Tourism

Macau, China, 31  Mar – The Macau International Airport Company (CAM) recorded a net loss of US$ 10 million (80.2 million patacas) in 2008 an 81.6 percent increase on 2007, Deng Jun, chairman of the board of directors and executive committee said Monday. Deng made the remark at a press conference that took place on […]

Macau, China, 27 Mar – In 2008 Air Macau posted a loss of more than the 109 million patacas (US$13.6 million) posted in 2007, said the airline’s chairman Zhao Xiaohang at the end of a board of directors meeting that took place on Thursday to discuss the company’s financial situation. Zhao Xiaohang also said that […]

Macau, China, 09 Mar – The Thai carrier Bangkok Airways  has announced the suspension of its daily Bangkok-Macau route from March 28 because the number of passengers has decreased significantly. According with the Macau Post daily the suspension of the flights would mean a loss of 120 seats a day or a potential 840 visitors […]

Macau, China, 09 Mar -Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (MFW) is preparing for a tough year ahead with plans to focus on regional marketing in a bid to boost visitor numbers at the MOP 1.9 billion theme park. A MFW spokeswoman told MacauNews that the development was bracing itself for a difficult year, despite what she described […]

Macau, China, 5 Mar – Macau has been promoting its potential in terms of tourism since the start of the month in Taiwan with the aim of attracting more visitors to Macau, it was officially announced. The campaign launched by the Macau Tourism Office in Taipe, the capital of Taiwan, and in Taichung, will last […]

Macau, China, 25 Fev – Macau’s Statistics and Census Services (DSEC) released Tuesday its "adjusted" number of 22.9 million visitors arrivals last year, 7.2 milllion less than previously announced. Last month the Macau government had announced the record number of 30.18 million "visitors arrivals" in 2008. The new figures visitor arrival released by the Statistics […]

Macau, China, 23 Jan – Macau and four regions of the Great Pearl River Delta are at the Lisbon Tourism Fair (BTL), which is taking place at Portugal’s capital city until 25 January. Tourism representatives from Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Sichuan are sharing a 225-square-metre stand with the Chinese Special Administrative Region. This is the […]

Macau, China, 15 Jan – More than 30 million visitors travelled to Macau in 2008, which represented an increase of 11 percent against 2007, Joao Costa Antunes, director of the Macau Tourism Office, said on Wednesday. Antunes said that in 2008 a total of 30.18 million people visited Macau and of this amount, 17.5 million […]