As of Wednesday afternoon, 3,135 residents have registered for the MGTO “Macao Ready Go! Local Tours” programme – a subsidised programme for local residents joining tour groups organised by local travel agencies to travel around the city, which will run from next Monday until September 30
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The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced on Tuesday that a subsidised programme for local residents joining tour groups organised by local travel agencies to travel around the city will run from next Monday until September 30.
MGTO has launched a programme for local residents to join tour groups organised by local travel agencies to travel around the city to help the local tourism industry that’s been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Depending on the COVID-19 epidemic situation, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng would consider gradually opening Macau’s borders again to tourists from the Chinese mainland from the end of this month.
Macau’s number of visitor arrivals plunged 95.6 per cent year-on-year to 156,394 last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, Macau’s number of visitor arrivals dropped 16.8% year-on-year to 2.85 million in January.
Macau’s number of visitor arrivals last month rose a mere 1.8% year-on-year to 3.2 million.
The local government will strengthen Macau’s role as a hub for linking the nation with the rest of the world.
The six-month-long Art Macao cultural event attracted over 16 million visits.