Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) promotes tourism in two important outbound cities of India, Mumbai and New Delhi. MGTO organized well-received Mini Marts in Mumbai (May 18) and New Delhi (May 20) and welcomed 145 and 125 Indian tourism representatives respectively. 7 Macau tourism industry representatives from Aviation, travel agencies, hotels, resorts, MICE and entertainment segments joined MGTO to promote their products and seek business opportunities in India. Staffs of MGTO Marketing Division, Product and Special Project Department, in conjunction with representatives of the Macau tourism industry introduced the latest tourism situation, leisure tourism, convention facilities and tourism products to the participants. Meanwhile, industry representatives of Macau engaged in one-on-one discussions with Indian counterparts, essentially airlines and travel agents for MICE and leisure segments. Last year, Macau received over 100 thousand visitors from India, registered a growth of 30 per cent over 2008. The first four months of this year, Macau received nearly 40 thousand visitors from India, with an increment of 67.8 per cent over same period of last year.
