The new tours will be aimed at locals and visitors, part of a campaign to attract tourists from GBA and tier-one mainland cities.
MGTO
Macao’s tourism industry is facing stark times ahead, with some hotels coping with single-digit occupancy and little sign of substantial numbers of visitors returning in the near future.
The bureau will move from the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture to the Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
During the Christmas holiday period from December 23 to 27, Macao’s hotel occupancy rate reached 70% with an average of 24,000 visitors per day
MGM, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Oral History Association of Macao jointly launched the “Community Outreach eLearning Programme – Introductory Series of Macao History & Culture”.
Those required to undergo 14-day quarantine can opt to stay at a hotel of their choice – Sheraton Grand and the newly-completed Lisboeta, apart from the current six designated “quarantine hotels”.
MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said, “It will have some impact but nothing overly significant.”
A Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) activity entitled “Integrated Media Visit to Macao” invited 11 mainland news media, including People’s Daily Online, for in-depth coverage about Macao as a tourist destination.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said on Wednesday that for the time being, the government will not consider setting up a licensing system for the city’s takeaways but instead will first set up a mandatory registration system for them next year.