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So calls for more Macau government measures to boost tourism

So calls for more Macau government measures to boost tourism

SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai said the gaming industry hopes that the government will come up with new measures to boost tourism. So made the comment on the sidelines of the gaming operator’s annual charity auction and dinner at Grand Lisboa. The auction of five lots of meals at Michelin three-star French restaurant Quintessence […]
Macau vistors drop 2.6 percent in January-October

Macau vistors drop 2.6 percent in January-October

Macau’s number of visitor arrivals dropped 2.6 percent year-on-year to 25.5 million in the first 10 months of this year, announced the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC). Same-day visitor, accounting for 53.9 percent of the total and over-night visitors decreased by 1.9 percent and 3.5 percent respectively. Mainlanders and Hongkongers accounted for about two thirds […]
Tuen Mun-Macau ferry service to start next year

Tuen Mun-Macau ferry service to start next year

Ferry service operator TurboJet will start a passenger ferry service between Tuen Mun and Macau in the first quarter of next year, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Turbojet, a brand owned by Hongkong Macao Hydrofoil Company, Limited, a subsidiary of Shun Tak – China Travel Shipping Investments Limited (ST-CTSI), won a tender […]
Macau Government forms committee on world tourism centre

Macau Government forms committee on world tourism centre

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has set up a so-called Committee for Development of the World Centre of Tourism and Leisure which he will chair, as announced in Wednesday’s Official Gazette (BO). The brand-new committee is responsible for conducting studies and drafting policies on building Macau into a “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure”. […]
Mystery surrounds object in ferry collision from Macau to Hong Kong

Mystery surrounds object in ferry collision from Macau to Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities on Monday were yet to determine the mystery object that a high-speed ferry hit near Lantau island on Sunday evening when it was on its way back to Hong Kong from Macau, Hong Kong government broadcaster RTHK reported on Monday night. The accident left 124 people injured. Authorities said an inspection on Monday morning […]
Japanese tourists in Macau up by 16.6 percent

Japanese tourists in Macau up by 16.6 percent

While there have been mixed results in the number of visitors to Macau, there has been strong growth in tourists from certain key markets such as Japan, which saw an increase of 16.6 percent year-on-year. Other strong performers include Hong Kong and Taiwan, up by 6.8 percent and 5.6 percent respectively. Information from the Statistics […]
High-speed Macau ferry slams into unknown object near Soko Islands

High-speed Macau ferry slams into unknown object near Soko Islands

A total of 121 people were injured on Sunday night, 14 of them seriously, when a high-speed ferry returning from Macau hit an “unidentified object” south of Lantau Island. The Turbojet lost power after the accident and water began seeping in as passengers scrambled in the dark for lifejackets. “Some people sustained injuries to their […]
Macau package tour visitors drop during ‘Golden Week’

Macau package tour visitors drop during ‘Golden Week’

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on Thursday there had been a drop in visitors on package tours over the mainland’s National Day “Golden Week” holiday from October 1-7. Senna Fernandes made the remark on the sidelines of attending the opening of the Oktoberfest at MGM. The tourism chief […]
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