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The Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower Tops Out

The Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower Tops Out

The Parisian Macao resort reached one of its most significant milestones on Thursday. Marked with the symbolic act of capping the dome and lantern structure, the moment also signaled the beginning of the tenure of the appointed president and chief operating officer for Sands China Ltd, Wilfred Wong. Wong, who presided over the ceremony held […]
Macau tourist prices dip first time since 2002

Macau tourist prices dip first time since 2002

Macau’s tourist price index (TPI) for the third quarter fell 2.72 percent year-on-year, the first drop since the third quarter of 2002, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the decrease to lower hotel rates and price of clothing. The statement said that the price indices of accommodation (-10.88 […]
Visitor arrivals up 1.7 pct in early October

Visitor arrivals up 1.7 pct in early October

The first five days of the National Day Golden Week attracted some 789,438 visitors to the city, an increase of 1.7 per cent compared to the same period last year, the latest data published by Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) reveals. Between October 1 and October 5, more than 85 per cent of the total […]
Police predict 5 percent rise in ‘Golden Week’ border crossings

Police predict 5 percent rise in ‘Golden Week’ border crossings

The Public Security Police (PSP) predicted a five percent year-on-year increase in the number of locals and visitors passing through Macau’s border checkpoints during the National Day “Golden Week” which starts tomorrow, PSP spokesman Lei Tak Fai said on Tuesday. According to a PSP statement, nearly three million border crossings were recorded during the same […]
Macau visitors up 14.5 percent in August

Macau visitors up 14.5 percent in August

Macau received around 3.03 million visitors in August, representing a 14.5 percent increase from July, but still witnessed a 3.8 percent year-on-year decline, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service on Monday. According to the statistics agency, tourists from the Chinese mainland account for over 60 percent of the total, showing a […]
Macau government to strengthen taxi crackdown during Golden Week

Macau government to strengthen taxi crackdown during Golden Week

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement on Monday that it will strengthen its ongoing crackdown on rogue cabbies during the National Day Golden Week holiday which beginson Thursday. The statement said the bureau was expecting an influx of mainland visitors during the mainland’s National Day holiday on October 1-4. The bureau said that […]
Macau visitors drop 1.7 percent last month

Macau visitors drop 1.7 percent last month

Macau’s number of visitor arrivals dropped 1.7 percent to 3.03 million year-on-year last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Wednesday. However, the number was up 14.5 percent from the previous month. The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 101,103 in August. Same-day visitors amounted to 53 percent of the total, down […]
Macau Government Tourist Office chief says tourism sector worries about Golden Week

Macau Government Tourist Office chief says tourism sector worries about Golden Week

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on Monday that she could not yet say what the hotel booking situation for the upcoming Golden Week holiday is but the industry appeared to be worried. Senna Fernandes made the remark while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Ascott Macau […]
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