MGTO Honoured with Public Service Award
MGTO’s high quality public services have been recognized by the Public Service Award (Photo provided by Government Information Bureau)
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Tourist Information counters have been awarded a prize for high-quality public service by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP). This year, two projects from seven of Macau's public services have won 2nd Prize awards for high quality public services for the Macau government.
MGTO has five Tourist Information counters in Macau - located at Edif. Ritz at Senado Square, Macau Ferry Terminal, Border Gate, Macau International Airport and Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal - receiving some 1.15 million visitors a year, or a daily average of more than 3,000. The information counters answer various queries on travel, using maps, brochures, touch screens, videos and other multimedia and electronic devices as well as assisting visitors to resolve transportation, hotel, dining, travel and visa issues.
The Public Service Award seeks to encourage public service personnel, subunits and civil servants teams to provide quality services through the award of prizes. Public services that have improved continuously by the submission of an application will be awarded according to the scope of assessment for having achieved excellent results.
MGTO Wins Awards for Creative Tourism Promotion
Several of Macau Government Tourist Office's (MGTO) promotional projects have won different advertising awards so far this year, including 'Best Media Campaign (Integrated Media) - Bronze Award' and 'Best Media Solution (Radio) - Bronze Award' of the Spark Awards 2015 in Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively. Further, the Macau Tourism Promotion & Information Centre in Portugal was chosen as 'Best International Tourism Office' in the twelfth edition of the Portugal Travel Awards in 2015.
In addition, MGTO led a delegation of local industry partners to participate in the 23rd edition of Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA 2015) in Thailand. On the sidelines of the travel show, MGTO was recognized as Best National Tourism Office of Travel Services Awards in acknowledgment of its excellent work as a tourism entity. As the most prestigious annual travel industry awards in Asia Pacific, TTG Travel Awards was established to recognize the most outstanding organizations and individuals in the industry across the region. All winners are chosen through a process of nomination and voting by tourism industry professionals.