New choices include skywalk at Macau Tower; thousand sign up for tours, and more than 6,000 hotel packages already booked.
Tourism
Most guests mainlanders or staycationers; figures still well short of pre-pandemic 2019, when almost every bed was filled every night.
Compared to the millions who flocked to Macao back in early 2020, last month’s total of 655,505 – more than 90% mainlanders – was a paltry result.
Popular event, originally scheduled for December, to be held in May instead; MGTO to use different theme each month to promote city on media platforms.
Stewed pork with tamarind and shrimp paste and fig and winter melon jam just two of the stars in short film showcasing city’s culinary heritage.
Mainlanders make up the bulk of the market, however beds stand empty for around one night in two, with occupancy rates at 44%.
Covid-19 blamed for fewer arrivals; GBA supplies more than half of Macao’s visitors, with most coming from Zhuhai.
Most of the 95,696 visitors were from the mainland, with just under 15,000 crossing the border each day.
Figures for 2021 show healthy increases; tourism chiefs plan to promote city with variety of online and offline strategies which showcase its diverse attractions.