The local economy is tipped to reach stable levels by May, according to the latest forecast by the Macau Economic Association.
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Average rooms rate rise across the board as the city’s hospitality industry begins to recover from the three years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
City has ‘begun to emerge from the fog of the pandemic’; most visitors come from mainland China, although thousands make the journey from Hong Kong.
Up to 70% of population may have tested positive; teachers and medical staff hard hit; no more tests for arrivals from Hong Kong or Taiwan; health chief says: ‘Get jabbed’.
Travellers from China face tighter restrictions as pandemic surges; South Korea, India and Italy also wary in wake of zero-Covid policy’s cancellation.
Under new ‘0+0’ measure, incoming travellers can go around the city freely; also starting tomorrow, Hong Kong will no longer require people to scan QR codes to record visits to premises but some places may still ask for jab records.
Unvaccinated travellers must show NAT results; people in Macao no longer required to take RATs from tomorrow if no further Covid-19 developments.
Under new proposals, arrivals would spend two days in hotel quarantine followed by five at home; no official announcement yet.
City’s flag carrier gradually restoring its route network which was hammered by knock-on effects of pandemic.