Tourism

Macau, China, 7 Oct – British Formula 3 champion Jean-Eric Vergne will make his debut at the 57th Macau Grand Prix, held from November 18 to 21 announced the coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix, Joao Manuel Costa Antunes during a press conference held Wednesday. "This year’s Macau Grand Prix is once again a battle […]

Macau, China, 4 Oct – Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks Co. Ltd. from Japan won the 22nd Macau International Fireworks Display Contest concluded last Friday night, coinciding with National Day. Tamaya Kithara Fireworks also won the competition last year. In 2004 it also won the display and in 2005 came second. Panda Fireworks Group Co., Ltd. from […]

Macau, China, 24 Sep -Macau received 16.75 million visitors during the first eight months of the year an increase of 18 percent compared with the same period of the previous year, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Friday. Mainlanders and Hongkongers accounted for 53.2 percent and 29.9 percent of all […]

Macau, China, 16 Sept – The Court of First Instance (TJB) has formally declared former local budget airline Viva Macau bankrupt. The court ruling, which was dated September 13, was published in the Official Gazette (BO) Wednesday. According to the ruling, the airline had requested that it be declared bankrupt. Viva Macau’s creditors held a […]

Macau, China, 16 Sept – Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) director Joao Manuel Costa Antunes said Wednesday that the number of visitors from the international market increased by 12.2 percent from January to August when compared with the same period of last year. The foreign tourists represent 11.6 percent of the total, which the MGTO […]

Macau, China, 15 Sept – Antonio Rato, consultant and director of operations of the Macau Airport Company (CAM) said Tuesday that Air Macau should consider the establishment of a route to India, a market which has recorded strong growth in the number of visitors to Macau. The market growth from India is spectacular but is […]

Hong Kong, China 2 Sept – Macau citizens and Hong Kong passport holders can apply for Taiwan visas online since Wednesday, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Wednesday. Taiwan National Immigration Agency spokeswoman Li Lin-feng said that Hong Kong and Macau citizens could print out visa agreements, after applying for visas via the internet. "These […]

Macau, China, 26 Aug – Air Macau Executive Committee President Zheng Yang said Wednesday that the company is poised to post a profit this year, following years of losses, but gave no details. Zheng made the remark before a press conference was held at the Air Macau headquarters in Nape to announce the company’s first-ever […]

Macau, China, 24 Aug – Macau’s visitor arrivals in July went up by 23.2 percent over the same period of last year to 2.68 million, according to the figures released on Monday by Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Chinese mainland remained Macau’s major source market, accounting for 52.8 percent of the total, standing at […]