If the final two months of the year manage to bring in five million visitor arrivals, Macao’s total for 2023 will surpass 27 million.
Macau Government Tourism Office
Three government-subsidised programmes will enhance the city’s food, sea, and community-based tourism options – helping out smaller-sized local operators.
The strong performance over the four-day period will help to make up for a disappointing May, when tourist volumes fell.
After a three-year hiatus, the iconic event will take place in September and October, featuring 10 competitors from Japan, Portugal, mainland China and elsewhere.
Tourism chiefs are broadening a popular bus and ferry ticket giveaway program for Hong Kong residents to include foreign arrivals.
Opening hours of the Taipa Ferry Terminal nucleic acid testing (NAT) station in Pac On will be reduced to between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily from today, from the previous opening hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, during a meeting of the Tourism Development Committee (CDT), encouraged local tourism industry operators to prepare for welcoming visitors again in the future.
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) plans to provide free half-day tours for overnight visitors after COVID-19 visitor entry curbs have been eased.
The “Macau Tourism Branding and Media Effectiveness Evaluation” of four mega-events held last year all reached “a high level of public awareness and a good to great level of satisfaction”.
