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.
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes
Enhanced services will include special Friday and weekend departures, with peak-time frequencies reaching every 15 minutes from Macao.
Tourism officials hope that the number of visitors during the customary mainland Chinese holiday will exceed those welcomed during Easter.
Nearly a dozen deals have been signed at a top-level investment and tourism gathering in the Portuguese capital, timed to coincide with the chief executive’s visit.
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes says the territory has to redouble its long-haul marketing efforts and do “what hasn’t been done in three years” because of the pandemic.
The territory’s top tourism official says she expects the territory to post healthy visitor totals throughout the holiday period.
Tourism chiefs are broadening a popular bus and ferry ticket giveaway program for Hong Kong residents to include foreign arrivals.
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.