MGTO Promotional Activities in July

July heralds numerous cultural and art events among the mega international art event Art Macao. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is participating in a packed schedule of activities (in date order) in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan region and other areas to attract visitors from around the world.

Thailand

MGTO Thailand will organise a product presentation session at an AirAsia seminar in Pattaya and Chiang Rai on 4^th and 11^th July to update non-Bangkok agents on the latest developments in Macao. In addition, MGTO Thailand, along with travel agents, will join the Tamago Art Market event from 12^th to 14^th July in a Macao zone to promote famous photography locations in the city and celebrations of the 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR.

Singapore

MGTO will organise a ‘Greater Bay Area - Seamless Travel Experience’ promotion in Singapore on 5^th July. With the support of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Zhongshan, Macao will update the target audience on tourism developments in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In Singapore to preside over the initiative will be MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, together with tourism officials from other participating cities plus travel trade representatives from Macao and Zhuhai.

Highlights of the ‘Greater Bay Area - Seamless Travel Experience’ include a mini-mart and a themed dinner for the travel trade to meet with its Singaporean counterparts, thereby forging new partnerships and encouraging the launch of multi-destination tourism products in the Pearl River Delta region.

Singaporean travel influencer Keith Yuen will also join in the Greater Bay Area promotion in the city state, sharing with participants his recent 11 Greater Bay Area cities in 2 weeks travel experiences. By invitation of MGTO, he travelled across the Pearl River Delta region from 1^st to 14^th June, during which time he shared his experiences on social media platforms with his followers as a warm-up for the promotion.

Malaysia

MGTO Malaysia will participate in the Malaysia International Travel Mart (MITM) in Penang on 6^th and 7^th July, showcasing the tourism attractions of Macao whilst supporting Malaysian travel agents in their marketing of Macao and Greater Bay Area products via interactive activities designed to attract both visitor and media interest.

MGTO Malaysia will also organise the ‘Macao Super Sale’ Roadshow in Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall from 11^th to 14^th July, featuring celebratory elements of the 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR, Macao’s major events in the latter half of the year and new attractions. During the roadshow, MGTO Malaysia will co-operate with six travel agents to provide special travel packages designed to attract Malaysian visitors to Macao.

Champignon Restaurant of Malaysia and Seek Your Choice Restaurant of Macao will collaborate on a ‘Tasting Macanese Cuisine’ event promoting Macanese cuisine and culture from 9^th to 11^th July. A special menu will be introduced by Champignon Restaurant after the event in a one-month promotion.

During the promotion, MGTO Malaysia will host a ‘Taste of Macao’ dinner for Malaysia’s foodie media, influencers, key opinion leaders and trade partners to be promoted via print, online and social media.

MGTO Malaysia will also host the visit to Macao of Malaysian art influencer Lady Savoon and Red Hong Yi, where they will attend Art Macao exhibitions and performances during their trip to share on their social media platforms.

MGTO Malaysia will also fly Sharaad Kuttan, Malaysia’s well known host of famous talk show ‘Let’s Talk with Sharaad Kuttan’, to Macao to cover events and programmes of Art Macao, with content broadcast on Malaysia’s radio and TV stations.

Taiwan Region

MGTO’s PR Consultant for the Taiwan region will support Taiwan travel agencies in selling Macao travel packages at the 2019 Summer Travel Exhibition in Taipei World Trade Centre from 19^th to 24^th July.