November 2014
Cross-Delta Bridge to Open End-2016
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge – whose construction started in December 2009, and will be one of the world’s longest sea crossing bridges upon completion – has been designed to meet the demands of passenger and freight land transport of Hong Kong, the Mainland (particularly the Pearl River West region) and Macao. It will establish a new land transport link between the east and west coasts of...
Taiwan: New criteria for Chinese tour groups
Taiwan has implemented new criteria for ‘high quality’ tour packages for Chinese tourists that will restrict the number of shopping stops the tours are allowed to make and govern their transportation.
The criteria, effective 1st October, mandates that high-quality tour packages targeting Chinese nationals may only include one shopping stop during their stay...
IFT Graduates help plug Human Resources Gap
On the sidelines of IFT’s graduation ceremony held on 8th October at the Tap Seac Multi Sport Pavilion, the President of the Institute for Tourism Studies, Fanny Vong, recognises that there is, indeed, an increasing demand for manpower, while at the same time acknowledging the received wisdom that job vacancies will first be filled by locals before opening up to international professionals once demand exceeds...
Citizens Consulted on Historic Centre Protection Plan
A two-month public consultation on the protection and management plan of Macau’s Historic Centre commenced on 10th October.
The consultation paper lists several suggestions including regulating commercial billboards erected near heritage sites to ensure they neither detract from the beauty of the sites nor obstruct the views from the side streets. It also suggests...
Macau Grand Prix and Macau Food Festival
The narrow tarmac roads have been freshly levelled off, grid positions have been painted on them, and public stands put in place, not to mention hundreds of hours of behind-the-scenes preparation by the Macau Grand Prix Committee, marshals and track officials. The warm-up for the 61st Macau Grand Prix begins on 8th & 9th November in Tap Seac Square..
Search for Arts in Life: 14th Macau City Fringe Festival
Organised by theCivic & Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), the 14th Macau City Fringe Festival - featuring 39 programmes and 78 performances - will be held from the 1st to 16th November, with performers hailing from as far afield as Portugal, France, Brazil, Israel, Spain and the Netherlands – not to mention Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan China, Mainland China and, of course, Macau...
Macau Punches Above its Weight
In recent years, large integrated resortshave presented world class events to Macau, providing an array of entertainment options appealing to different types of visitor – concerts, performances, awards ceremonies, exhibitions, carnivals and competitions of every stripe...
Macau Shopping Festival and more
The well-received Macau Shopping Festival returns to the territory from 3rd to 31st December, with great expectations of the new format, expanded offers, and anticipated increased visitor arrivals joining in the celebrations for the 15th anniversary of the handover of Macau...
2014 Macau International Marathon
Organized by the Macau Sport Development Board and the General Association of Athletics of Macau, and title sponsored by the Galaxy Entertainment Group, the 2014 Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon has received an overwhelming response, with quotas for the Half Marathon and Mini Marathon all full...
‘Maritime Silk Road – From Macau We Begin’
The Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macau 2014 (the ‘GTEF’ or ‘Forum’) , hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macau SAR Government was staged at The Venetian Macau from 27th to 29th October 2014. Themed ‘Maritime Silk Road – From Macau We Begin’, the third edition of the GTEF engaged the active participation of Maritime Silk Road (MSR) countries...
Online Trade Fair Highlights 10th PPRD Forum
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau co-hosted the 10th Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Co-operation & Development Forum and Economic & Trade Fair (PPRD Forum) in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on 12th & 13th October.
The Forum, opened in the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Centre...
‘Beautiful Jiangxi Scenery’ Tourism Promotion Event
On 27th October, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel served as the venue for the Jiangxi Tourism Promotional Presentation, with dignitaries such as former Chief Executive of the Macau SAR Ho Hou Wah, incumbent Chief Executive Chui Sai On, Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, and Party Secretary of the Communist Party of China Jiangxi Provincial...
Increased Visitor Arrivals for Golden Week
During the seven-day National Day Golden Week of 1st to 7th October, Macau Public Security Police Force recorded the number of arrivals, including foreign employees and students, etc., at more than 1.04 million, an increase of 16% over last year. By contrast, the 87% hotel occupancy rate represented a fall of 1.5% compared to the same period last year. By contrast, the...
Tourism Notification System Swings into Action for Golden Week
Anticipating the traditionally heavy visitation of China’s Golden Week, Macau Government Tourist Office introduced its Tourism Notification System in October to maximise the quality of tourism services in the territory, with particular regard to visitor monitoring, convenience and easily accessible information...
More air connections to Asia from Macau
In order to further diversify the territory’s route network, Macau International Airport actively works with various airlines, optimising the advantages of local air freedom rights to facilitate new air services. On 27th October Cambodian airline Bassaka Air commenced its first international flight service between Macau and Phnom Penh with a twice weekly charter flight service...
Faster, More Efficient Ferry Service for International Travellers
In line with the revamp of the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, TurboJET has committed to upgrading its hardware facilities including 29 brand new ticketing counters and self-service ticketing kiosks, in addition to 10 new Airport Route counters...
UFBMM appointed first Asian Embassy of WFTA
The United Association of Food & Beverage Merchants of Macau (UFBMM) invited Mr. Erik Wolf, Executive Director of the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) as a guest speaker to talk about the future development of the F&B industry in Macau as well as global trends in food travel on 11th September...
Macau International Tourism Expo and International Yacht Exhibition
In recent years, Macau has committed to the development of the exhibition industry, particularly the high-end segment, including the 2014 Macau International Travel (Industry) Expo at the Convention and Exhibition Centre of The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel from 21st to 23rd November. The Fair features ‘O2O’ online and...
