Tourism

Macau, China, 25 May – The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) had its own stand at the 2009 Taipei Tourism Exposition (TTE) and was also represented in another stand with the Chinese cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan. The joint representation of Macau and the Chinese cites of Zhongshan and Zhuhai, located in the province of […]

Macau, China, 21 May – Airlines based in Macau are going to offer scheduled flights to Tokyo from March of 2010, when the Narita International Airport increases its capacity, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM). Up to now Macau airlines could operate scheduled flights to anywhere in Japan and often as they […]

Macau, China, 14 May – The Government of Macau said it granted US$21.55 million (172.4 million patacas) to support the development of the tourism sector and attract more visitors to Macau. The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) said that the aid, which goes into effect on 18 May, aims to "stimulate the tourism and leisure, business […]

Macau, China, 4 May – Macau is going to continue to help the Chinese province of Sichuan, which was hit by an earthquake in May of 2008, through a new package to aid the recovery of tourism in the region. After a four-day visit to Sichuan by a delegation of Macau tourism officials, the Macau […]

Macau, China, 24 Apr – Macau received 5.4 million visitors in the first quarter of the year, 9.6 percent less than the same period in 2008, the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau said on Friday. The number of people that visited Macau between January and March of this year came to 5,454,170. Of this number, […]

Macau, China, 13 Apr – The construction of  a 143-hectare Zhuhai Ocean World in Hengqin island, near Macau, is due to begin in December after  passed its preliminary environmental impact assessment,  according with the Macao Daily News. The Macau paper said that  preparation work is under way for a more detailed environmental study before construction […]

Macau, China, 13 Apr – The government of Macau is going to grant around US$12.5 million (100 million patacas) in subsidies over the next six months to help the tourism sector, Manuel Costa Antunes, the Director of Macau’s Tourism Services, said at the end of meeting aimed at studying proposals to help the tourism industry. […]

Macau, China, 9 May – The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT)  will offer a new Bachelor’s degree programme in Tourism Retail and Marketing Management in September, for the academic  2009/10 year, to meet the demand for human resources from the sector. "With the openings of several large-scale shopping arcades in Macau, the industry will […]

Macau, China, 06 Apr – Daytrippers accounted for 53.7 percent of all visitor arrivals during 2008, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. The number of daytrippers reached 12.3 million in 2008. Package-tour visitors (4.9 million) accounted for 21 percent of all visitor arrivals in 2008. The total number of visitor arrivals last year […]