Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) participates in the 27th Hong Kong International Travel Expo (ITE) to promote leisure and business tourism of Macau. MGTO Head of Destination Marketing Department, Ms. Betty Fok, led the MGTO delegation and trade partners to join the opening ceremony of the Expo today (13/6). The 27th Hong Kong International Travel Expo takes place in Hong Kong from 13th to 16th June. To showcase the diversified and latest tourism products in Macau to international exhibitors, trade buyers and public visitors, MGTO together with Macau Economic Services, Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute and 42 Macau trade representatives from hotels, travel agencies, ferry companies, event organizers and destination management companies participated in the Expo. MGTO joined the Guangdong‧Hong Kong‧Macau Trade Networking Event held in the Expo today (13/6), and hosted an in-booth cocktail reception to greet over 250 Hong Kong travel trade partners, incentive travel organizers, representatives from the education sector and media friends. This year, MGTO employs the promotional theme "Touching Moments Experience Macau" for the booth design. The traditional Portuguese style building represents Macau's blended culture of the East and the West spanning over 400 years. To promote the 25th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest and the 60th Macau Grand Prix, there is the 2011 champion Formula 3 racing car display and fireworks canopy to indulge the visitors into the festive atmosphere. To provide visitors the fastest and instant access to the latest Macau travel information, MGTO launched the "Experience Macau" smartphone app last year, downloadable from App Store and Google Play. There are tablets available at the booth for visitors to try the app and visit the "Touching Moments Experience Macau" Facebook fan page which promotes Macau tourism in Hong Kong. Moreover, MGTO representatives in Hong Kong organize travel seminars for the trade and public visitors. On 14th June, MGTO will speak at the MICE seminar to promote business tourism of Macau. On 15th June, a seminar about educational tours and exchange programs for students will be held. In addition, "Touching Moments Experience Macau" travel seminars will be held on the consumer days to introduce the latest tourism offerings and thematic itineraries for public visitors. MGTO capitalizes every opportunity to promote Macau tourism, striving to diversify visitor source market and tourism product offering. On 15th June, MGTO will host an "Experience Macau" one day familiarization tour for ITE international buyers, in which 16 participants from Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, India and Europe, etc will have a chance to further understand the city's potential as a destination for leisure and business tourism.
