Zheijiang to hand out cash to Macau visitors

The Capital of Zhejiang province will hand out cash bonuses to some tourist visitor markets to fuel tourism in the city and strengthen economic recovery.

Authorities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, said in a paper this month that the city would be subsidising travel agencies up to RMB40 a day, per person, if their foreign clients stay in the city for a few days, as cited in a report issued by South China Morning Post.

The bonus for recruiting overnight visitors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan will be worth half as much to agencies, with payouts of up to RMB20 per person, depending on the number of nights stayed, according to the paper.

Last week, the local tourism board highlighted Macau’s potential as a destination for study tours to a symposium in Zhejiang Province.
Passenger flights connecting the mainland and Macau will expand 32.85% over last year’s number in summer and in autumn, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Planned weekly passenger and cargo flights between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong are set to grow 35.44% year on year, and those between the mainland and Taiwan will increase 21.52%, CAAC data showed. Staff Reporter