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Maca Government Tourist Office chief says tourism sector worries about Golden Week

Maca Government Tourist Office chief says tourism sector worries about Golden Week

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on Monday that she could not yet say what the hotel booking situation for the upcoming Golden Week holiday is but the industry appeared to be worried. Senna Fernandes made the remark while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Ascott Macau […]
EIU predicts Macau’s real GDP will contract 21% this year

EIU predicts Macau’s real GDP will contract 21% this year

Macau’s real GDP in 2015 will probably contract sharply by 21% as the anti-corruption campaign in China will continue in 2015-16, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) latest report. In this report, dated 21st of September, EIU analysts predict spending in Macau’s casinos will probably begin to expand again by the last few months […]
Macau Inflation eases to 4.64 percent

Macau Inflation eases to 4.64 percent

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.64 percent year-on-year last month, the Statistic and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement on Monday. According to a DSEC statement, inflation has eased continuously since May, with last month’s rate dropping further by 012 percent-age points from July, when growth stood at 4.76 percent. Last month’s […]
Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance vows to improve supervision of gaming industry

Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance vows to improve supervision of gaming industry

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in a statement from Guangdong on Monday that the local government will continue looking into the case of a local VIP room employee suspected of embezzlement, pledging that the government will further improve its supervision of the city’s gaming sector considering its vital importance to […]
290,000 take part in Cultural activities in Macau

290,000 take part in Cultural activities in Macau

In the second quarter of 2015, a total of 290,100 individuals participated in cultural activities, according to a survey conducted by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The cultural activity participation rate (percentage of individuals in the population aged 16 and above participating in cultural activities) was 52.8 percent, down by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year. […]
Macau casino operator Melco launches bachelor’s degree course for staff

Macau casino operator Melco launches bachelor’s degree course for staff

Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) has launched an in-house bachelor’s degree programme for employees. The gaming operator formally started the “MCE You-niversity” with an announcement ceremony at Grand Hyatt Macau on Friday. According to an MCE statement, the degree course complements the company’s “whole person development programme for employees who have yet to achieve a university […]
Dore depositors protest outside Wynn Macau again

Dore depositors protest outside Wynn Macau again

About a dozen investors in local junket operator Dore Entertainment Company protested on Sunday outside the Wynn Macau casino in Nape and demanded the junket company return their interest-bearing deposits, which total at least HK$700 million between them, according to some of the investors. Depositors started gathering outside the Wynn casino in Nape at about […]
MGTO organizes Islamic Culture in Tourism Workshop

MGTO organizes Islamic Culture in Tourism Workshop

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) held two sessions of Islamic Culture in Tourism Workshop in Hong Kong for tour guides, employees of hotels and tour operators from Macau as well as MGTO staff on 4 September and 18 September. The purpose of the Workshop is to familiarize travel industry personnel with the religion of Islam […]
Macau Chief Executive vows to listen to public on fate of dog races

Macau Chief Executive vows to listen to public on fate of dog races

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Thursday the government would listen to residents’ views on whether it should terminate greyhound racing. The Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome’s concession will expire at the end of this year. The company operates the only commercial greyhound racetrack in the Far East. Last Friday, Secretary for Economy and […]
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