Macao’s chief executive is in Lisbon for four days for talks with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister António Costa and Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho.
Macao Government Tourism Office
If the streets seemed a little crowded last Saturday, it’s because the city’s tourism sector was busy welcoming more visitors than it has seen on any other day in 2023.
Light shows and colourful displays have been unveiled in the centre of the Portuguese capital to lure holidaymakers to Macao.
The ‘Experience Macao Unlimited’ event takes place in the heart of the Portuguese capital as Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng arrives for talks with top officials.
Average daily arrivals for the three-day Easter holiday period stand at more than 87,660 according to the latest figures.
Visitors from across the estuary made up almost 46 percent of the 74,000 arrivals recorded on 5 April, prompting optimistic forecasts from tourism officials.
Only 2 in every 100 visitors to Macao are international arrivals – a percentage that the hospitality sector hopes to boost.
With the city’s tourism sector picking up, measures are being implemented to combat excessive prices for hotel rooms being quoted on online booking platforms.
The cavalcade is the latest effort from local authorities seeking to boost tourism to the SAR in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
