland travelers to Macau will commence November 1, a move that has long been awaited by the tourism sector since electronic visas were halted

September arrivals down 11% from 2021

Total visitor arrivals for September this year amounted to 557,842. The figure is a drop of 11.3% year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Service notes. The same statistics release

Gov’t satisfied with Golden Week arrivals, hotel occupancy at 67%

The October 1 to 7 National Day Holiday, also known as the “Golden Week” of the National Day, ended last Friday, with the city recording some

Tourist arrivals over 143,000 in first five days of holidays

The first five days of the Golden Week National Holiday recorded 143,102 tourist arrivals: figures the government has dubbed “gratifying.” The first day of

Tourism chief hopes for daily tourist arrivals of 20,000 during Oct. 1 holidays

At a press event yesterday, a tourism official expressed his hope that the city will attract 20,000 visitors per day during the seven-day October 1 holidays

August hotel guests down 10.4% y-o-y

August hotel guest numbers declined 10.4% year-on-year to 390,000, data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows. Mainland guests (263,000) and local guests (104,000)

Tourism sector hails reinstatement of China visas

Local associations have expressed confidence and support as the central government greenlighted the resumption of group tours to Macau and mainland visas by the end of

MGTO expresses hope for upcoming Golden week

For the upcoming Golden week, offline promotion will be paused to attract more visitors through online promotion, said the Macao Government Tourism Office director, Maria

August visitors down 19% y-o-y

Visitor arrivals recorded a staggering increase in August, totaling 331,397, attributable to the easing of cross-border measures between Zhuhai and Macau in early August. Although

Local tours extended to December

Due to the popularity of “Stay, Dine and See Macao” activities, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has decided to extend the period of operation

Visitor arrivals reach highest August daily tally

Visitor arrivals reached 18,620 on August 27, the highest daily number since the lifting of quarantine restriction in early August, according to the Macao Government Tourism

Tourism sector hopes for rebound amid staff shortage

With the resuming of quarantine-free travel between Macau and Zhuhai, the travel sector is confident that it would see color in visitor arrivals during the

MGTO to resume ‘Macao Week’ in September

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is set to resume its in-person promotional campaigns with visits to different regions after the city’s coronavirus outbreak in

Visitor numbers drop 24% y-o-y in April

Visitor arrivals rose by 15.2% month-on-month to 606,841 in April, yet the figure still represents a year-on-year drop of 23.7%, according to the Statistics and

Visitor spending totaled MOP6.6b in Q1

The total expenditure by visitors (excluding gaming expenses) rose by 6.7% year-on-year to MOP6.59 billion in the first quarter of 2022, despite the consecutive downturn in

MGTO hopes for 60% hotel occupancy amid further extended NAT validity

With further easing of disease control measures, the head of the city’s tourism board hopes the hotel occupancy rate will reach 60% over the coming Labor Day

Visitor arrivals expected to exceed 25,000 during Golden Week

Arrivals to Macau reached an average of 22,000 on the first Friday and Saturday that Guangdong Province relaxed the validity of  nucleic acid tests

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