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.
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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”.
The Macau government decided to bring an end to its consideration of the possibility of tourist tax imposition, according to a Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement today.
MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes admitted that the COVID-19 epidemic has been affecting Macau’s tourism “very much”.
The average room occupancy rate of Macau’s hotels and guesthouses fell to 11.6% between February 1-14
97 Macau residents stuck in Hubei province will be provided with psychological counselling and supplies.
Art Macao will not be held in 2020, according to information from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
The Macau Government Tourism Office expects the number of visitor arrivals to drop by 3% this year, the first year-on-year dip since 2015.