Taking its cue from four of the world’s foremost cultural cities, the expo casts a thought-provoking light on many varied aspects of existence.
Tourism
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This year’s edition is set to run for the next four months, showcasing diverse concepts by dozens of creative minds from all over the world.
Expo will run in conjunction with a similar show in upstate New York, and visitors will be able to experience both thanks to Virtual Reality technology.
Influencers from Macao and the mainland set the tone of the three-day event which spurred interest in the city’s main industry.
Relaxed NAT rules encourage mainland visitors; tourism officials hope the summer holidays will see the return of 30,000 daily arrivals.
Covid-19 stymies one of the year’s key cross-border trade events, however organisers are confident that it will go ahead on 3-5 September.
Light Festival due to go ahead in December, and plans are in hand to open a travel bubble with Hong Kong after arrivals from Guangdong slacken.
Two of the most famous brews in China come together at a 24-day celebration which also highlights a pair of historic port cities.