Easing travel restrictions allows numbers to soar, with 17,000 entering Macao last Saturday. MGTO redoubles promotion campaign in mainland China.
Macao Week
Roadshows in Greater Bay Area, special promotion in Qingdao and online offers aim to pull in more visitors following change in border-crossing measures.
Following slightly improved results so far this year, Macao Government Tourism Office lines up roadshows and touring caravans alongside social media blitz.
Tourism chief says Macao Week events may be staged in Wuhan and Changsha; Golden Week’s 137,000 arrivals ‘better than expected’.
Daily numbers dive to less than 25,000; tourism chief vows to continue promotions in GBA, lining up two-for-one deals when Macao reopens borders.
Future plans include greater cooperation with other Greater Bay Area cities and promotions in other areas of mainland China.
The first Shanghai-Macao Cooperation Conference was set up to allow for high-level cooperation and dialogue between the two cities.
