Due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Macao’s wine imports fell by nearly 47 per cent to about MOP 245 million in the first half of the year, public broadcaster Rádio Macau-TDM reported this week.
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Macao’s number of visitor arrivals in the first four days of the 8-day National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival holiday fell by 87.4% year-on-year to 77,092.
The Hong Kong government is planning to set up a “health code” system that allows quarantine-free travel among Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao.
Macau Pass plans to extend its MPay electronic wallet to Hong Kong next year in conjunction with the latter’s Octopus Holdings cashless payment platform.
Macao’s visitor arrivals on the first two days of the eight-day National Day Golden Week (1-2 October) fell by 87.2% year-on-year to 37,619.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Thursday that Macao looks forward to welcoming tourists from Hong Kong once the neighbouring SAR is deemed a ‘low-risk’ city.
Macao’s imports of food and beverages fell by 26.2% year-on-year to MOP 6.68 billion (US$835 million) in the first eight months of the year.
Macao’s 38 casinos last month recorded their best gross gaming revenue since March, reaching MOP 2.2 billion (US$277 million).
Local residents accounted for 67.4% of hotel guests last month, a 137% year-on-year increase to 124,000.