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IPIM Leads Macao Enterprises to Participate in the ‘Macao Week in Hangzhou’ to Foster Trade, Economic Exchange and Collaboration between the Two Regions
To facilitate the ‘tourism + MICE’ integration and give play to its synergistic effects, the Macao SAR Government held the ‘Macao Week in Hangzhou’ roadshow for four consecutive days, which displayed information about the features of Macao’s tourism, commerce and trade, culture and gastronomy. During the event, a Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminar and a business matching session for Hangzhou and Macao entrepreneurs were organised to promote Macao as a healthy and safe travel destination, and to foster exchange and collaboration in business and trade between the two regions.
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Ticket sales for the 31st Macao Arts Festival satisfactory on the first day of sales
Tickets for the 31st Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, went on sale simultaneously through the Macau Ticketing Network outlets, telephone and online booking from 10am on 28 March. This year’s MAF has received an enthusiastic response from the public and sales reached a satisfactory result as more than 4,700 tickets were sold up to 7pm on the first day of ticket sales, which accounted for 63% of the total number of tickets. Many programmes were highly sought after and tickets for over 34 shows were sold out.
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[Infographic] Macao, a healthy, safe and quality destination
Macao, a healthy, safe and quality destination
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for February 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 120 hotels & guesthouses were open for business in February 2021, an increase of 3 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms dropped by 4.4% to 36,000. Data on hotels & guesthouses designated for medical observation were excluded in the compilation of the results. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms stood at 38.5%, representing a year-on-year growth of 23.7 percentage points and yet a month-to-month decrease of 1.8 percentage points.
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IFTM Wine Appreciation Club Members Certified as Wines of Portugal Ambassador
12 student members of the IFTM Wine Appreciation Club, an affiliate of the IFTM Student Union, have been certified by the ViniPortugal trade association as “Wines of Portugal Ambassador (Initiation Level)” on March 19 after successfully completing the related training and examination.
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Protest suspended due to organiser’s failure to ensure epidemic-control measures
The Director of the Health Bureau has requested suspension of a protest planned for today, due to the organiser failing to ensure there would be implementation during the event, of necessary epidemic-control measures.
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Optimisation for electronic consumption benefits plan to be announced soon
The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance states the following:
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Macao registers highest daily record of 32,647 visitor arrivals since start of pandemic
Macao has seen a rebound in visitor arrivals in recent days. A total of 189,843 visitor arrivals were registered over the past week (20 — 26 March) with an average daily volume of 27,120 visitors, which surged by 109.5% and 77.8% compared with the average daily visitor arrivals during the Spring Festival Golden Week (12,947) and February (15,254) respectively. The past week (spanning from Saturday to the ensuing Friday) also marks the highest weekly record of visitor arrivals since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.
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Macao chefs share Macanese delicacies in Hangzhou Macao dazzles as Creative City of Gastronomy at Macao Week in Hangzhou
Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, Macanese gastronomy, is in the limelight among other gems of the destination during “Macao Week in Hangzhou”, the mega promotion launched by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government at the capital of Zhejiang Province since yesterday (26 March). Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Grand Hyatt Hangzhou and Macanese Gastronomic Brotherhood together present a Taste of Macao Food Promotion for Hangzhou residents to savor the delights of Macanese cuisine and the charm of Macao as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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“Macao Week in Hangzhou” grandly opens Welcoming Mainland visitors to Macao
Organized by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism as well as Shangcheng District People’s Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” was grandly unveiled today (26 March) to enliven Hubin Pedestrian Street with a mega roadshow in Hangzhou until 29 March. The roadshow not only showcases the city’s diverse offer of travel experiences, commercial opportunities and colorful dimensions of “tourism+”, but also promotes Macao as a healthy, safe and quality destination, seeking to attract Mainland visitors for travel and spending in Macao.
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