Director Senna Fernandes selects the lucky winners randomly by computer
Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) presented the initiative “Take Selfies to Win Prizes” for tourists to join under the project “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities – Walking Tour Routes” in June. The first round of lucky draw took place on 3 August for the part “Upload Selfies to enter the Lucky Draw”. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Deputy Directors Cecilia Tse and Cheng Wai Tong were present at the lucky draw and drew out the names of 11 lucky winners. The lucky winners are tourists who came from Hong Kong; Taiwan, China; Korea; the United Kingdom and Canada. The prizes include tablets (10 winners) and economy-class roundtrip tickets for two (one winner). Since the activity “Take Selfies to Win Prizes” was launched on 12 June, over 6,600 users have downloaded the “Step Out, Macau” mobile app. During the period from 12 June to 31 July, some 460 visitors uploaded selfies to enter the lucky draw. The participants came from Hong Kong; Taiwan, China; Mainland China; Korea; Malaysia; the United Kingdom and so forth. Most of the visitors took selfies at sights along the three tour routes namely “Bygone Days of Taipa Village”, “Footsteps into the Historic Centre” and “The Marriage of East and West in St. Anthony’s Parish”. Since the launch of stamp collection fun last June, the Tourist Office launched another prize-winning activity named “Take Selfies to Win Prizes” under the project “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities – Walking Tour Routes”. The activity comes with two parts – “Show Selfies for Souvenir” and “Upload Selfies to enter the Lucky Draw”, the latter with three rounds of lucky draw in total. The “Take Selfies to Win Prizes” activity is held from 12 June until 30 November to encourage locals and visitors to explore the hidden gems of local neighborhoods. The activity aims to promote community and smart tourism. For “Show Selfies for Souvenir”, locals and visitors can just download the “Step out, Macau” mobile app, take selfies at two designated sights along any of the walking tour routes with the app and show the two selfies to staff at any Tourist Information counter of MGTO in Macau for a souvenir to redeem. Visitors can also enter the lucky draw by uploading selfies and sharing about their trip experience in Macau on the “Step out, Macau” mobile app. MGTO launched the first four walking tour routes under the theme “Step Out, Experience Macau's Communities” back on 27 September 2013. Following that, the Office redesigned some of the existing routes and presented a total of eight walking tour routes this February. The project aims to encourage visitors to explore different neighborhoods, lead the visitor trends off the beaten path and promote community tourism. Residents and visitors can download the free App “Step Out, Macau” from App Store or Google Play. For details, please visit MGTO’s website http://www.macautourism.gov.mo or dial Tourism Hotline (853) 2833 3000 to make an enquiry.
