Tourism chief says Macao Week events may be staged in Wuhan and Changsha; Golden Week’s 137,000 arrivals ‘better than expected’.
May Day
Future plans include greater cooperation with other Greater Bay Area cities and promotions in other areas of mainland China.
Choreographed to present 3D patterns, 880 drones – more than twice as many as last year – will take part in this year’s spectacular show above Nam Van Lake.
High occupancy and healthy rates in hotels outperform Chinese New Year as heavy MGTO promotion encourages mainlanders to visit in their thousands.
Queues outside restaurants and inns nearing capacity – Macao takes its first step back towards pre-Covid-19 days.
Macao prepares for 1 to 5 May; mainland visitors have recently increased with the pandemic situation stabilising on both sides.
Carrier’s move reflects expectations of a bumper Golden Week as hordes of mainland tourists who have been cooped up by Covid-19 head for Macao.
Relaxed quarantine measures and huge thirst for travel make the city top choice for mainlanders, promising a healthy start to the summer for travel and gaming businesses.
A bar-bending workers’ union and the Falun Gong sect are the only two groups that plan to mark May Day with gatherings tomorrow.