The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) plans to provide free half-day tours for overnight visitors after COVID-19 visitor entry curbs have been eased.
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The newspaper Bangkok Post said Saturday that the Thai government “has extended its ban on passenger flights for another month to June 30”.
The Macau government decided to bring an end to its consideration of the possibility of tourist tax imposition, according to a Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement today.
The 31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest, originally slated to be held this September and October, has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Macau’s number of guests of hotel and guesthouses dropped 79.7% year-on-year to 240,000 in March.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau’s number of visitor arrivals fell 93.7% year-on-year to 212,311 last month.
At least four airlines are planned to use the modified Taipa Ferry Terminal (TFT) on becoming an auxiliary passenger terminal for the Macau International Airport (MIA).
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 airport operator CAM said in a statement on Monday that it was “hit hard” by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of the year, admitting that its profitability prospects for this year are uncertain.