Macao’s tourism industry is facing stark times ahead, with some hotels coping with single-digit occupancy and little sign of substantial numbers of visitors returning in the near future.
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Guangdong province, in South China, will accelerate the development of the intercity railway network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to help boost the local economy.
Macao recorded an average of 21,242 visitor arrivals per day from 3 December to 3 January, with New Year’s Eve setting the highest daily record over the past eleven months.
Taiwan decided to ban from January 1st all foreign arrivals, including the transfer or transit of airline passengers, the government announced Wednesday.
During the Christmas holiday period from December 23 to 27, Macao’s hotel occupancy rate reached 70% with an average of 24,000 visitors per day
Macao’s 120 hotels and guesthouses recorded 473,000 guests last month, a month-on-month growth of 8%, but a year-on-year decline of 59.3%.
The soft opening in Taipa Village of a beerhouse from Munich’s world-famous Paulaner Brewery is set for 27 December.
MGM, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Oral History Association of Macao jointly launched the “Community Outreach eLearning Programme – Introductory Series of Macao History & Culture”.
The “reimagined” Sands Cotai Central, “The Londoner Macao”, will open progressively throughout next year starting in the first quarter, with the “official ceremony” set in early February.