十二月
December
2014

MGTO Introduces 2015 Promotional Activities to Local Trade Partners

​Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) held a briefing on 28th November for local trade partners to present next year’s marketing promotion activities, attracting some 150 participants. Chaired by Director of MGTO Ms. Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, MGTO’s Destination Marketing...

Macau Welcomes 500,000th Korean Visitor

​On 26th November, Macau Government Tourist Office welcomed a group of Korean tourists that put a five-person media group and a number of visitors from the Peninsula over the 500,000 Korean visitor mark. The achievement made Korea the first international market for Macau, after Greater China, to surpass the half million barrier in number of visitor arrivals...

Macau on Lonely Planet Top 10 Regions to Visit in 2015

​Described by Lonely Planet as a ‘glitzy boomtown with cultural mix’, Macau has been selected by the authoritative travel guide as one of the 10 Best Travel Regions of 2015, a ringing endorsement from an organisation that regularly scours the world for unique travel destinations. Macau is keeping company in the Top 10 with regions...

Zape - Guia Pedestrian Walkway Renovation

Getting around a small city is best done by foot and with this in mind the government is pushing ahead with the Zape – Guia Pedestrian Walkway renovation project. Construction of the first two phases of the plan to beautify Rua da Encosta and shorten the distance between ZAPE district and Guia Hill are basically completed, with the core phase to be completed in 2016...

Macau Cuisine Stars in 2015 Michelin Guide

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2015 recently declared what it perceives as the very best restaurants in the two SARs, with CNN Travel noting that ‘Hong Kong and Macau are among the most affordable Michelin lists in the world – [offering] variety’. Which is surely good news for foodies visiting Macau who now have an increasing choice of starred culinary experiences...

Unique Perspective on Macau

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) will hold a 3D mapping show in Handover Gifts Museum of Macau, Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Taipa and Church of St. Francis Xavier in Coloane between 15th and 31st December (8:30pm to 10:30pm) in Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Macau SAR...

‘Parade through Macau, Latin City’ 2014

The ‘Parade through Macau, Latin City’ is an annual cultural event that unfolds as a procession through the streets of Macau to celebrate the establishment of the Special Administrative Region (SAR). Created in 2011, the Parade is...

Korean NANTA Theatre Cooks up a Storm in Macau

​The world famous non-verbal performance from Korea ‘Cookin’ NANTA’ is arriving at the Sands Theatre in Macau this December. Since debuting in 1997, Cookin’ NANTA has been an international phenomenon, being the first show from Asia to play long-term on New York’s Broadway. More than 9 million people around the world have enjoyed NANTA’s spectacular performances...

Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Awards Ceremony

​The Grand Hyatt Hotel in Macau serves as the illustrious venue for the Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Awards Ceremony on 4th December, in which Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) recognises licensed restaurants and F&B establishments in the territory that have maintained the highest standards expected of a tourism city with its sights firmly set on establishing itself as a World Centre of...

Government Launches Programme to Train MICE Workers

​With economic diversification a high priority on the government’s agenda, Macau Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Sou Tim Peng recently announced a subsidized scheme to train MICE workers, adding that the government would subsidise the programme to the tune of five million patacas a year...

Macau Flying High

In mid-2014, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) received a proposal from Air Macau to both celebrate the occasion of the Macau SAR’s 15th anniversary and promote the city’s image by decorating the fuselage of a brand-new A321 – named the ‘Prosperous’ – with the skyline of Macau and its iconic landmarks. MGTO enthusiastically embraced the idea and the plane is now in service on...

First halal certified hotel in Macau

​The Café Panorama of Grand Coloane Resort has been awarded a halal food certification by the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong to become the first hotel in Macau to obtain the halal food certification.

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna...

New aviation agreement inked by Taiwan and Macau promises fresh opportunities

​An open skies agreement between Taiwan and Macau took off on 30th October.With the open skies agreement between Macau and Taiwan coming into effect, Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) and Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration expect airlines from both sides to take advantage of the agreement...

Galaxy Macau Phase II Ready Q1 2015

​The two new 5-star hotels in Galaxy Entertainment Group’s Phase II project on Cotai – the 1,100-room JW Marriott Hotel and all-suite The Ritz-Carlton - are on schedule to be completed during the first quarter of next year, the vice operating director of the two hotels, Rauf Malik, said recently...

Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Centre Trial

The Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, just over the Macau border, opened at the end of October for a trial run, with the Zhuhai International Automobile Exhibition.

Expected to be a landmark for Zhuhai’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives Conference...

85% of Retail Space in Shoppes at Parisian Leased

​Sands Retail has announced that tenancy commitments are already in place for 85% of Shoppes at Parisian. Set against a quintessentially French backdrop - including a half-size replica Eiffel Tower - The Parisian Macau will offer more than 3,000 hotel rooms and a wide range of food and beverage options in addition to a 320,000 sq. ft. shopping mall, which will house over 150 boutiques targeted at a fashion-forward, affluent demographic...