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58th Macau GP with 225 racers from 34 countries and regions

58th Macau GP with 225 racers from 34 countries and regions

Macau, China, 7 Oct – The 58th Macau Grand Prix will be held from November 17-20 with a total of 225 racers – both cars and motorbikes – from 34 countries and regions, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Joao Manuel Costa Antunes revealed in a press conference Thursday. According to Costa Antunes, the 225 […]
China wins pyrotechnic contest on National Day

China wins pyrotechnic contest on National Day

Macau, China, 4 Oct – Mainland China’s Panda Fireworks Group won the 23rd Macau International Fireworks Display Contest on Sunday, coinciding with National Day. According to a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the winner won a cash prize of US$8,000 (64,000 patacas). Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks from Japan finished in second and Brezac […]
August logs record 2.69 million visitors

August logs record 2.69 million visitors

Macau, China, 26 Sept – Macau logged a record 2.69 million visitor arrivals in August, an increase of 14.4 percent on the same month last year, The Macau Post Daily reports today, citing official statistics. The previous record stood at 2.55 million in July. The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 87,032 in August. […]
Weather bureau apologises for No. 10 typhoon signal

Weather bureau apologises for No. 10 typhoon signal

Macau’s Meteorological and Geographical Bureau (SMG) apologised Monday for incorrectly announcing on its website on Sunday that the No. 10 typhoon signal – the highest storm warning signal – was in force at a time when Usagi was 490 kilometres east of Macau. The wrong information was displayed for four minutes – from 6:21 a.m. […]
Macau’s travel agencies’ receipts rise 33 pct in 2010

Macau’s travel agencies’ receipts rise 33 pct in 2010

Macau, China, 21 Sep – Macau’s travel agencies generated total receipts of 4.74 billion patacas last year, up 33 percent year-on-year, according to official statistics. Just 51.9 million patacas of the receipts – or one percent of the total – came from online business. A Macau Statistics and Census Service statement attributed the strong revenue […]
Taiwan’s Chan Yih-shin wins Macau Open by 3 shots

Taiwan’s Chan Yih-shin wins Macau Open by 3 shots

Macau, China, 19 Sept – Taiwan’s Chan Yih-shin recovered from the worst possible start and a dismal spell of form in recent months to grab his second Asian Tour title by three shots in the $750,000 Macau Open on Sunday. Chan’s tee shot went out-of-bounds for a double bogey on the first hole but he […]
Pacific Asia Travel Association urges Macau to ‘go after India’

Pacific Asia Travel Association urges Macau to ‘go after India’

Macau, China, 19 Sept – Macau should place its bets on the Indian market, improve transport infrastructure and service quality, as well as create more offers for families, to become a global tourism and entertainment centre, head of the team of experts of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Andrew Drysdale, suggested. A group of […]
Investigation launched as Macao Dragon Company ferry abruptly ceases operation

Investigation launched as Macao Dragon Company ferry abruptly ceases operation

Macau, China, 16 Sept – Budget ferry operator Macao Dragon Company sold at least 150,000 tickets through two group-buying websites before suddenly filing for liquidation. According to the China Daily, the company’s liquidator, Lai Kar-yan, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, said Macao Dragon will be investigated to ensure no fraud was committed before the company filed […]
Caritas Macau sets up association for refugees’ welfare

Caritas Macau sets up association for refugees’ welfare

Macau, China, 16 Sept – Roman-Catholic charity organisation Caritas Macau yesterday established an association for refugees’ welfare, The Macau Post Daily reports today. The new association also strives to educate residents about the plight of refugees and make donations to needy refugees elsewhere. Paul Pun Chi Meng, secretary general of Caritas Macau, made the remarks […]
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