Asian media “Experience Macau with Visa!”

To expand media coverage on the “Experience Macau with Visa!” promotional program, a delegation of 18 media representatives from 5 Asian countries/regions as well as program spokesperson Amanda Strang to “Experience Macau!”. Visa International and the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) are co-organizing the “Experience Macau with Visa!” promotional program between May 1 and September 30, 2007 in Macau. To further expand the scope of media coverage of the program, a media delegation comprise of representatives from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan China, Japan and Korea embarked on their 2-day visit to Macau yesterday (17th). Hong Kong supermodel Amanda S., spokesperson of the program also came to Macau, generating considerable public interest. The Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan have consistently been the 3 major tourism source markets of Macau. Japan and Korea, on the other hand currently occupy 5th and 6th positions among the top 10 markets. The 18 media representatives are from 11 newspapers and 4 magazines specialized in tourism, leisure, lifestyle and fashion, all of which are leading publications of the respective countries/regions. During the visit, the delegation made some exclusive interviews, toured the “Historic Centre of Macau”, visited museums as well as new tourism facilities. The organizers believe that the media from different areas will enable readers to easily picture the new Macau through their articles and photos. Chinese-French model, spokesperson of the promotional program, Amanda S. is one of the most popular models now in Hong Kong. She has been appearing on top magazines’ covers, participated in Hong Kong movies, music videos as well as TV commercials. Amanda S. was in Macau today for promotional photos with Director of MGTO João Manuel Costa Antunes, Deputy Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong / Macau, Taiwan & Philippines of Visa International, Chris Clark, and Country Manager of Hong Kong/Macau, James Dixon. MGTO hosted a luncheon to welcome the media delegation, and Director Antunes said at his welcome remarks, “Riding on the success of last year’s promotional program jointly organized by Visa International and MGTO, a 5-month program entitled “Experience Macau with Visa” is launched this year to encourage visitors’ consumption in Macau, complementing MGTO’s current year promotional slogan “Experience Macau!” From May 1 to September 30, 2007, Visa cardholders spending in Macau will have chances to enjoy discount privileges and win fabulous prizes. Visa cardholders spending at 34 participating outlets can enjoy a host of exclusive dining and shopping discounts; and for every MOP$300 they spend, they are also entitled to one Instant-Win Lucky Draw (maximum 6 draws per transaction). The more you spend, the more chances you can win! Fabulous prizes include Macau hotel accommodation and round-trip ferry tickets between Hong Kong & Macau. In addition, visitors spending MOP$800 with Visa card anywhere in Macau can redeem a “Goodies Bag” from redemption booths at 2 designated venues, while stocks last! For details of “Experience Macau with Visa”, please visit www.visa.com.hk Locations and opening hours of Visa Macau Delights Goodie Bag redemption booths:
- Macau Business Tourism Centre (09:00 – 21:00)
- Macau Tourism & Cultural Activities Centre (10:00 – 21:00)